Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Borneo to Boston 1
5. 2. A Hard Rain 16
6. 3. Thoreau, Scientist 28
7. 4. Phantom Plants 39
8. 5. Wild Apples and Other Missing Flowers 58
9. 6. The Strife in Loosestrife 78
10. 7. The Message of the Birds 95
11. 8. Birds in the Mist (Net) 115
12. 9. Bees and Butterflies 133
13. 10. From Insects to Fish to People 153
14. 11. Clouds of Mosquitoes 165
15. 12. The Frog Chorus 181
16. 13. Running in the Sun and Rain 199
17. 14. A New Earth 212
18. Afterword: Citizen Science 229
19. Appendix: Species Mentioned 235
20. Acknowledgments 241
21. Further Reading 243
22. Index 247