Hamden Land Conservation Trust Hosts "Nature Wars" Author

The Hamden Land Conservation Trust will hold its annual meeting Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at Thornton Wilder Hall at the Hamden Public Library 2901 Dixwell Ave. 

This year's speaker is Jim Sterba, author of Nature Wars, who will offer an eye-opening look at how Americans have lost touch with the natural landscape, spending 90 percent of their time indoors. 

All the while, our well-meaning efforts to protect animals has allowed wild population to burgeon out of control, causing damage, costing billions of dollars, degrading ecosystems and touching off disputes which polarize communities, setting neighbor against neighbor. 

This lively talk is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.