Botanica Book Club: August

This acclaimed memoir by geobiologist Hope Jahren chronicles her journey as a woman in STEM, from her childhood fascination with her father's laboratory to becoming an award-winning scientist. Jahren alternates between her personal story and lyrical chapters about the wonder and resilience of plant life. Funny, honest, and inspiring, this book beautifully captures both the dedication required for scientific research and the quiet miracles of seeds, trees, and leaves. After our discussion, we'll create small terrariums, building our own mini ecosystems that demonstrate the plant biology and growth cycles Jahren writes about so lovingly.