DarkSyde, doing wonders for the scientific blogosphere as always, has an interview today with Michael Grunwald, author of the new book The Swamp, a history of the Everglades. I just picked up a copy and am hoping to start reading it this weekend--it looks fascinating. Hopefully the book will serve as a kind of guide for me when I go to the Everglades this April (figure I'd better catch them while they still exist!). I'll have more to say about it soon, but in the meantime, check out DarkSyde's interview....
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