The Street Smart Naturalist

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Greetings all. Wow, it’s been one year since I started writings my newsletter (51 of them to date, which have been opened almost 100,000 times). As I am guessing you have figured out, I thoroughly enjoy pulling them together. It’s been a blast to dive into the topics, play with language, and come up with images. One of the highlights of writing these newsletters is that they allow me to further my goals of paying attention, being present, being connected, and being part of a community of those interested in human and natural history. 

I also hope that as I slogged with slugs, eyed an eyeball, and clammered over clams that I provided you insights and inspiration, ideas to follow up with, some ways to pass the time in our Covidian world, and perhaps a few laughs. In 2022, I am thinking of diving into sex in the sea, seeing where I end up if I could drill through the planet to the other side, and tracking down a rumor I recently heard about redwood ballast. 

I am also planning on a slight change. The Street Smart Naturalist Newsletter will continue to be free, or what you might call the NPR model of No Payment Required. But I am also creating paid subscription plans for those who would like to help me continue to produce the newsletter. As you can imagine, it takes a good amount of labor, which I like, to produce each one. I don’t plan on stopping or trying to monetize the newsletter (via exciting gimmicks and thrilling ads); I am simply making this once a year ask.

Subscriptions come in two levels.

Monthly ($5) or Annual ($55) - With that you’ll get access to a Twice Yearly Q&A with me plus a handful of additional newsletters, which I will send out sporadically. This will be a virtual format of some kind.

Founding Member ($120) - Same benefits as above, plus one free copy of Homewaters  or Seattle Walks. If you continue with this annual plan, we can discuss a free copy of one of my other books.

To change from unpaid to paid. (Sorry for all of the steps.)
1. Try clicking on the Subscribe Now button above, which may simply direct you to a Substack page that allows you to Upgrade to a paid subscription.
2. If that doesn’t allow you to Upgrade, then type in your email address in the webpage that opened and click Subscribe. You should get a new dialogue box, which tells you that you will get an email link to log in to your account. (see below)
3. Go to the email that Substack sent to you (check your spam or promotions box if you don’t see it) and click “Click here to log in.”
4. This should take you a new page that allows you to Upgrade.

I would be honored if you helped support me and join me on this journey. I sincerely hope that by subscribing you’ll feel more incentive to make comments, ask questions, and suggest story ideas.

I look forward to continuing to research and write the Street Smart Naturalist newsletters and to hearing and learning from you.  

Sincerely,
David
www.geologywriter.com

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For those who missed them, here are three of my favorite past newsletters.

Hair Ice - Form Follows Function
Apple of My Eye - Picking Fruit in Downtown Seattle
Of Douglas Firs and History - They’re Salubrious and Vivifying

Next week, I will be focusing on Tsunamis in the Tsound.