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Journalist and author Ryan Goldberg will talk about his latest book, Bird City, in a conversation with Hoboken birder Jeffrey Train on Thursday, November 20 6:00 pm at the Hoboken Public Library, 500 Park Avenue
Journalist and author Ryan Goldberg examines how urban landscapes can become vital habitats and why local stewardship matters in his latest book, Bird City. Goldberg will be joined by Jeffrey Train, Hoboken birder and co-founder of Our Tern, a local group working to protect nesting Common Terns on the Hoboken waterfront. The evening will include an audience Q&A. Copies of Bird City will be available for purchase beginning at 6:00 p.m., courtesy of Little City Books.
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