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New book club will read books about nature

Posted: Sun, Jan 18, 2015 2:32 PM

The Winneshiek County Conservation Board, in cooperation with the Decorah Public Library, will be hosting a new monthly book club that will focus on readings related to and inspired by conservation, sustainability and the natural world.  The conservation book club will be free and open to the public and to all ages.

The inaugural meeting of the Conservation Book Club will be Thursday, February 26th, at 6:30 p.m. in the public meeting room in the basement of the Decorah Public Library.

The first book discussed will be Barry Lopez's "Arctic Dreams," set in the mysterious Arctic, of stunted forests and frozen seas, of muskoxen and narwhal, where sunrise and dusk are seasonal rather than daily phenomena. Lopez offers a thorough examination of this obscure world: its terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy shores.

A limited supply of books are avialable for checkout at the library front desk or may be purchased from a local bookseller.

Future monthly meetings are currently scheduled for the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.  Participants are welcome to bring suggestions for future book discussions to each meeting.

Reading notes and discussion quesitons will be available ahead of time on the Conservation Board's website, http://winneshiekwild.com/, or by contacting the Winneshiek County Conservation Board at (563) 534-7145 for more information.