The Idea of Nature public lecture series welcomes NY Times best selling author and host of National Geographic's Extraordinary Birder on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm MST at the Boise State Student Union Building, Simplot Ballroom in-person, and also via webinar · FREE and open to the public. Q & A, book sales and signing with Rediscovered Bookshop, and refreshments to follow lecture. Free parking in Lincoln Garage available.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6 PM, Student Union Building, Simplot Ballroom

Christian Cooper is the Daytime Emmy Award-winning Host of National Geographic's hit series: Extraordinary Birder and NY Times best-selling author of Better Living Through Birding.

“Birding for a Better Tomorrow”
The natural world is in desperate need of some healing—and so are we. Can attention to birds, as one of the most accessible gateways to nature, offer a way forward for a planet in trouble while also bridging some of the chasms between us human beings? Practically born with a pair of binoculars in his hands, Cooper is the vice president of New York City Bird Alliance. He advocates for greater, safer access to green spaces for all, with a focus on outreach to youth in underserved communities. A longtime activist on issues of racial justice and LGBTQ equality, Christian combined his passions in the BLM graphic short story "It’s a Bird” from DC Comics, and he continues to seek synergy at the intersections of storytelling, progressivism, and environmentalism.

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For more information or to listen to past lecture recordings, visit: www.ScholarWorks.boisestate.edu/ideaofnature

The Idea of Nature series, founded in 2012 by Dr. Samantha Harvey, professor of English Literature. The 2025 season would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors: The Nature Conservancy of Idaho, Ada County Soil & Water Conservation District, Idaho Humanities Council, Golden Eagle Audubon, Roots Zero Waste Market, and Boise State University’s College of Business, College of Education, School of Public Service, College of Health Sciences, School of the Environment, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English Literature, and the Humanities and Social Sciences Initiative.

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