Jun 27 2022

BRIT Book Club: Matt White, Author of 'Prairie Time' - In-Person & Online

Jun 27 2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Botanical Research Institute of Texas
1700 University
Fort Worth , TX

Author Matt White will be coming in person to BRIT to lead the discussion of his book, Prairie Time.

Note: This event will be offered in person and online. 

In its most extensive prime, the Texas Blackland Prairie formed a twelve-million-acre grassy swath across the state from near San Antonio north to the Red River. Perhaps less than one tenth of one percent of this vast prairie remains—small patches tucked away here and there, once serving as hay meadows or sprouting from rock too stony to plow.

Matt White’s connections with both prairie plants and prairie people are evident in the stories of discovery and inspiration he tells as he tracks the ever dwindling parcels of tallgrass prairie in northeast Texas. In his search, he stumbles upon some unexpected fragments of virgin land, as well as some remarkable tales of both destruction and stewardship.