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Naturalist/writer plans Cranberry Lake tour

April
28

Edward Kanza, the naturalist, photographer, essayist and book author, will lead a hike to point out and discuss local spring wildlife at 2 p.m. May 3 at Cranberry Lake Preserve in North White Plains.

And Cranberry Lake, a Westchester County Park, is a familiar to place to Kanze, who grew up in lower Westchester and visited the place as a child. A former curator of the Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, he is a writer and licensed Adirondack guide.

otmsm.jpgIn addition to a syndicated column “All Things Natural,” he has written boks including “Kangaroo Dreaming: An Australian Wildlife Odyssey” (Random House/Sierra Club, 2000), “The World of John Burroughs: The Life and Work of One of America’s Greatest Naturalists”  (Random House/Sierra Club paperback, 1999, Harry Abrams hardcover, 1993), and most recently “Over the Mountain and Home Again: Journeys of an Adirondack Naturalist” (Nicholas K. Burns Publishing, 2006)

The preserve is at 1609 Old Orchard Street North in White Plains. For information, call 914-428-1005. or go to the Westchester County Parks’ Web site.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 6:00 am by Barbara Nackman.
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Staff writer Barbara Livingston Nackman admits she doesn't like to stroll past a library or bookstore without stopping inside. And, when visiting someone's home she rarely walks by a bookshelf without glancing at the titles. She shares her passion for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories by bringing books discussions online and exploring the local literati scene.


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Barbara NackmanA municipal reporter for The Journal News since 1997, Barbara Livingston Nackman has covered local governments, events and breaking news from many communities. She began her journalism career by writing for bookselling and library publications. As a suburban mother, she made sure her two sons, now 23 and 21, had bookshelves and reading chairs in their rooms and library cards way before they had driver's licenses. Her editors have now found an outlet for all those book-related stories she pitches and her husband hopes she gains an interest in reading historical non-fiction.

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