Join historian Thavolia Glymph in a discussion of her book, The Women’s Fight: The Civil War’s Battles for Home, Freedom, and Nation, a comprehensive new history of women’s roles and lives in the Civil War – North and South, white and black, enslaved — showing how women were fully engaged in the military fight, wartime […]
In Climate Lyricism, Min Hyoung Song articulates a climate change-centered reading practice that foregrounds how climate is present in most literature. Song shows how literature, poetry, and essays by Tommy Pico, Solmaz Sharif, Frank O’Hara, Ilya Kaminsky, Claudia Rankine, Kazuo Ishiguro, Teju Cole, Richard Powers, and others, and others help us to better grapple with […]
Please join our panel of experts as they provide information on how to skillfully navigate the life changes that aging might bring. If you or someone you care about needs support with daily living or has concern about driving safety, we encourage you to attend our virtual discussion. Navigating difficult conversations and creating a supportive […]
About the Event: Join The Walden Woods Project & RESTORE: The North Woods for a conversation with George Wuerthner, a professional photographer and the author of more than two dozen books on natural history and other environmental topics, including Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy. His presentation will provide insights and an overview on […]
“Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself.” So begins Conversations with Birds, a lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to […]
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom Free, please register at https://friendsofminuteman.org/events/#winter-lecture-2023 We are delighted to announce that local author Robert A. Gross will join us for the Friends of Minute Man National Park's annual winter lecture. We'll meet via zoom this year and discuss his revised and expanded edition […]
A vibrant history of the modern conservation movement through the lives and ideas of the people who built it. Winner of the Sierra Club’s 2021 Rachel Carson Award // One of the Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of 2021 // One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of 2021 // One of Booklist’s 10 […]
Enjoy reading books with a nature/environmentalism theme? Join NC’s monthly book club! Join us for the first book of our Spring Reading Series. This month we will be meeting on Thursday, March 16th via zoom (registration required to receive the link). We welcome people of all backgrounds and abilities to join. Whether or not you’ve […]
Enjoy reading books with a nature/environmentalism theme? Join NC’s monthly book club! Join us for the second selection in our Spring Reading Series. This month we will be meeting on Thursday, April 20th via Zoom (registration required to receive the link). We welcome people of all backgrounds and abilities to join. Whether or not you’ve […]
The Auxiliary of Emerson Health will host another part of the "Adapting To Change As You Age" series. The topic this month is "Post-Hospitalization Care." Join our Emerson Health panelists as they provide information on how to skillfully navigate life changes that aging might bring. If you or someone you care about was recently hospitalized, […]
