Author Series: Hilary Flower

Presentation from 6-7pm, followed by a book signing and reception. Books will be available for purchase.

Join Wild Space Gallery for a presentation by Environmental Studies professor and ecohydrology specialist, Hilary Flower, as she recounts the extraordinary resurgence of the Everglade snail kite in her book, The Kite and the Snail: An Endangered Bird, Its Unlikely Prey, and a Story of Hope in a Changing World. Blending natural history, field reporting, and reflection, The Kite and the Snail explores how ecological flexibility and human-altered landscapes can create unexpected paths to conservation in a changing world.

Author Bio

Hilary Flower is professor of environmental studies at Eckerd College, where she teaches about wetlands and global environmental change and researches how climate change and sea level rise affect the Everglades. She is currently working on a book about flamingos in Florida.

2026 Authors Series:

09/09: Jono Miller delves into the ecological, cultural, and botanical significance of the Sabal palmetto in Palmetto Book: Histories and Mysteries of the Cabbage Palm.

11/04: James Chapin is a Florida-born writer and chronicler of historical fiction who portrays the intertwined lives of frontier families during the Second Seminole War in Ride South Until the Sawgrass.