Conservation Book Club

Chaplain ARea trails ’ Conservation book club will meet Tuesday, may 14th, from 5 pM - 6 Pm.

"Crossings:  How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planter" by Ben Goldfard.  “A deeply researched and compelling read…[O]ffers readers a look behind the scenes of a rich but underappreciated field of study that has the potential to affect our everyday lives.” ― Sarah Boon, Science

Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate how roads have transformed our planet. A million animals are killed by cars each day in the U.S. alone, but as the new science of road ecology shows, the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. Today, as our planet’s road network continues to grow exponentially, the science of road ecology has become increasingly vital. Written with passion and curiosity, Crossings is a sweeping, spirited, and timely investigation into how humans have altered the natural world―and how we can create a better future for all living beings.

“Wide-ranging and absorbing…Brilliant.” ― Bill McKibben, New York Review of Books

REGISTRATION: If you are interested in joining on Zoom, email bookclub@champlainareatrails.com. Once registration is confirmed, we will send the Zoom link the day before the meeting.

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