Events at Montezuma in 2006 - 2007

Annual Holiday Sale

• Nature themed gifts
• Hand painted ornaments
• Books - Toys - Hats - Tee shirts
• Something for every nature lover!

Please join us for any or all of our discussions! We only ask that you read the entire book for the scheduled discussion you plan to attend. It is not necessary to register, but if you would like to leave your name, telephone number and/or email for notification in case of weather-related cancellations: please call (315) 568-5987 ext. 228.

Refreshments will be served -- including incredible homemade chocolate chip cookies!

The Montezuma Book Club meets in the Visitors Center.

In April 2005, the astonishing news was announced that after being thought to be extinct for years, the ivory-billed woodpecker had been sighted again in the South. In his book, Tim Gallagher, editor of Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Living Bird magazine, gives a fascinating account of the events and the search leading up to the 2005 announcement and he also provides information about the history and the conservation issues related to the ivory-billed woodpecker and its habitat.

This book powerfully details the "encounters" between David Brower who was the executive director of the Sierra Club from 1952 ?1969, and three of his opponents: a mineral engineer, a land developer, and the Commissioner of the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation who proposed damming the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. These extraordinary encounters take place on a hiking trip in the Glacial Peak Wilderness Area in Washington, while camping on an island off the coast of Georgia, and on a white-water rafting trip on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.

Erik Reece spent one year observing and writing about the radical strip-mining of coal ("mountaintop removal") from an Appalachian mountain. Lost Mountain is his compelling chronicle of that year in Eastern Kentucky. In his book, he also details the devastating history and effects of this type of mining upon the environment and the people of the region, and he includes proposals for alleviating the environmental toll.

The topic of global warming has received much attention and Al Gore's book presents the clear case for the existence of global warming through narratives and images. The book balances a portrayal of the dire environmental impact with discussions of policy changes and individual actions to effectively reduce global warming.