If Elected, I Promise To… {2}
… travel to the Book Expo America 2012 in New York City, discover a wealth of new and forthcoming natural history books, and report the news of them all back to you.
Well-informed
Newly Noted: How Not To Be Eaten {Comments Off}
One of the most important ecological challenges that every living organism must face is that of “what do you eat and what eats you?” Not surprisingly, given the choice, most would rather find themselves with the predominant amount of their energies addressing the first part of this question; however, for the vast majority of living things, it is the latter part of it that is the far greater concern.
Oprah Picks The Bluebird Effect as Book of the Week {Comments Off}
Regardless of your opinion regarding Oprah Winfrey as a literary taste-maker, you can’t deny that when she declares a book to be one of her picks it has a dramatic effect on that book’s sales.
Newly Noted: The Double-crested Cormorant {Comments Off}
As a boy growing up in a fishing family near the mouth of the Columbia River, one of the first birds I learned to recognize was the Double-crested Cormorant.
Forthcoming Title: A World of Insects {Comments Off}
With over a million named species and the likelihood of millions more yet to be described, the Class Insecta comprises one of the most widely diverse and successful groups within the animal kingdom.
Forthcoming Title: Before They’re Gone {Comments Off}
I was particularly pleased to learn of the forthcoming publication this April of a new book about one family’s exploration of some of America’s most well-known and culturally beloved national parks.
Wild Bird Fund Gala to Feature Jonathan Franzen {Comments Off}
On 3 April 2012 the Wild Bird Fund would be holding a gala fundraising event at the “Birdie” Vanderbilt Mansion in New York City for the purpose of raising money to establish that city’s first wildlife rehabilitation and education center.
Forthcoming Title: Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast {Comments Off}
I’ll be honest; when I read the press release for Carol Gracie’s forthcoming book Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History, Princeton University Press had me at “In a book that hearkens back to an earlier era of natural history…”