Corvallis based forest wildlife ecologist Katie Moriarty, PhD, will review Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, by Ben Goldfarb, as part of the library’s Random Review series this month.
Set for 12 noon, Wednesday, May 13, folks can join in person at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library’s main meeting room, or online at cbcpl.net/RR2526.
Human built roads are littered with the bodies of animals (a million killed in the U.S. every day), and vehicle-wildlife collisions cause untold damage to vehicles and driver injuries and death. Roads also disrupt migration patterns, drown out the calls of songbirds, contaminate waterways and provide pathways to invasive plants.
Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb’s Crossings reveals how the new field of road ecology is seeking solutions, from bridges and tunnels for mammals and amphibians to rehabilitation of logging roads to animal rehab centers for injured critters.
About the book
Crossings was the 2024 winner of the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism, and was named a best book of the year by the New York Times, The New Yorker, Smithsonian Magazine, and others. Goldfarb’s previous book, Eager, on the natural history of the beaver, was a popular Random Review selection in October 2021.
About Moriarty
Dr. Katie Moriarty is a forest wildlife ecologist who researches sustainable forestry, balancing needs of sensitive wildlife species, and biodiversity. She and her team at the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement , an international non-profit, pursue projects that include figuring out how sensitive species use managed forest landscapes, and how a diverse variety of species including pollinators, bats, and carnivores) respond to things like large wildfires. Katie is affiliated with four universities including OSU, where she got her Master’s and PhD, and is active in The Wildlife Society and the small carnivore group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
About Random Review
Random Review is a deep exploration of a selected book by a reviewer with expertise on the topic or theme of that book. Sometimes reviewers cover a classic, series, genre, or author, but usually they cover a specific title. Whether you have read the selection or not, you will love Random Review.
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