Downtown Books, UNC Press and the College of the Albemarle for an evening celebrating the latest release from North Carolina author Georgann Eubanks, The Fabulous Ordinary. In her new book, Georgann offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders as a half-million purple martins roosting on an island in a South Carolina lake, the bloom of thirty acres of dimpled trout lilies in a remote Georgia forest, gnat larvae that glow like stars on the rock walls of an obscure Alabama canyon, and the overnight accumulation of elaborately patterned moths on the side of a North Carolina mountain cabin.
These phenomena and others reveal how plants, mammals, amphibians, and insects are managing to persevere despite pressures from human invasion, habitat destruction, and climate change. Their stories also shine a light on the efforts of dedicated scientists, volunteers, and aspiring young naturalists who are working to reverse losses and preserve the fabulous ordinary that's still alive in the fields, forests, rivers, and coastal estuaries of this essential and biodiverse region.
Our State Magazine has selected The Fabulous Ordinary as their July book for the Our State Book of the Month Club! Learn more about during Georgann's presentation and discussion. Georgann will also be signing books so this is a great opportunity to get your copy!
**** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MAIN CAMPUS FOR COA DARE IS ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY RIGHT IN THE HEART OF MANTEO. GOOGLE MAPS WILL SHOW IT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. IT IS LOCATED ALMOST RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE PIGGLY WIGGLY AND THE EVENT IS IN THE MAIN BUILDING IN VETERANS HALL.
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