Looking for the Wild by Lyn Hancock – Book Discussion

Join us for the third book of our Wild America book club series, featuring Looking for the Wild by Lyn Hancock.

For 100 days in 1953, ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson and naturalist James Fisher traveled 30,000 miles looking for Wild America. This inspired Australian naturalist and author Lyn Hancock and her colleagues to travel the same North American route, noting changes in the various landscapes and their inhabitants. While noting the loss of wildness in some areas, she was encouraged by the fact that much is still quite wild, though it is now a managed wild. The growth of a grassroots conservationist movement has pressured governments at all levels to provide parks and sanctuaries to protect wildlife from encroachment. Moreover, the spirit of cooperation among different interest groups has brought more balanced conservation decisions.

Led by RTPI Scholar-in-Residence, Jenn Lodi-Smith, founder and director of The Spark Bird Project (www.spark-bird.org), as well as authors Kenn Kaufman and Scott Weidensaul. This continuation of our four-part program is part of this year’s first main-floor exhibition, Art that Matters to the Planet: Wild America, which celebrates the 70th anniversary of this classic in environmental literature.

These sessions will be held via Zoom. One book per session. Read each book in advance (or as much as you can.) Jenn will lead the discussion for each book. Bring your questions, your insights, and your curiosity for a fun and lively discussion.

Monday, June 2, 6:00-7:30 pm EST Wild America, Roger Tory Peterson & James Fisher

Tuesday, August 12, 6:00-7:30 pm EST Kingbird Highway, Kenn Kaufman

Wednesday, October 8, 6:00-7:30 pm EST Looking for the Wild, Lyn Hancock – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85676087135?pwd=84WFcuzL739orBURriemUbaIa3Cgog.1

Thursday, December 4, 6:00-7:30 pm EST Return to Wild America, Scott Weidensaul