All spring, Dr.
A lyrical celebration of nature by a passionate citizen scientist who felt called to advocate for the land, earth, and creatures who don\'t have a voice, Restoring Eden ultimately offers hope That citizens can create change, That reform is possible..
But first she had to convince her rural neighbors of the risk to their way of life, too.
Her goal was to protect her farm and the animals who lived there.
Even as a scientist, she\'d been unaware of the risks to life from some common agricultural chemicals.
Hilborn was given a front row seat to the insect apocalypse.
The chemicals found in her water samples showed beyond any doubt That not only her farm, but her greater Farming community, was at risk from toxic chemicals That travelled with rain water over the land, into water, and deep within the soil.
Her observations provided a framework, a timeline to explain the evidence she\'d collected.
Step by step, day by day, despite facing headwinds from skeptical neighbors, environmental experts, and agricultural consultants, she\'d assembled information.
As an environmental scientist trained to investigate disease outbreaks, she rose to the challenge.
Everything was still, silent.
The plentiful wildlife, so abundant just weeks before, was gone.
Elizabeth Hilborn watched as her family fruit farm of many years became increasingly diminished, suffering from a lack of bees.
All spring, Dr
