Marcia Bonta


Marcia Myers Bonta is an American naturalist and writer, known for her extensive writings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna.

Biography

Marcia Bonta was born on July 11, 1940, in Camden, New Jersey. She earned a BA degree from Bucknell University in 1962, and has done extensive research on the history of women naturalists. She is the author of more than 300 articles and a long-running column in the Pennsylvania Game News.

Selected works

Escape to the Mountain, A. S. Barnes, 1980Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1988Appalachian Spring, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists, Texas A&M University Press, 1991Appalachian Autumn, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994American Women Afield: Writings by Pioneering Women Naturalists, Editor, Texas A&M University Press, 1995More Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995Appalachian Summer, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1999Appalachian Winter, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005

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