Next week, I'll be talking with the Aldo Leopold Foundation's Jennifer Sterling as part of the Land Ethic Live series. This is such a great organization, advancing Leopold's foundational conservation ideals. The event is free. I hope you'll check it out!

https://events.zoom.us/ev/AtMcU8TLZeayWyiC7YEFfEd0QyB8upcP08w9GGWNu67J6TsLs8On~AvSHoOWKRMHhpGayOWl0v9bR32YCbnAyLmU1KW9uG6dWjpnFZPYnHTK9h_WfWOMag7CGjw6HLNWYV5HMMXVOFIDemQ

#AldoLeopold #conservation #events #BadNaturalist #nature

Thrilled to get to chat with New York Times garden columnist Margaret Roach on her podcast A Way to Garden, about the trials and tribulations of bringing back native meadows, struggles with invasive plants, and how to accept imperfection.

#ecologicalrestoration #ecology #books #badnaturalist #onthemountain #nativeplants #invasiveplants #nature

https://awaytogarden.com/adventures-of-a-bad-naturalist-with-paula-whyman/

So excited to be on the fantastic podcast The Joe Gardener Show talking about Bad Naturalist and all things ecological restoration, invasive plants, and what it's like to form a connection with the land.

#ecology #ecologicalrestoration #plants #nativeplants #memoir #nonfiction #badnaturalist #bookstodon #books

https://joegardener.com/podcast/bad-naturalist-paula-whyman/

My latest Bad Naturalist newsletter has icicles, sumac, a mystery tree, podcasts, and the poodle. Check it out!

#winter #icestorm #trees #books #badnaturalist #onthemountain

https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/snowbound-in-january-c4ac889457789021

The January Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it has plant and critter mysteries, snowy landscapes, reader letters, book news, and a dancing poodle.

#bookstodon #nature #ecology #conservation #snow #animaltracks #nativeplants #invasiveplants #coyote #poodle #badnaturalist

https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/fogbound-in-december-51c5479021bd73c9

My mountain meadow restoration project (and my book about it) got a nice write-up in today's Washington Post! Article by Ashley Stimpson, photos by Matt McClain.
"Whyman was willing to bet that what she lacked in expertise she could make up for in enthusiasm..."

#bookstodon #ecologicalrestoration #nativeplants #books #memoir #badnaturalist #nature #ecology #conservation #nonfiction

https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2025/01/28/paula-whyman-meadow-restoration/

Yikes! Due to demand, Birch Tree Bookstore in Leesburg, VA, has added 10 more seats to this Friday's previously sold out event -- RSVP to save your place! It's on 1/24 at 6:30pm. Hope to see you!

#badnaturalist #bookstodon #events #nativeplants #invasiveplants #memoir #nonfiction #nature #ecology #conservation #Virginia #Piedmont #BlueRidge

Tickets/details here:
https://events.humanitix.com/author-event-bad-naturalist-by-paula-whyman-moderated-by-julie-borneman

If you're near Leesburg, VA, I hope you'll come out and see me on Friday 1/24 at 6:30pm, when I'll be at Birch Tree Bookstore and plant shop getting into the weeds, talking with good naturalist Casey Koester about Bad Naturalist, native plants, invasive plants, and the struggle...

#badnaturalist #bookstodon #events #nativeplants #invasiveplants #memoir #nonfiction #nature #ecology #conservation #Virginia #Piedmont #BlueRidge

Tickets and details here:
https://events.humanitix.com/author-event-bad-naturalist-by-paula-whyman-moderated-by-julie-borneman

I got to talk about native plants and Bad Naturalist this morning on WJLA/ABC's Good Morning Washington!

#nativeplants #conservation #bookstodon #memoir #books #nature #badnaturalist

https://wjla.com/good-morning-washington/local-author-paula-whyman-blue-ridge-mountains-native-plants-meadows-restoration-process-virginia-mountaintop-bad-naturalist-book-ecological-education

It's Pub Day! BAD NATURALIST is here! You can get it at your local bookstore and online including here: https://timberpress.com/titles/paula-whyman/bad-naturalist/9781643262178/

#bookstodon #memoir #nature #nonfiction #conservation #BadNaturalist #NativePlants #EcologicalRestoration