2021 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing
Join the Thoreau Society for a special event honoring botanist and best-selling author Robin Wall Kimmerer with the 2021 Thoreau Prize for Excellence in Nature Writing. Kimmerer, a forest ecologist, and advocate for the rights of Native peoples, is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
Watch previous Thoreau Prize Winner George Schaller and special guest Jane Goodall.
Robin Wall Kimmerer, a forest ecologist and advocate for the rights of native peoples, is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. She is a professor of environmental biology at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry of the State University of New York and is the founder and director of its Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.