Community book discussion group reads a collection of musings by Maine Naturalist Tom Seymour
BATH, Maine - The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to participate in the sixth annual Winter Read, a community book discussion, and meet a local Maine author on March 16. This year's selection is Hidden World Revealed: Musings of a Maine Naturalist by Tom Seymour. A collection of short works, the book is a refreshing look at Maine’s rural landscape through the eyes of a local naturalist.
Previously published in Seymour's blog “Wild Plants and Wooly Bears,” the reader joins the author on walks through the woods to observe seasonal changes, interact with animal neighbors, and explore Maine’s splendid and varied flora. Readers gain insight into environmental cycles and relationships between plants, animals, the land, and humans. This work is a welcome and excellent invitation to get to know the Maine woodlands!
Seymour is graciously joining the public discussion event at the Neighborhood UCC community space on March 16 starting at 6pm. KELT Volunteer Jen Van Deusen will help guide the discussion as the group dives into our own observations of and experiences in the natural world. KELT also invites participants to write a short natural musing of their own! Whether it is about the nature in a backyard or a walk on a favorite local trail, share it with KELT on Facebook or during the evening event.
Please visit the Mustard Seed Bookstore in Bath or the Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick for a copy
of Hidden World Revealed to read the book before the event. This program is free and open to the public thanks to generous sponsorship from First Federal Savings Bank (www.firstfederalbath.com) and The Merrymeeting Bay Trust. The Neighborhood UCC is located at 798 Washington Street in Bath.
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is a membership supported organization dedicated to protecting the land, water and wildlife of the Kennebec Estuary. It maintains nine preserves for public enjoyment and has protected 2,668+ acres of land since founding in 1989. FMI visit www.kennebecestuary.org or call (207) 442-8400.
About the Author (wording by Tom Seymour): Seymour leads nature walks in coastal Maine- teaching people plant recognition, identification of edible wild plants and appreciation of our natural environment. An avid writer as well as a naturalist, Seymour writes six regular columns and a multitude of features for The Maine Sportsman Magazine. Seymour's other credits include articles in Fur-Fish-Game, Maine Fish and Wildlife, Backpacker Magazine, Northern Woodlands and People, Places, Plants, among others. Seymour wrote a long-running, award-winning column "Waldo County Outdoors" for the Republican Journal, as well as a garden column for Courier Publications. Seymour just began a regular wild plant column in Maine Food & Lifestyle Magazine, a new publication. His previous books are: Hiking Maine, Fishing Maine, Foraging New England and Birding Maine—for Globe Pequot Press (GPP). Also for GPP Seymour edits Maine Off the Beaten Path. Seymour's Maine Wildlife was published by The Maine Sportsman Magazine. His "Maine Wildlife" is a popular column in that magazine. Tom's book Tom Seymour's Maine, A Maine Anthology, details Maine history and folklore.
If you would like more information, please contact Becky Kolak at 442-8400 or email bkolak@kennebecestuary.org.
Photo Credit: Tom Seymour, Just Write Books
