Wood Stove Reading

January 14, 2024 00:04:02
Wood Stove Reading
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Wood Stove Reading

Jan 14 2024 | 00:04:02

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Show Notes

Surely I’m not the only person who sits around reading field guides by a warm wood stove. And our field guides do end up in the truck headed out to the borderlands. Hey, Jim Koweek and I met in 1980, hmm, maybe 1981, but yeah, it is an old friendship. And listen, besides Sonoran Desert Plant ID for Everyone, Jim is also the author of Grassland Plant ID for Everyone, except folks that take technical stuff too seriously. Yes, that’s the title and the two books look very good together on a truck seat. Oh, and excellent reading around a…

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