It includes zoologists, botanists, ornithologists, entomologists, malacologists, naturalists and other specialities. This was the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe with professional naturalists and geographers aboard. It was a reformation of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists. The railroad was completed in 1887 and brought miners, hunters, fishermen, loggers, naturalists and tourists. Nearby Chautauqua Lake is a freshwater resource used by fishermen, boaters and naturalists. Grotius inspired two nascent schools of international law, the naturalists and the positivists. Tours of the arboretum led by volunteer naturalists are often held for grade-school children. The valley is a source of creative exploration by photographers and naturalists. Merian was one of the first European naturalists to observe insects directly. European naturalists have observed bats preying upon earwigs. Merian was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly. These ideas were condemned by established naturalists as speculation lacking empirical support. He met many other prominent American naturalists and viewed their collections. The contributions of more than twenty living religious naturalists are presented. This book traces this history and analyzes some of the issues dividing religious naturalists.