The Conservation Reading Group meets quarterly. Sign up and complete the selected reading by the announced date. During the reading period, you\u2019ll receive optional reflection prompts by email to support deeper engagement, with no requirement to participate. Those who register as Discussion Participants will be invited to join a small, in-person discussion at the Birds Connect Seattle office; space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. To conclude, we\u2019ll share a summary of the reading along with key takeaways and community-focused recommendations.<\/p>\n
Our reading group is proud to partner with Addabook<\/a>, a new book journaling platform on a mission the help us get more out of the pages we read by taking the time to reflect and record our thoughts. See the Conservation Reading Group book list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/secure.birdsconnectsea.org\/a\/conservation-reading-group-crossings-ben-goldfarb”<\/a>; url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read with us” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.myshopify.com\/collections\/conservation-book-club-selections”<\/a>; url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Purchase Your Book” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||32px|||”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||11px|||”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet” image=”https:\/\/birdsconnectsea.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/crossings-200×300.jpg”<\/a>; image_icon_width=”100%” icon_alignment=”left” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Read by date: March 24, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n One million animals are killed by cars each day in the U.S. Creatures from antelope to salmon are losing their ability to migrate; road salt contaminates waterways; and traffic noise chases songbirds from their habitat. In Crossings<\/em>, you’ll meet conservationists building bridges for California\u2019s mountain lions, animal rehabbers caring for Tasmania\u2019s car-orphaned wallabies, and community organizers working to undo the havoc highways have wreaked upon American cities.<\/p>\n Crossings<\/em> is a sweeping, spirited investigation into how humans have altered the natural world\u2014and how we can create a better future for all living beings.<\/p>\n Learn more on Addabook<\/a>. Purchase your copy from Birds Connect Seattle<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”25.8px” custom_margin=”||-2px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||3px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney” open=”on” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ icon_color=”#000000″ toggle_icon=”"||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FAF5F0″ background_enable_color=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_text_color=”#000000″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Winter 2026 selection. Learn more on Addabook<\/a>. Purchase your copy at bookshop.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Silent Earth by Dave Goulson” open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ icon_color=”#000000″ toggle_icon=”"||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FAF5F0″ background_enable_color=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Fall 2025 selection. Learn more on Addabook<\/a>. Purchase your copy from Birds Connect Seattle<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”25.8px” custom_margin=”||-2px|||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Josua Morris, Conservation Director, coordinates the Conservation Reading Group. 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After the presentation, attendees connected with one another to help contextualize the material presented and discussed how some of these new perspectives can be imbedded into the work that we do every day for birds and nature in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n To purchase your copy of the recording please click here<\/a>.<\/p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_divider _builder_version=\"4.22.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"||12px|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.22.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_margin=\"||1px|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"] The Community Speaker<\/span>\u00a0Series<\/span> is made possible thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous and dedicated member of our community, as well as sponsorship from Anderson Sobel Cosmetic<\/a>, and Calbom & Schwab Law Group, PLLC<\/a>. 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<\/p>\nAthlete<\/span>, activist, <\/span>television<\/span> <\/span>h<\/span>ost, and author of <\/span><\/span>Running While Black<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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