Let’s take a look at two different lists of names.

Number one:

• Annie Montague Alexander
• Margaret Murie
• Ella Higginson
• Barbara Kingsolver
• Libby Mills
• Terry Tempest Williams

Number two:

• Henry David Thoreau
• John Muir
• Joseph Grinnell
• Aldo Leopold
• Charles Darwin
• Gary Snyder

Everyone mentioned above is — in their own way — a naturalist. Some through literature, some through traditional field journaling, and others through exploration. Read More from “Women in Natural History”