Tents, night-vision goggles, bear tracking kits – and even books: America’s first nature library opens

The Guardian reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. As well as books, the new facility in Colorado offers hundreds of kits to connect people with the natural world. We asked five of the first visitors what they thought of it Mark Fink knows exactly why he opened the first public nature library in the US. “There are a lot of barriers for people to access nature here. We want people to learn about the birds and the plants in their own back yard and to appreciate that you don’t need a three-day camping trip in the mountains to experience nature.” The library offers people in Colorado’s Adams county the opportunity to borrow books and equipment to help them to engage with the natural world – for free. Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/07/nature-library-colorado-us-wilderness-stargazing-camping-outdoors-aoe