lystn

Nature’s stories are plentiful. From the drama when predator meets prey, to the beauty of spring’s first flower, nature always has something to say. But the story of nature is more than just science. It’s the lattice-work of connections between people and nature. Through storytelling, we can all begin to unravel and share these important stories.

Brooke Jarvis is a writer who tells the complicated stories of nature’s unknowns. She is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and the California Sunday Magazine. Her work has also been featured in the New Yorker, Wired, GQ, Harper’s and more. In this River Talk, Brooke joins me in conversation about how we can tell the story of nature’s wonder, amazingness, complexity, and beauty while also sharing the reality of biodiversity decline and environmental degradation around the world.

Learn more about Brooke: https://www.brookejarvis.net/

Recommendations Mentioned in the Episode

Brooke's Articles:

• The Teenagers at the End of the World
• The Insect Apocalypse is Here
• Paper Tiger
• Slippery Truths

Books:

• Wild Ones by Jon Mooallem
• The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
• The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen
• Fathoms by Rebecca Giggs
• The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell
• The Overstory by Richard Powers

Other Recommendations:

• Margaret Renkl's NYTimes Column
• Discover Life in America
• Article: "Humans and Big Ag Livestock Now Account for 96 Percent of Mammal Biomass"