Join us for an engaging conversation with three environmental authors from UVM. They will discuss their critically acclaimed books and the lessons that the ecosystems they study have taught them about facing the climate crisis. With moderation by Taylor Ricketts, Gund Institute for Environment Director, and ample time for audience Q&A, this event will leave you in awe of our natural world and with a deeper understanding of your role in it.

• When the Ice is Gone by Paul Bierman: A startling discovery beneath Greenland's ice sheet radically changes our understanding of the Earth and its past climate. In When the Ice is Gone, Paul Bierman considers how losing Greenland’s ice will catalyze devastating events if we don’t change course and address climate change now.
• Birding to Change the World by Trish O'Kane: In this uplifting memoir, professor and activist Trish O'Kane shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment…A compelling weave of science and social engagement, this is the story of an improbable band of bird lovers who saved their favorite park. A blueprint for muscular citizenship powered by joy.
• Eat, Poop, Die by Joe Roman: If forests are the lungs of the planet, then animals migrating across oceans, streams, and mountains—eating, pooping, and dying along the way—are its heart and arteries. Joe Roman reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals and how these fundamental functions could help us adapt to climate change.

This event is free and open to all, including the public. Registration is strongly encouraged to reserve a seat. 

This event is sponsored by the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, the Gund Institute for Environment, and the Lintilhac Foundation.