Bridging the Nature Gap: Bird-Watching in Urban Landscapes

We spoke with Dr. Drew Lanham, a distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University and the author of the Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, to discuss the intersection of nature, humanity, and race. How have the natural sciences progressed since Dr. Lanham first began in his career and what work is there still to do? Why are conservation and activism inextricably linked? And why is it impossible to separate the simple act of birding from systemic racism? We’ll grapple with all of these questions (and so much more) on our seventh episode of Biophilic Solutions.

Show Notes

• Dr. Drew Lanham, Distinguished Alumni Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the College of Agriculture, Clemson University 
• The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature (Milkweed Editions, 2017)
• 9 Rules for the Black Bird Watcher by J. Drew Lanham (Orion Magazine, 2013)
• Nine New Revelations for the Black American Bird-Watcher by J. Drew Lanham (Vanity Fair, 2020)
• What Do We Do About John James Audubon? by J. Drew Lanham (Audubon Magazine, 2021)

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