Overview
"""The Naturalist's Companion is an essential read for anyone who wants to enhance their wildlife observation skills."" ― Seattle Book Review Practical guidance on how to achieve a deeper level of nature observation From the co-founder of Primitive Pursuits, renowned nature awareness program Provides concrete tools for improving the depth and quality of outdoor experiences The Naturalist's Companion fills an important void in outdoor education by teaching readers how to become more learned and patient observers and, ultimately, more proficient naturalists. Through exhaustive time in the field, author Dave Hall has developed a comprehensive understanding of nature awareness and refined his skills to enhance any time spent outdoors and to foster closer, more respectful encounters with wildlife. Through personal anecdotes and detailed explanations, Hall teaches the principles and ethics of stealth walking, calling, tracking, interpreting basic animal behavior, and much more. Each chapter concludes with a list of exercises, prompting readers to study and put these skills into use, while introductory sections discuss gear, safety, ethics, and thoughtful engagement. The Naturalist's Companion will deepen readers' connection with the outdoors and help them to establish and maintain consistent, intimate, and informed wildlife observations."
Full Product Details
Author: Dave Hall
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Imprint: Mountaineers Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.30cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9781680515763
ISBN 10: 1680515764
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 17 August 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
Best for beginning naturalists.--Ian Paulsen The Birdbooker Report While not specifically about birds, the tips and advice presented here are certainly applicable to birding. Put into practice, I have no doubts they will improve your time in the field.--Grant McCreary The Birder's Library
The Naturalist's Companion is an essential read for anyone who wants to enhance their wildlife observation skills.--Maileen Hamto Seattle Book Review Best for beginning naturalists.--Ian Paulsen The Birdbooker Report While not specifically about birds, the tips and advice presented here are certainly applicable to birding. Put into practice, I have no doubts they will improve your time in the field.--Grant McCreary The Birder's Library
Author Information
Dave Hall is the founder of Primitive Pursuits, a youth-focused nature awareness program offered in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, New York. He has worked as a naturalist and guide in Massachusetts and New York and has served as an instructor with the Adirondack Mountain Club, the State University of New York at Cortland, Cornell Outdoor Education, and Ithaca College. Dave is co-author of Winter in the Wilderness: A Field Guide to Primitive Survival Skills and lives in Willseyville, New York, with his family and two dogs. Visit Dave online at www.davehalloutdoors.com.
