About Todd Stregiel

Discussion leader Todd Stregiel initiated this group in 2024 to build a community around two of his abiding passions— reading good books and appreciating nature’s wonders. He is a Skaneateles native with a dedication to lifelong learning and works as a teacher in alternative and adult education settings.

Currently Reading

 Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

Upcoming Books

Books Read

The Wall by Marlen Haushofer
Birdgirl by Mya-Rose Craig
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Playground by Richard Powers
The Outermost House by Henry Beston
Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
Beaverland by Leila Philip / Eager by Ben Goldfarb
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Comfort of Crowsby Margaret Renkl
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Winter World by Bernd Heinrich
The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
Changes in the Land by William Cronon
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Upstream by Mary Oliver
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Literature & Nature Book Group

The 1st Saturday of each month, 10:30am-12pm

The Literature & Nature Book Group at Baltimore Woods meets one Saturday a month to discuss a work of fiction or creative nonfiction on nature-related topics and themes. Join us as we enhance our appreciation of the natural world with our substantive yet friendly conversations. Open to all interested adult members of the community, we will meet at the Interpretive Center, or Pavilion if weather permits. Coffee and light refreshments provided.

Our next meeting will take place on July 11 from 10:30 AM to Noon when we will be discussing  Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake.

Upcoming Book Group Meeting Dates 

Register for July 11

Register for August 1