Mossy Forest

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Moss

The author, focusing on the unique biological characteristics of different moss species, combines personal life experiences and scientific research to introduce, in elegant prose, the role of mosses in nature, indigenous civilizations, modern urban environments, and the broader global ecological context. As the oldest terrestrial plants, mosses are true "pioneer plants," capable of transforming barren rocks and soil into environments suitable for the germination and growth of other plant seeds. These articles offer a new perspective on understanding the world, using the often-overlooked, minuscule mosses as a prism to reflect deeply on the connection between humans and nature. To explore the order of nature and re-establish our connection with all things. Paying attention to nature is paying attention to the future of both the Earth and humanity itself. Therefore, as "lucid waters and lush mountains" become the strongest call of our era and building ecological civilization becomes the nation's main theme, we increasingly need to establish an understanding of nature at a conceptual level, and then reflect on the relationship between humans and nature, and explore the path forward for future development. This is the significance of the "Nature Library." Specifically, the "Nature Library" focuses on the historical process and methods by which people understand the world, emphasizes the interaction between the environment and worldviews in reality, and additionally, sets aside grand narratives to tell nature's stories by integrating individuals into the web of life, allowing us to understand the meaning of looking up at the stars and down at the earth, thereby finding peace for our souls and making busy urban life vibrant and vivid. When the concept of "living in harmony with nature" becomes internalized as our way of life, our contemplation of nature will deepen, and the future of a community of shared human destiny will become brighter. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a distinguished teaching professor of environmental biology at the State University of New York, a renowned American forest ecologist, and a MacArthur Fellow. A descendant of indigenous North Americans, she is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. Her acclaimed work, "Braiding Sweetgrass," is a New York Times bestseller. This book, her debut work, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for its outstanding nature writing. Sun Caizhen holds a Master's degree in Philosophy of Science and Technology from Peking University, where her main research area was the history of Western natural history. She is currently a children's book editor. She is a co-author of "Western Natural History Culture" and a co-reviewer of "The Songs of Trees," with other essays collected in "Notes on Natural History." Zhang Li is a senior bryologist, popular science education expert, and nature photographer. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong and was a postdoctoral researcher at Southern Illinois University in the United States. His works include "The Dwarfs of the Plant Kingdom: Bryophytes," "The Beauty of Mosses," and "Field Guide to Common Chinese Plants (Moss Volume)."

2023-07-01

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