8/12/26 at 3 pm: The Ghost Forest, by Greg King
BCAS Book Club Selections
The Black Canyon Audubon Book Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. Meetings will be virtual (usually in the fall and winter) or in-person in Montrose (usually in Spring and Summer). Contact Bruce Ackerman for more details. Please check back with this website, as times, locations and book choices may change to accommodate the participants. Please join us, even if you haven’t read the book yet! Let Bruce Ackerman know if you would like to be on the separate email list specifically for the Book Club.
August 12, 2026. The Ghost Forest by Greg King (2023). The complete, well-researched history of the lost thousands of acres of California redwood trees and how politicians and wealthy companies gamed the system while fronting as a 'save the redwoods' organization.
September 9, 2026. The Bird Singers: How Two Boys Discovered the Magic of Birdsong by Jean Boucault (2025). This book opened up a whole world of 'bird singing' and bird singer competitions that I knew nothing about. It follows two adolescent boys in France as they enter the world of bird singing competitions.
October 14, 2026. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon (2024). by Kevin Fedarko. The author, with his best friend, a National Geographic photographer, embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon—a journey that the friend promised, would be “a walk in the park” - NOT!
November 11, 2026. The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney (2025). The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world’s first forensic ornithologist—Roxie Laybourne, who broke down barriers, solved murders, and investigated death with a microscope and a few fragments of feathers.
December 9, 2026. Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey (1975). “A motley crew of saboteurs wreaks havoc on the corporations destroying America's Western wilderness in this 'wildly funny, infinitely wise' classic.” (The Houston Chronicle).