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As climate change accelerates, biodiversity is challenged, and our natural environment is at risk, the new federal administration shows little concern about any of these threats. Thus, it falls to us to organize and work together locally, and to care for nature which is home to us all. The First Religious Society UU-Newburyport, and its Green Team, will be hosting a free presentation and reception on Sunday, April 27 at 1 pm, featuring Scott and Amy Weidensaul. Scott is an author of nearly 30 books (see below) on natural history and birds, and Amy, is an ecologist, educator and the Senior Regional Director for Mass Audubon. They will speak on the extraordinary appeal and wonder of birds, and also about engaging new communities with nature conservation and environmental activism. Please join us to hear from the Weidensauls and to gather together as people with concerns about the threats to our environment and the impact on future generations. We will be joined by representatives of a wide array of local and regional environmental groups and organizations. Come and learn from one another, support our common interests, and consider local actions to protect our natural world. Please RSVP at this link.
Scott Weidensaul is the author of nearly 30 books on natural history, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist Living on the Wind and his latest, the New York Times bestseller A World on the Wing. Weidensaul is a contributing editor for Audubon and writes for a variety of other publications, including Bird Watcher’s Digest and Living Bird. He is a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society and an active field researcher, studying saw-whet owl migration for nearly 30 years, as well as winter hummingbirds in the East, bird migration in Alaska, and the winter movements of snowy owls through Project SNOWstorm, which he co-founded.
Dr. Amy Weidensaul, Senior Director of Wildlife Sanctuaries for Mass Audubon, has nearly 30 years of experience in the environmental field, including overseeing state-wide education, grassroots advocacy and on-the-ground conservation projects in urban, suburban and rural communities across Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Maryland. She has been involved for many years with and is passionate about engaging with partners and constituents to have collective impact in communities.
To learn more about Scott’s books please click the image above or visit his author page on Amazon here.