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Books Reviewed in Seedlings Newsletter
The Story of the First Pawpsicle by Ariel Ojibway, illustrated by Stephanie Babij (2025); reviewed by Mel Luna, August 2026
How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature’s Revolutionaries, by David George Haskell (2026); reviewed by Molly Williams, June 2026
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse, by Dave Goulson (2022); reviewed by Molly Williams, February 2026
“Winter Botany Books,” multiple books reviewed by Ilse Gebhard; January 2026
A Field Guide to Trees of Ontario, by James Eckenwalder, Timothy Dickinson, and Deborah Metsger (2023); reviewed by Russ Schipper, January 2026
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth, by Zoë Schlanger (2024), reviewed by Beth Bradburn; January 2025
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West (2015); reviewed by Corey Critchfield, November 2022
Looking for Hickories: The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest, by Thomas Springer (2008); reviewed by Mel Luna, September 2022
Wildflowers of the Midwest, by Michael Homoya and Scott Namestnik (2022); reviewed by Russ Schipper, July 2022
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2003); reviewed by Mel Luna, April 2022
The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife, by Nancy Lawson (2017); reviewed by Quyen Edwards, March 2022
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, by Douglas W. Tallamy (2009); reviewed by Mel Luna, February 2022
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, by Suzanne Simard (2021); reviewed by Tom Small, July 2021
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard, by Douglas W. Tallamy (2022); reviewed by Paul Olexia, June 2020
“Wintertime Is for Reading,” multiple books reviewed by Ilse Gebhard, November 2019
Newsletter Archive by Year
2026
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2025
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2024
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2023
January ● February ● March ● April ● May ● June ● July ● August ● September ● October ● November
2022
January ● February ● March ● April ● May ● June ● July ● August ● September ● October ● November
2021
January ● February ● March ● April ● May ● June ● July ● September ● October ● November
2020
January ● February ● March ● April Part 1 ● April Part 2 ● June ● Early August ● Late August ● September ● October ● November
2019
January ● February ● March ● April ● May ● June ● July ● August ● September ● October ● November
2018
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2017
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2016
January ● February ● May ● November
2015
January ● March ● May ● July ● August ● September ● October ● November
2014
January ● March ● April ● May ● June ● September ● October ● November
2013
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2012
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2011
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