Botanical Essays from Kent: Observations on the Botanical Features of a University Town in Ohio - Tapa dura

During the latter half of the twentieth century, the world witnessed the rise of the modern environmental movement. Chronicling this significant occurrence in Kent, Ohio, a Midwestern university town, this collection of writings and photographs captures the spirit and excitement of botanical fieldwork during the 1960s, `70s, and `80s. The Kent Bog, dedicated as a state nature preserve in 1987, is the book's focal point.

With personal reflections based on fifty years of experience, author Tom S. Cooperrider provides fascinating botanical tales on the study and conservation of Ohio flora, the Herrick Magnolia Garden, the work of other local botanists, the protection of rare species and unique areas such as Kent's tamarack bog, the discovery of lost plants, the survival of a famous cultivated tree, and the invasiveness of alien species. Botanical Essays from Kent is a valuable addition to the understanding of local natural history and will be enjoyed by botanists, gardeners, and nature lovers alike.

A native Ohioan, Tom S. Cooperrider is a botanist, an expert on Ohio flora, and a professor emeritus of biological sciences at Kent State University. He has authored and coauthored numerous research articles and five books in the field of botany, including Endangered and Threatened Plants of Ohio and Seventh Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ohio. Cooprrider is a Fellow of AAAS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Hope Taft is the former First Lady of Ohio and founder of the Ohio Heritage Garden at the Governor's residence. David E. Boufford is senior scientist at the Harvard University Herbaria.