Book Club

Please join Greenbelt for our summer book club gathering. The first reading at the March kick-off gathering was fantastic. Let's continue the learning and fun! We are now reading Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett. The June gathering will be an evening picnic at Bald Hill Farm (weather permitting; rain location will be announced). To RSVP or for more information, please contact rebecca@greenbeltlandtrust.org. Book Club Synopsis: The new GLT Conservation Book Club is an inclusive and informal group that will meet quarterly to discuss a range of local to worldwide conservation issues. Our goal is to expand our learning based on our readings Read More

Save the date for the Conservation Book Club's winter gathering! We are now reading The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. The December gathering will be held at a member's home. To RSVP or for more information, please contact rebecca@greenbeltlandtrust.org. Book Club Synopsis: The Greenbelt Conservation Book Club is an inclusive and informal group that meets quarterly to discuss a range of local to worldwide conservation issues. Our goal is to expand our learning based on our readings and each other through thoughts, personal experiences, and good conversations. Participation is free and open to all. Books will be chosen by group consensus, and each Read More

        Save the date for Greenbelt’s Conservation Book Club winter gathering! The December read is Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild by Martin Lee Mueller. Get your special discount at Grass Roots. The December gathering will be a fire-side discussion hosted by Michael Pope.  To RSVP and for more information, including the location, please email rebecca@greenbeltlandtrust.org or call 541.752.9609. Book Club Synopsis: The GLT Conservation Book Club is an inclusive and informal group that meets quarterly to discuss a range of local to worldwide conservation issues. Our goal is to expand our learning and knowledge based on our readings and each Read More

        Save the date for Greenbelt’s Conservation Book Club summer gathering! The June read is The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier by Florence Williams "Imagine a miracle drug that could ease many of the stresses of modern life — a combination of mood enhancer and a smart pill that might even encourage the remission of cancer. Now imagine that this cure-all was an old-fashioned folk remedy: Just take a hike in the woods or a walk in the park. No prescription necessary. That’s the proposition of Florence Williams’s fascinating 'The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Read More