A biologist who wrote The Forest Unseen, a fantastic book about how Haskell stared at a spot in the forest in Tennessee everyday for a year. He discusses ferns, moss, trees, small animals, and even takes his clothes off for 5 minutes in the middle of winter.
Haskell also wrote The Songs of Trees.
Haskell received his Ph.D. in evolutionary biology at Cornell.
"who turned grass into a book?"
"ohh yah Dr. David Haskell"
teacher: So what Dr. David Haskell says about ferns here is very interesting. He says...
Students: *fall asleep*
"Why is that guy staring at the ground in the middle of January with no clothes on?"
"Oh, that's just Dr. David Haskell. He does that sometimes."
A biologist who wrote a book that tortures high school students
Jim: "Did you hear about Dr. David Haskell?"
Phil: "Isn't that the guy who took off his clothes in the woods in winter and bitched about being cold?"