ACONS WEBINAR
Ospreys of Cape Cod, the Islands, & Nantucket Sound
Thursday, September 17 at 6pm
Click here to register for free; hosted on Zoom.
Drawing from his New York Times bestselling book Return of the Osprey (now celebrating its 25th year!) and decades of observing and writing about the natural world, David Gessner will join us for a special ACONS (A Celebration of Nantucket Sound) webinar and share the fascinating story of the osprey’s decline, recovery, and enduring connection to Cape Cod, the Islands, & Nantucket Sound. David will explore what makes these birds of prey so compelling and what their return tells us about the health and resilience of our coastal ecosystems.
A moderated Q&A session will follow the presentation. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask David questions!
David Gessner is the author of fourteen books that blend a love of nature, humor, memoir, and environmentalism, including the landmark New York Times bestselling, All the Wild That Remains, Return of the Osprey, Sick of Nature and Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt’s American Wilderness.
David is a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine, Ecotone. He has also been published in the New York Times Magazine, Outside, Sierra, Audubon, Orion, and many others. His prizes include a Pushcart Prize and the John Burroughs Award for Best Nature Essay for his essay “Learning to Surf.” He has also won the Association for Study of Literature and the Environment’s award for best book of creative writing, and the Reed Award for Best Book on the Southern Environment. David has appeared in many times on National Geographic. In 2017 he hosted the National Geographic Explorer show, “The Call of the Wild.”
PRAISE FOR RETURN OF THE OSPREY:
“This beautifully told story of a season with birds of prey makes for engrossing reading as we learn about osprey life from a master essayist.” — Booklist
“Return of the Osprey can…claim a place among the classics of American nature writing.” — The Boston Globe
“A naturalist’s jewel…Gessner provides insights into the history of the great sea bird of prey that will delight both the committed birder and the general reader.” — Publisher’s Weekly
“Gessner’s Osprey soars with detail and a sense of wonder. By the end of the book, you feel as if you’ve been out there with Gessner much of the time, shivering in the woods, mucking through the marsh, kayaking upriver to an isolated nest site.” — The San Diego Union-Tribune