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The Last Naturalist

December 29, 2017September 2, 2026 by Bill Donahue

In a world where our time and attention are fractured into smaller and smaller bits, legendary biologist and runner Bernd Heinrich is a throwback, a man who has carved a deep grove in his patch of Maine woods.

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Posted in Selected Stories, Arts and Letters, Environment, New England, Outside, Profiles

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