Radio/Speaking events
Radio interviews:
To The Best Of Our Knowledge. 27th April 2012.
Diane Rehm Show. 4th December, 2012.
Science Times Podcast, New York Times. 23rd October, 2013.
Virtually Speaking Science with Tom Levenson — on BlogTalkRadio and Second Life. 19th December, 2012.
Whad’Ya Know: December 8th, 2012.
WritersCast with David Wilk. Podcast link TBA.
Ideas on the Edge. KFCF, Fresno. 6th February, 2013.
Inquiry. WICN, New England Public Radio. January 31st 2013.
Your Own Health and Fitness. KPFA, Berkeley. December 18th, 2012.
Field Notes with Thane Maynard. WVXU, Cincinnati Public Radio. November 30th, 2012.
In Sight. WFDU, New Jersey. November 8th, 2012.
WUTC. Chattanooga Public Radio. June 11th, 2012.
The State of Things. WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio. April 3rd, 2012.
Gary Null Show. March 26th, 2012.
Upcoming speaking engagements:
Tullahoma, TN: May 15th, 1pm, 2013. Talk to Tullahoma High School assembly.
Monteagle, TN: May 16th, 2013. Book Club speaker.
Lawrence, KS: Stepping Outside: Imagining Nature Writing beyond Ecomimesis. Panel with Suzanne Warren and Bill Kupinse. Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, University of Kansas. May 28-June 1, 2013.
Chattanooga, TN: June 4th, 2013. Speaker at dinner for Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
Sewanee, TN: Lecturer at the Shakerag Artist Workshops. Evening lecture and reception, Wednesday June 12th, 2o13. Sewanee, TN.
Denver, CO: Plenary speaker at Water Education, 16th Annual Water Education Conference. August 7-9, 2013.
Maryland (Eastern Shore): Sunday September 29th, 2013. Adkins Arboretum.
Arlington, VA: Monday, September 30, 7pm. Arlington County Public library.
Birmingham, AL: Speaker at Native Plant Conference, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL. November 1-2, 2013.
Nashville, TN: Lunch speaker at 23rd annual symposium of the American Water Resources Association. November 5th, 2013. Montgomery Bell State Park, TN. (rescheduled from April due to federal sequestration)
Centre College, Danville, KY. Humana Professor, March 30 – April 2, 2013.
Past events:
Seattle: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave (enter on Seneca), Seattle, WA. Town Hall Science Series, also hosted by University Books. 7:30pm, Wednesday, March 21st, 2012.
Olympia: Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Avenue SE, Olympia, WA. 7:30pm, Thursday, March 22nd, 2012.
Tacoma: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. 3pm, Friday, March 23rd.
New York: The Explorer’s Club, 46 E. 70th Street , New York, NY. 6pm (7pm lecture), Monday, March 26th, 2012.
Richmond: University of Richmond, Global Environment Speaker Series, Richmond, VA. 5pm, Thursday, March 29th, 2012.
Sewanee: University of the South, Sewanee, TN. Convocation Hall. 4:30pm, Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012.
Asheville: Malaprop’s Bookstore, Asheville, NC. 7pm, Friday April 6th, 2012.
Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. 11 W. Jones St, Raleigh, NC. 11am, Saturday, April 7th, 2012.
Knoxville: Union Ave Books, The Daylight Building, 517 Union Ave, Knoxville, TN. 2pm, Sunday, April 15th, 2012.
Sewanee: Saint Andrew’s-Sewanee School, Sewanee, TN. School Assembly lecture for Earth Day. 8am, Wednesday, April 18th, 2012.
Nashville: Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN. 1pm, Saturday, April 21st, 2012.
Monteagle/Sewanee: Trails and Trilliums. Lecture at 10:30 on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012. Located in Monteagle Assembly, along with other Trails and Trilliums events.
Denver/Boulder: April 26-28. Presentation at International Symposia for Contemplative Studies.
Sewanee/Monteagle, TN: Rotary Club at the EQB club. Noon, Thursday, May 17th, 2012.
Oxford, MS: Square Books, Oxford, MS. 5pm, Friday, May 18th, 2012. Joint event with Mark Hainds, author of Year of the Pig.
Pulaski, TN: Giles County Public Library, 122 South 2nd Street, Pulaski, TN. Saturday, May 19th, 2012. (Followed by evening bird walk in town)
Santa Cruz, CA: University of California, Santa Cruz. Environmental Studies Department. Monday, June 4th, 2012.
Chattanooga, TN: Artifact Studios, 6-9pm, Saturday June 23rd, 2012. Book Fair. Combined event with Forest Unseenreading and exhibit of book-makers’ artwork. 1080 Duncan Ave, Chattanooga, TN.
Nashville, TN: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden, Cheekwood, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, Tennessee. 3pm, Sunday, June 24th, 2012.
Sewanee, TN: Sewanee School of Letters. Wednesday, 27th June, 2012.
Monteagle, TN: Monteagle Assembly lecture. 11am, Thursday, 28th June, 2012.
Brentwood, TN: Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary. 2pm, Sunday July 22nd, 2012.
Sewanee, TN: Address to incoming freshmen class, The University of the South. Guerry Auditorium. 2:45pm, Tuesday August 28th, 2013.
Sewanee, TN:An Evening at Chen. Dinner and lecture. Tuesday, September 11th, 2o12.
Signal Mountain, TN: Signal Mountain Public Library. Thursday, September 13th, 2012. 6pm (Eastern time). 1114 James Boulevard, Signal Mtn., TN 37377.
Newport, TN: Tennessee Native Plant Society, speaker at annual meeting. Saturday, September 15th, 2012.
Sewanee, TN: Panel discussion at the Conference on Creation, Evolution, and God. Guerry Auditorium. Saturday, September 22nd.
Sewanee, TN: Nocturnal Naturalist class. Saturday, September 22nd. Part of the Tennessee Naturalist Program, Friends of South Cumberland State Park.
Dickson, TN: Luncheon speaker at the Two-year College English Association of Tennessee, with workshop to follow. Saturday, October 6th, 2012.
Athens, GA: The Odum School of Ecology and the Georgia Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. October 9th.
Atlanta/Roswell, GA: Chattahoochee Nature Center. 9135 Willeo Road Roswell, GA 30075. October 10th: afternoon meeting with Master Naturalist class, followed by evening event. Roswell/Atlanta, GA.
Sewanee, TN: Art Sanctuary. 630 Garnertown Road, Sewanee, TN. Friday October 12th, 2012, 6:30pm. Sewanee, TN.
Nashville, TN: Southern Festival of Books. Oct 13th, 2012. Nashville Public Library, Conf. Room IA. Nashville, TN.
McMinnville, TN: Highland Rim Music and Art in the Main Street Historic District. 6:30pm, Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, McMinnville, TN.
Sewanee, TN: Lecture for Homecoming, St Luke’s Chapel, University of the South. 3:30pm Friday 24th October 2012.
Lincroft, NJ: Ninth grade Humanities class, Skype conversation. High Technology High School.
Bloomington, IL: Illinois Wesleyan University. 7pm, Monday October 29th, 2012.
Tacoma, WA: Discussion with freshman writing seminar class. November 1st, 2012.
Whidbey, WA: Sustainability and Contemplative Practice Conference. The Whidbey Institute, WA. November 2-4, 2012.
Sewanee, TN: TN Climate Action Sewanee kick-off, Nov 9th 2012.
Charlotte, NC: The Latin School, followed by Sewanee Club event. November 15th, 2012.
Murfreesboro, TN: Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Biology. November 20th, 2012.
Winchester, TN: Rotary Club. Noon, 11th December, 2012.
Sewanee, TN: Sewanee Women’s Club. Noon, Monday February 11th, 2013.
New York, NY: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. 6:30pm, Wednesday March 13th, 2013. Reservation required.
Sewanee, TN: “Teaching the Animal” guest lecture/discussion in faculty workshop. May 12th, 2013.
Monteagle, TN: Trails and Trilliums keynote speaker. April 13th, 2013. Monteagle, TN.
Williamsburg, VA. May 15th, noon, 2013. Skype Conversation with reading group at College of William and Mary.
Chattanooga, TN: 7:30pm (Eastern) May 3rd, 2013. Sponsored by Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center, and the The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Benwood Auditorium (in the Engineering Building adjacent to the UTC Fine Arts Center).
Tullahoma, TN: May 7th, 6pm, 2013. Talk to Highland Rim Chapter of TN Ornithological Society.
Clayton, GA: May 8-9th, 2013. Guest speaker at Environmental Ethics and Ecocriticism class, Piedmont College and Lillian E. Smith Center for the Creative Arts.