About the Book: Birding to Change the World: A Memoir
In this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach
us about life, social change, and protecting the environment.
Trish OKane is an accidental ornithologist. In her nearly two decades writing
about justice as an investigative journalist, shed never paid attention to
nature. But then Hurricane Katrina destroyed her New Orleans home, sending her
into an emotional tailspin.
Enter a scrappy cast of feathered characters—first a cardinal, urban parrots,
and sparrows, then a catbird, owls, a bittern, and a woodcock—that cheered her
up and showed her a new path. Inspired, OKane