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 August, we'll be discussing Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn. 

Some of the only truly feral cattle in the world wander a long-abandoned island off the northernmost tip of Scotland. A variety of wildlife not seen in many lifetimes has rebounded on the irradiated grounds of Chernobyl. A lush forest supports thousands of species that are extinct or endangered everywhere else on earth in the Korean peninsula's narrow DMZ.

Cal Flyn, an investigative journalist, exceptional nature writer, and promising new literary voice visits the eeriest and most desolate places on Earth that due to war, disaster, disease, or economic decay, have been abandoned by humans. What she finds every time is an island of teeming new life: nature has rushed in to fill the void faster and more thoroughly than even the most hopeful projections of scientists.

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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.