Slide Shows

Marcia has prepared six different presentations for adult and youth audiences. Please contact her for further information about scheduling and fees.

1. Appalachian Spring
The flowers, birds, frogs, and trees return to life on a Pennsylvania mountaintop; slide show accompanied by a few extracts from the book.

2. Appalachian Autumn
The wildlife and wildflowers of autumn, migrating birds, fall color, intimate scenes of nature, and discussion of logging with its effects on the forest.

3. An Appalachian Year
A trip through the seasons on Brush Mountain, the westernmost ridge in PA’s Ridge-and-Valley province (a.k.a. the Folded Appalachians).

4. Outbound Journeys in Pennsylvania
A photographic journey to many of the outstanding natural areas in the state.

5. Women in the Field
The history of American women naturalists who pioneered in field botany, ornithology, entomology, and ecology.

6. Coming Home: A Cultural and Natural History of the Ridge-and-Valley Province
Uses the human and natural history of Brush Mountain to illuminate land-use patterns and conservation issues in central Pennsylvania as a whole.

Other ideas: Contact Marcia if you’d like a tailor-made program on nature or forestry issues, or even a guided group tour around Marcia’s property.