THREAD: Today marks 50 years since the 1st #EarthDay in 1970 --an event sparked, in part, by the largest fish kill in U.S. history, which occurred in 1969 in #Florida's Lake Thonotosassa (26M fish died b/c of #pollution from 4 food processing plants). 1/

So here are some #Florida-centric reads for your #EarthDay50 celebration, starting with the grandmama of them all, THE EVERGLADES: RIVER OF GRASS by Marjory Stoneman Douglas. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781561649907 2/

The perfect #EarthDay50 follow up to Douglas' #Florida classic is @MikeGrunwald's sharper (& funnier) history of man's mess-ups of the #Everglades, THE SWAMP https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780743251075 3/

If those 2 books whet your appetite for a broader discussion of #Florida water issues, then your #EarthDay50 pick should be @cynthiabarnett's groundbreaking book MIRAGE. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780472033034 4/

For a reeeeeally deep dive into #Florida's springs for #EarthDay50, dig into DRAWN TO THE DEEP, an amazing bio of cave diving photog Wes Skiles by @jhauserman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780813056982 5/

Because this isn't just #EarthDay50 but also the 10th anniversary of the day the Deepwater Horizon began spewing oil, check out THE GULF, a beautifully written #Pulitzer-winning history by U of #Florida prof @jackedavisfl 6/ https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781631494024

Another great choice for #EarthDay50 is the lyrical #Florida environmental classic THE LIVING DOCK by marine scientist @jackrudloe, who has written several more books, including THE EROTIC OCEAN and THE SEA BRINGS FORTH. https://goodreads.com/book/show/1104197.The_Living_Dock 7/

Another scientist whose work is worth reading on #EarthDay50 is Archie Carr, whose collection A NATURALIST IN #FLORIDA was edited by his wife, enviro activist Marjorie Harris Carr. There's a NWR named for him & a greenway named for her. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780300068542 8/

If you're interested in North #Florida's environment, then BETWEEN TWO RIVERS, edited by @SusanCerulean, is the perfect #EarthDay50 read for you -- 30 writers tackle that red hill country & its productive coast. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/594200.Between_Two_Rivers 9/

Finally, a personal plug: I highly recommend. as an #EarthDay50 read, CAT TALE, my new book on how the #Florida #panther nearly went extinct and was saved, in part, by the state's schoolchildren. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781335938800 10/10