New England Wild Flower Society – New England Wild Flower Society Fall (2013) Auction
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Unique Experiences

Nature Walk with Chris Leahy - Fall 2014 (Eastern Mass)

Item Number
162
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
550 USD to eb66594e2
Number of Bids
12  -  Bid History

Item Description

Explore the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Plum Island) with Chris Leahy, Mass Audubon's Chair of Natural History and Field Ornithology. Invite up to 4 people on a private, half-day walk. Date and meeting place will be arranged at the mutual convenience of the winner and guide. Outing to be scheduled in the Fall of 2014.

Christopher Leahy has been a professional conservationist for more than thirty-five years, most recently as the Director of Massachusetts Audubon’s Center for Biological Conservation.

His interests in natural history are comprehensive and he is a recognized authority on birds and insects. His natural history books owe their popularity to his ability to describe the living world with clarity and wit. His published works include The Birdwatcher’s Companion  (first published by Hill & Wang, 1982 and reissued in a comprehensively revised edition by Princeton University Press in 2004), The First Guide to Insects (Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), Introduction to New England Birds (Massachusetts Audubon, 1990), An Introduction to Massachusetts Insects (1983, Massachusetts Audubon), and The Nature of Massachusetts (Addison-Wesley, 1996).  He is the editor of a series of authoritative books on the flora and fauna of New England and a principal author of State of the Birds: Documenting Changes in Massachusetts Birdlife (Mass Audubon, 2011).

In addition, Chris has designed and led natural history explorations to over 70 countries on all of the continents and is especially fascinated with the world’s great remaining wilderness areas and biodiversity hot spots such as Bhutan, Gabon, Madagascar and Mongolia. He grew up in Marblehead and has lived in Gloucester with his family since the 1970’s.