Paul Krafel is one of the great unsung ecological thinkers. His original book, "Shifting", self-published in the 1980's, gained a cult following for its blending of meticulous natural history observations (i.e. the entire sequence of insect colonization of a decomposing deer over an entire season) and deep reflections on the role of humans vis-a-vis nature, work, and mind. His book is now being republished as Seeing Nature: Deliberate Encounters with the Visible World.
He is also a founder and senior instructor at Chrysalis Charter School in Redding, CA. He writes a series of newsletters about life at the environmental education-focussed school, as well as his continuing explorations into inner- and outer-space (see story about photos above).
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