Naturally Curious with Mary Holland
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Naturalist, environmental educator, and Valley News columnist speaks about
her new book
Mary Holland will take her audience on a visually stunning tour of the New
England ecosystem and the making of her book, Naturally Curious, on
Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm at Howe Library. Holland will display her
collection of natural history artifacts, talk about the stories behind some
of the astounding photographs featured in Naturally Curious, and sign books.
Copies of Naturally Curious will be available for sale.
Mary Holland resides in Hartland, Vermont. Her work in environmental
education includes directing the state-wide Environmental Learning for the
Future (ELF) program for the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) for
eight years, working as a resource naturalist for the Massachusetts Audubon
Society, designing and presenting her own hands-on Knee-high Nature Programs
for libraries and elementary schools throughout Vermont, and compiling
Vermont's Rare Bird Alert for five years for the Vermont Center for
Ecostudies. Her photographs and articles have appeared in the Harvard Press,
a weekly newspaper in Harvard, Massachusetts; the Valley News; "The Outside
Story" by Northern Woodlands; the Upper Valley magazine Kid Stuff; The
Vermont Guardian; and The Rutland Herald. In addition to Naturally Curious,
she has written and photographed a children's book, Milkweed Visitors, about
insects that visit milkweed patches.
Date: March 9, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Mayer Room
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