Werner Books & Coffee is hosting a FREE event for bird & nature enthusiasts! In partnership with GWE, Erie Bird Observatory, and Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF), Werner has brought in James McCommons, author of “The Feather Wars”, for a presentation and book-signing. Come join us to listen, learn, and laugh alongside your fellow Erie nature lovers!

James H. McCommons is a professor emeritus at Northern Michigan University and a veteran journalist, specializing in ecology, environmental and travel topics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Audubon, Discover among other publications. He is the author of Waiting on a Train: The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Service, and Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography.

“The Feather Wars” is an entertaining and expansive work of American history, an incredible story about how disparate characters—progressive politicians, free-thinking society belles, nature writers and artists, bird-loving U.S. presidents, gunmakers, business titans, and brave game wardens—came together to save hundreds of species of birds. Heroes, martyrs, villains, and conflicted do-gooders—the early bird conservation movement had them all. Together they transformed how Americans thought and cared about birds, forever altering the American landscape.

The book will be available for purchase at the event.