I've done a bit of searching for books about lakes, rivers, and streams written for science-oriented laypeople. In other words, writing like John McPhee's. I picked up a copy of A View of the River by Luna Leopold - lots of interesting information but better skimmed than read in a long sitting. I also found a curriculum for water sciences at Water on the Web, the result of an NSF funded project from several years ago. I haven't poured over this material, but I'm assuming it will be in the same neighborhood as Leopold's book. I'll keep looking. With the perennial interest in environmental sciences and greater exposure to ecology due to global warming debates, there's gotta be a number of good books or websites.
My goal in reading will be, not just becoming a better person, but be more of a "naturalist" and observer of the rivers and lakes we paddle. Whoop-de-do!
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