On the Trail Book Club

New Book Club for Summer '24! Put on your walking shoes and join us On the Trail. Get your steps in while discussing fascinating true tales. Bring water & a friend!

In July, we'll be discussing Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. 

What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. The answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology.

Combining little-known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and trespassing squirrels, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature’s lawbreakers. When it comes to "problem" wildlife, she finds, humans are more often the problem—and the solution. Fascinating, witty, and humane, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat.

Request the print version HERE.

Request the eBook HERE.

Please plan to arrive on time, as the discussion will begin to travel by 8:45 am. All participants will be required to sign a liability waiver at the start of the trail.

All are welcome, Clarkstown residency is not required for this event.

Registration is encouraged. In the event of inclement weather, the discussion will be rescheduled and all registered users will receive an email alerting them of the change.