Tom Fleischner
@tomfleischner.bsky.social
Natural History- the practice of falling in love with the world / Founding Director, Natural History Institute / Faculty Emeritus, Prescott College / Author and editor - Nature Love Medicine, The Way of Natural History, and more
http://tfleischner.net/
http://tfleischner.net/
Opening the first box.... always a thrill
May 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Opening the first box.... always a thrill
Very excited that ASTONISHED BY BEAUTY: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF PAYING ATTENTION will be out in less than two weeks. I'll be offering a number of readings and lectures over the next several months. Would love to see you along the way! I'll be adding other locations and dates. Please share.
May 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Very excited that ASTONISHED BY BEAUTY: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF PAYING ATTENTION will be out in less than two weeks. I'll be offering a number of readings and lectures over the next several months. Would love to see you along the way! I'll be adding other locations and dates. Please share.
What makes it all possible....
March 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
What makes it all possible....
Between 800 and 900 people, of all ages, showed up in Prescott, Arizona this afternoon to protest ICE and the immoral regime behind it
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Between 800 and 900 people, of all ages, showed up in Prescott, Arizona this afternoon to protest ICE and the immoral regime behind it
Always a thrill to get the first glimpse..... Just received the proof of my next book from Torrey House Press. The real thing comes out mid-May. I'll be posting updates, reviews, and info on events in upcoming days.
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Always a thrill to get the first glimpse..... Just received the proof of my next book from Torrey House Press. The real thing comes out mid-May. I'll be posting updates, reviews, and info on events in upcoming days.
With less than 24 hours notice, more than 400 people turned out to insist on ICE OUT yesterday in Prescott, AZ. For context, this town is historically so red that there wasn't even a Democratic party when I moved here in the late 80s. That's me, by the way, holding the two signs in the foreground.)
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
With less than 24 hours notice, more than 400 people turned out to insist on ICE OUT yesterday in Prescott, AZ. For context, this town is historically so red that there wasn't even a Democratic party when I moved here in the late 80s. That's me, by the way, holding the two signs in the foreground.)
700 people showed up, on very short notice, in Prescott, Arizona--once an indomitable Republican stronghold (there was never even a Democratic party in this county until ~1990), but now bristling with indignation and outrage at this regime's heartless cruelty.
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
700 people showed up, on very short notice, in Prescott, Arizona--once an indomitable Republican stronghold (there was never even a Democratic party in this county until ~1990), but now bristling with indignation and outrage at this regime's heartless cruelty.
Through the looking no-glass….. Oaxaca
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Through the looking no-glass….. Oaxaca
Among the many #PleasuresOfPayingAttention
December 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Among the many #PleasuresOfPayingAttention
Honored to be profiled by the AZ Republic's excellent climate reporter, Joan Meiners, on our work on the ecological importance of the #MogollonHighlands Ecoregion, and more generally of the Natural History Institute. (Orig article is behind a paywall: links to article in first 2 comments).
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Honored to be profiled by the AZ Republic's excellent climate reporter, Joan Meiners, on our work on the ecological importance of the #MogollonHighlands Ecoregion, and more generally of the Natural History Institute. (Orig article is behind a paywall: links to article in first 2 comments).
ICE Lineup
open.substack.com/pub/rjmatson...
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ICE Lineup
The Department of Homeland Security denies that racial profiling is an official policy and maintains that enforcement is based on legal status, not skin color.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
ICE Lineup
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Still so much beauty--and intelligence--in the world.
August 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Still so much beauty--and intelligence--in the world.
Still so much beauty in the world. Mt. Shuksan, and Red Mountain-heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis), North Cascades
August 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Still so much beauty in the world. Mt. Shuksan, and Red Mountain-heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis), North Cascades
I'm excited to share the cover and pre-order information for ASTONISHED BY BEAUTY: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF PAYING ATTENTION, which has been a real labor of love. I'll be posting more information, responses, etc. in upcoming days....... www.torreyhouse.org/product-page...
Astonished by Beauty | torrey-house-press
Thomas Lowe Fleischner | May 2026 | Nonfiction | Trade Paper Original | Trim: 6.875 x 4.25” | ISBN: 9798890920386 | $16.95 What happens when we truly pay attention to the natural world? Astonished by ...
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August 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I'm excited to share the cover and pre-order information for ASTONISHED BY BEAUTY: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE PRACTICE OF PAYING ATTENTION, which has been a real labor of love. I'll be posting more information, responses, etc. in upcoming days....... www.torreyhouse.org/product-page...
#ItsStillABeautifulWorld A few images from our journey northward and westward
August 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
#ItsStillABeautifulWorld A few images from our journey northward and westward
Blending in. Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) on Emory Oak. #mogollonhighlands
July 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Blending in. Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) on Emory Oak. #mogollonhighlands
I'll be helping lead this wonderful program in Ecuador this coming winter-- join me? Every time I visit Ecuador I emerge rejuvenated by the beauty of the world.
April 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'll be helping lead this wonderful program in Ecuador this coming winter-- join me? Every time I visit Ecuador I emerge rejuvenated by the beauty of the world.
Even Leonardo's on board
A most perfect specimen
A cartoon by RJ Matson
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April 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Even Leonardo's on board
Hands Off rally in Prescott, Arizona--the biggest crowd (law enforcement estimated close to 2000) I've ever seen in 37 years here. For context, this is a deep red county, which didn't even have, and never had had, a Democratic Party when I moved here in the late 80s. Incredibly uplifting. Onward!
April 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hands Off rally in Prescott, Arizona--the biggest crowd (law enforcement estimated close to 2000) I've ever seen in 37 years here. For context, this is a deep red county, which didn't even have, and never had had, a Democratic Party when I moved here in the late 80s. Incredibly uplifting. Onward!
I was recently invited to share my thoughts on the importance of integrating sciences and humanities. My essay, "The Way of Integration," is included in this exciting new collection. (My piece is linked in the first comment)
April 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I was recently invited to share my thoughts on the importance of integrating sciences and humanities. My essay, "The Way of Integration," is included in this exciting new collection. (My piece is linked in the first comment)
My perspective on coping with the election and all it represents-- written in the immediate aftermath, but still reflective of how I feel.... Thanks to Torrey House Press for this blog, "That Thing With Feathers," which provides "Hope and Literature In a Time of Upheaval"....
Joyful Resistance
Like half of America, I had been working to pick my battered, bewildered psyche up off the floor at the end of a week that began with so much promise: Really?! We just elected the convicted felon, the...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My perspective on coping with the election and all it represents-- written in the immediate aftermath, but still reflective of how I feel.... Thanks to Torrey House Press for this blog, "That Thing With Feathers," which provides "Hope and Literature In a Time of Upheaval"....