Special thanks to jim moran and Shelley Rodman and also set carey who cannot be here tonight, for working together so i could speak. These organizations that i admire so much, the american aquarian society and mass audubon. We have been working at a variety of times maybe 30 years, always found it to be such an intellectually welcoming community here, a place where scholarship and friendship come together in such a remarkable way. Im very, very grateful to all of my friends here, the members of this exceedingly smart staff and this year to my fellow fellows who are also exceedingly smart. [laughter] gregory nobles and then there is mass audubon. I got to worcester, i got the opportunity to go to the mass audubon, and i was struck by the energy and commitment of the people who are working with were working for mass audubon. I got a sense and a taste of their very wise it and effective advocacy, and not just for birds but also for the environment and also really for all of us. And also,
Always found it to be such an intellectually welcoming community here, a place where scholarship anp an friendship ce together in such a remarkable way. Im very, very grateful to all of my friends here, the members of this exceedingly smart staff and this year to my fellow fellows who are also exceedingly smart. [laughter] gregory nobles and then there is mass audubon. I got to western western, i got the opportunity to go to the mass operative audubon, and i was struck by the energy and commitment of the people who are working with were working for mass audubon. I got a sense and a taste of their very wise it and effective advocacy, and not just for birds but also for the environment and also really for all of us. And also, their stewardship of the land, some 60 natural sites in massachusetts, 58 for me, but i am going. Honored to be here, happy to be here, happy to talk about my man audubon. When i think about john james audubon, when i write about him, i see him as a man of so many i
Writer and historian living in lincoln, massachusetts. She has written about civil war us western history and American Culture for the New York Times the Washington Post Smithsonian Magazine preservation magazine and civil war monitor nelson earned her va in history and literature from the Harvard University from Harvard University and her phd in american studies from the university of iowa, and she has taught at Texas Tech University cal state Fullerton Harvard and brown nelson is the author of saving yellowstone three cornered war ruin nation and Trembling Earth and were so excited to have her with us today. So before i turn it over to her just a quick note we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that megan had put together so you all should have received that by now. If not that link is posted in the chat. So that please join me in welcoming megan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you nicole for
Magazine, presentation magazine, and civil war monitor. Nelson her and her b. A. In history literature from the harvard university, and our ph. D. American studies from the university of iowa. She has taught at texas tech university, cal state, fullerton, harvard, brown. Nelson is the author of saving yellowstone, ruin nation, trembling earth. Were so excited to have her with us today. Before i turn it over to her, just a quick note, we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that meghan had put together. You all shouldve received that by now. If not, that link is posted in the chat. With that, please join me in welcoming meghan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you, nicole, for that lovely introduction. And to the Smithsonian Associates for the invitation to be with you tonight. I would also like to think harmony, ellen, steve, anna, liz for running this show and to help me get all the tech straight.
Trembling earth and were so excited to have her with us today. So before i turn it over to her just a quick note we have sent out an email to everyone this morning that had just a great list of resources like a bibliography that megan had put together so you all should have received that by now. If not that link is posted in the chat. So that please join me in welcoming megan kate nelson. Hi everyone. Thank you so much. Thank you nicole for that lovely introduction and to the Smithsonian Associates for the invitation to be with you tonight. I would also like to thank harmony and ellen and steve and anna and liz for running this show and to helping me get all the the tech straight. I cannot think of a better place for me to talk about saving yellowstone then at the smithsonian as you will learn tonight, the institution played a really Important Role in both the exploration and the preservation of this Iconic National landscape. So, thank you all for being with me tonight as nicole noted