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10,000 Days in the Woods, by Russ Richardson

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Join us at the Arms Library in Shelburne Falls on Dec. 2 at 6:30 in the upstairs reading room.

Russ Richardson, Shelburne resident and dedicated Forester, has just published his book " 10,000 Days in the Wood: The Beginning".

"10,000 Days in the Woods: The Beginning, is an inspiring story of a
dynamic individual who followed his passion for Mother nature and spent his life working in the woods."

Russell Richardson, a nature lover and passionate forest health advocate, is a dedicated forester who left home in 1969 at the age of seventeen to pursue his forestry education.

His first book, 10,000 Days in the Woods: The Beginning, represents the early days of his lifelong goal of having a life and career working in the woods. Covering his formative years growing up on a New England farm in the 1950s to young adulthood in the wilds of western Montana, he jotted down his early life experiences beautifully in this book.

Since childhood, he has been a committed foot soldier in the environmental movement. As a self-employed consulting forester, he takes pride in his West Virginia Forestry Hall of Fame enshrinement, awarded in 2018 for almost thirty years, improving the forestry profession, landowner advocacy and his dedication to forest health.

Each chapter and section of his book is a treat to read. Historical insights abound. You can learn many things, forestry techniques, life lessons, and understand unique terms by reading the first installment in Richardson's mesmerizing and inspiring story of a life in the woods."

To learn more about Russell Richardson and his book, visit [[10,000 Days in the Woods][https://www.10000daysinthewoods.com/]]