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Marcia Bonta


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Marcia Bonta (born 1940) is an American naturalist and writer, known for her extensive writings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna.

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Biography

Marcia Bonta was born on July 11, 1940 in Camden, New Jersey. She earned a BA degree from Bucknell University in 1962, and has done extensive research on the history of women naturalists. She is the author of more than 300 articles and a long-running column in the Pennsylvania Game News.

Selected works

  • Escape to the Mountain, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1980
  • Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1988
  • Appalachian Spring, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1991
  • Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1991
  • Appalachian Autumn, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1994
  • American Women Afield: Writings by Pioneering Women Naturalists, Editor, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1995
  • More Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1995
  • Appalachian Summer, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1999

    • Awards

  • 1989: Book of the year award from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association for Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania.

    • References

    Marcia Bonta Wikipedia
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