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  • BOOK GROUP: An Island Called California

    August 29, 2026August 29, 2026

    NEXT BOOK: “An Island Called California” by Elna Bakker

    NEXT SESSION: November 19, 6-7:30 p.m.

    Meetings conducted via Zoom.

    If you attended p…

  • BOOK GROUP: The State of Water

    June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

    NEXT BOOK: “The State of Water” by Obi Kaufmann

    NEXT SESSION: September 17, 6-7:30 p.m.

    Meetings conducted via Zoom.

    If you attended past mee…

  • BOOK GROUP: My First Summer in the Sierra

    March 28, 2026March 28, 2026

    NEXT BOOK: “My First Summer in the Sierra” by John Muir

    NEXT SESSION: May 21, 6-7:30 p.m.

    Meetings conducted via Zoom.

    If you attended past m…

  • BOOK GROUP: At the Edge of the Orchard

    March 21, 2026March 28, 2026

    NEXT BOOK: “At the Edge of the Orchard” by Tracy Chevalier

    NEXT SESSION: July 16, 6-7:30 p.m.

    Meetings conducted via Zoom.

    If you attended pa…

  • BOOK GROUP: A Sand County Almanac

    January 29, 2026

     
    FREE ONLINE BOOK GROUP
    March 19, 2026, 6-8pm
    Meeting will be held via Zoom
    Our next book is the Aldo Leopold classic A Sand County Almanac,…

  • BOOK GROUP: “Bringing Nature Home” by Douglas Tallamy

    June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

    This book may fundamentally change the way you think about your garden and the role it plays in the larger environment. 
    FREE ONLINE BOOK GROUP
    Janu…

  • BOOK GROUP: “Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake

    June 11, 2025July 1, 2025

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
    A “brilliant [and] entrancing” (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives…

  • ONLINE BOOK GROUP: Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

    FREE ONLINE BOOK GROUP STARTING IN JANUARY!
    First Book: Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
    First Session: January 9, 2025, 6-8pm
    Meetings …

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