Taking on an environmental stewardship project as a hobbyist is a rewarding task but it can also feel like learning how to swim by being kicked off the dock. My guest this week, author Paula Whyman, made a splash and went on to write about it in her recently released book "Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop."

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