Evergreen Audubon & Nature Center
Local chapter of the National Audubon Society
written by Robert Macfarlandreview by JoAnn Hackos A few years ago, Boulder Audubon considered giving Boulder Creek personhood, giving it rights like those of living people. Personhood would enable it to sue in court to stop pollution. The Whanganui River in New Zealand, the Magpie River in Canada, and the Klamath River in the United[…]
written by Scott Weidensaulreview by JoAnn Hackos Scott Weidensaul has written another blockbuster account of bird migration–this is an extension of A World on the Wing: A Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds. He follows the people who are working to bring back the migratory birds that have been lost to climate change and the destruction[…]
written by Leigh Ann Henionbook review by JoAnn Hackos I’ve always wanted to see the synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The male fireflies assemble and begin to flash until they are all flashing at exactly the same time while the females wait in the dark. It’s magical! From her experience with[…]
written by Hugh Warwick, 2024review by JoAnn Hackos If you have heard of the proposal to kill Barred Owls to manage their threat to the Northern Spotted Owl, you have heard of Hugh Warwick’s theme in the Cull of the Wild. The spotted owls are declining, in part due to the expansion of the range[…]
written by Bill Francoisreview by JoAnn Hackos No, it isn’t all about sardines. Bill Francois lifelong exploration of the life under the sea begins as a young boy and his first encounter with a sardine that he releases back into the open ocean. He dives in the Mediterranean, amazed by the incredible diversity of marine[…]
written by Zoe Schlangerbook review by JoAnn Hackos It is quite easy to dismiss plants. After all, they are rooted in one place and seem to have little if any connection to other plants around them. Zoe Schlanger is on a mission to change that but exploring the science that has revealed the complex and[…]
written by Sy Montgomery, 2021review by JoAnn Hackos Sy Montgomery’s very small book about very small birds is a revelation. In only 79 pages, the story focuses on a hummingbird rehabilitator in Fairfax, California, who cares for abandoned infant hummingbirds. The two infant orphans in this story are tiny, about the size of a bumblebee.[…]
written by Stephen Mossbook review by JoAnn Hackos Of course you’ve never heard of Mrs. Moreau’s Warbler, most likely because it is only found on a peak in eastern Tanzania. It was named by Mrs. Moreau’s husband, Reginald Ernest Moreau, an expert on bird migration. Winnie Moreau was also an ornithology expert. They found and[…]
