Thornton Burgess

Nature & Conservancy in a Read-Aloud, Child-Friendly Package

When book reviewer and blogger Sarah Curtis Graziano recently selected Thornton Burgess' children's classic Old Mother West Wind to inclu...

"...a Pied Piper of a book..."

When book reviewer and blogger Sarah Curtis Graziano recently selected Thornton Burgess' children's classic Old Mother West Wind to inclu...

An Historic Gathering

In late July, 2012, I was a few days away from mailing the publisher my finished manuscript for Nature's Ambassador: The Legacy of Thornt...

THE 1931 MATAMEK CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGICAL CYCLES

BURGESS This is the third post (see "Migratory Bird Treaty," "Klamath River Reclamation") that highlights children’s author Thornton Bu...

A KLAMATH RIVER RESTORATION CAMPAIGN ...IN 1926

For those who lauded the recent historic signing of agreements that would by 2020 bring down four hydroelectric dams blocking salmon and ...

THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY AND THORNTON W. BURGESS

The 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty has been a powerful piece of American conservation legislation for 100 years, but few know about the impor...

A MAN WHO LOVED DEEPLY

With Valentine's Day approaching, I'm reminded of the privilege I had as a writer to witness a special love story, and would like to shar...

"TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR TO GROW OLD..."

Thornton Burgess, the subject of my 2013 biography Nature’s Ambassador, loved celebrating his January 14 birthday. A modest, low-key man ...

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is an occasion to remember those who gave their lives in military service. Maybe it can also be a time to reflect on lives t...

The Canadian Connection

In order to write with accuracy and authority, most writers are on a perpetual quest for information. Several months ago I received an em...

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