'She lets us see the often chaotic and nature-starved modern world
through the eyes of our foremost conservation president ...a view that
is at once uplifting and provocative, but always fascinating.' Tony
Flemming, Geologist and co-author, Geologic Map of the Washington West
Quadrangle, Oct 24, 2020Washington D.C. naturalist Melanie
Choukas-Bradley dives into the natural history and beauty of Theodore
Roosevelt Island, an island wilderness less than two miles from the
White House and a memorial to the United States' foremost
conservationist president. In 2016, as the presidential election dealt a
body-blow to progressive thinkers in the US, Melanie sought the solace
of Theodore Roosevelt Island. In this book she reflects on the inspiring
environmental legacy of Roosevelt, and how immersing oneself in nature
can help to heal, restore and encourage a person, even in the midst of
the strange new reality of a divisive occupant in the White House.
Melanie leads the reader along walks and kayak trips around the island,
as together with other Washingtonian nature lovers, birders,
conservationists, and even descendants of Roosevelt, they find solace in
the island's natural wonders, and ponder their nation's future. Includes
a foreword by Tom Lovejoy, Senior Fellow at the United Nations
Foundation.
