Join this online webinar for a discussion between Thor Hanson and veteran conservationist Kathleen Fitzgerald on nature observations. Register here.

Hanson and Fitzgerald will discuss Hanson’s new book, Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door, which celebrates curiosity as an essential ingredient for appreciating and connecting with Nature. The pair will discuss how learning to observe life in its many forms, from tiny backyard soil dwellers to magnificent trees in old forests, can help motivate us to protect the natural world. A Q&A session will follow Hanson and Fitzgerald’s discussion.

Author and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His many books include Close to Home, Buzz, Feathers, and the children’s favorites The Escape Artist and Star and the Maestro. Thor’s work has been translated into a dozen languages and earned many accolades, including the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science and three Pacific Northwest Book Awards. He co-hosted the PBS Nature series American Spring Live, and has appeared on programs ranging from Fresh Air to Science Friday, and WIRED Currents. Hanson lives with his family on an island in the Pacific Northwest.

Kathleen Fitzgerald is the Project Director, Enduring Earth at The Pew Charitable Trusts, former Vice President at the African Wildlife Foundation, partner at Conservation Capital, and was co-founder and Executive Director of Northeast Wilderness Trust.