Marcia Myers Bonta (born 1940) is an American naturalist and writer, known for her extensive writings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna.

Marcia Bonta
Alma materBucknell University
Known forwritings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna
Scientific career
Fieldsnatural history

Biography

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Marcia Bonta was born on July 11, 1940, in Camden, New Jersey.[1] 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.[2]

Selected works

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  • Escape to the Mountain, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1980
  • Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1988
  • Appalachian Spring, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1991
  • Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1991
  • Appalachian Autumn, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1994
  • American Women Afield: Writings by Pioneering Women Naturalists, Editor, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1995
  • More Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1995
  • Appalachian Summer, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1999

Awards

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  • 1989: Book of the year award from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association for Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Wayne, Tiffany K. (2011). American Women of Science Since 1900: Essays A-H. Vol.1. ABC-CLIO. p. 244. ISBN 9781598841589.