Marcia Bonta

Marcia Myers Bonta (born 1940) is an American naturalist and writer, known for her extensive writings about Pennsylvanian flora and fauna.

Biography Marcia Bonta was born on July 11, 1940, in Camden, New Jersey. She earned a BA degree from Bucknell University in 1962, and has done extensive research on the history of women naturalists. She is the author of more than 300 articles and a long-running column in the Pennsylvania Game News.

Selected works Escape to the Mountain, A. S. Barnes (San Diego, CA), 1980 Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1988 Appalachian Spring, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1991 Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1991 Appalachian Autumn, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1994 American Women Afield: Writings by Pioneering Women Naturalists, Editor, Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX), 1995 More Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University Press (University Park, PA), 1995 Appalachian Summer, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 1999 Appalachian Winter, University of Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), 2005

Awards 1989: Book of the year award from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association for Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania.