Tuesday, November 10, 2026 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Fleischmann Auditorium,
Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA
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$5 general admission. Tickets available in advance on the Museum website and at the door the evening of the event, if still available.
Courtesy of Chaucer’s Bookstore, books by James McCommons will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
James McCommons will speak about his newest book, The Feather Wars: The Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds, which tells the dramatic story of early conservationists who fought back when America’s birds were being slaughtered for fashion, food, and trade. The action takes place 100 plus years ago, but the lessons are as contemporary as ever, affirming the value of community action as a force for good in the conservation of nature. The complex and
misunderstood relationship between birds and humans is examined in this history of bird conservation in America.
James McCommons is a professor emeritus at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan where he taught journalism and nature writing for 20 years. He is a veteran journalist, specializing in ecology, environmental and travel topics. He has written hundreds of general interest magazine articles and is the author of two previous books of nonfiction: Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail (2009) and Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography (2019).
This Program is Presented by:
Santa Barbara Audubon Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
