Tents, night-vision goggles and bear tracking kits: America’s first nature library opens
We asked five of the first visitors what they thought of it Mark Fink knows exactly why he opened the first public nature library in the US.
The Guardian reports: We asked five of the first visitors what they thought of it Mark Fink knows exactly why he opened the first public nature library in the US.
As well as books, the new facility in Colorado offers equipment to help connect people with the natural world. “There are a lot of barriers for people to access nature here.
This environment story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Colorado’s Adams, Mark Fink and Colorado.
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