Book talk: Sam Lovall
August 1 2024 | 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Meet Sam Lovall, author of the new book Mud Lake, a collection of short adventure stories about children living in Haslett, Michigan, during the 1960s and 70s, when kids were allowed to freely explore the natural world without adult instruction or supervision. The stories establish the importance of natural areas as places for young people to experience mental and physical challenges in an authentic place with real plants, wildlife, and people. As the book transitions into the topic of “circular energy,” the kid’s adventures are woven into more technical narrations about the cyclical movement of water, carbon, and glaciers, along with the science of wetlands, confirming that our current climate change is caused by people. The book concludes by outlining multiple strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change while providing an entertaining read for a variety of ages.
Sam B. Lovall, ASLA has over 35 years of professional landscape architectural experience in design, construction, and grant writing for parks, riverfronts, trails, and environmental planning projects, in addition to instructing landscape architecture classes for Michigan State University. He served as Project Manager for notable riparian planning and construction projects in southeast Michigan, including multiple habitat restoration projects in the Detroit River and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Gateway Site, along with master plan development for the Rouge River Gateway, and an Opportunity Assessment for the Lower Detroit River. In 2020, Sam received the Environmental Law Institute’s National Wetlands Award for Local Stewardship. Most recently, Sam assisted NOAA, the Detroit Historical Society, and other stakeholders on Belle Isle in developing interpretive displays featuring fish heritage in the Detroit River.
Books will be available for purchase from the author: please note cash or check only.
Free with museum admission.
