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Botanical
Essays From Kent
Tom S. Cooperrider
Book Signing - Saturday,
November 19th 1:30 to 3:30
A leading Ohio botanist reflects on Kent’s
remarkable flora
During the latter half of the twentieth century, the world witnessed
the rise of the modern environmental movement. Chronicling this
significant occurrence in Ohio, and specifically in Kent, a
university town in the American Midwest, Botanical Essays from Kent
is a collection of writings and photographs that capture the spirit
and excitement of botanical fieldwork during the 1960s, ’70s, and
’80s. Kent Bog, dedicated as a state nature preserve in 1987, is the
book’s focal point.
With personal narratives 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, 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 plant 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.
“By turning the pages of this book and absorbing Tom’s knowledge
from its beautifully written passages, you will not only discover
local history and fascinating information about plants, but also be
drawn into the world of a botanist and have its secrets revealed in
language every gardener can understand.”—Hope Taft, from the
Foreword
“Tom Cooperrider writes with the authority reflecting a lifetime
devoted to the study of the world of Nature. He chooses his words
carefully, inviting a closer look at wonders such as the Kent Bog, a
living relic of the Ice Age that has somehow survived centuries of
change in Northeast Ohio. His finely crafted portraits beckon
readers to appreciate a bounty of marvels that they might otherwise
overlook.” —Roger J. DiPaolo, editor of the Kent-Ravenna
Record-Courier
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. Cooperrider 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.
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