Railway Flora or nature’s revenge on man. Botanical observations on the area around the international marshalling yard of Chiasso, 1969 - 1978. 2025. illus. 168 p.

*Flora ferroviaria*—or nature’s comeback against humanity—is a small botanical handbook (part travelogue, part scientific study) that chronicles the remarkable phenomenon of wild plants springing up near the Chiasso international railway station, a site where the construction of a massive new track complex in the 1950s and 60s had previously wiped out all vegetation. First published in 1980, the book achieved cult status and inspired the poet Fabio Pusterla to write a poem dedicated to Schick’s "pioneer plants," which is included in this edition. *Flora ferroviaria* bears witness to the passionate research of an extraordinary man and highlights the complex relationship between humans and their environment. It is a story of biodiversity unfolding along the tracks of a border station.