Connecticut has some of New England’s most beautiful coastline, but its shores and marine environments face increasing challenges from urbanization, pollution and climate change.Using images of his beautiful illustrations, Patrick J. Lynch will present a talk about these issues at the Annual Meeting of the Lyme Land Conservation Trust on Friday, June 13, at 6 p.m. at the Lyme Public Hall.
He will focus on the geology and biology of Connecticut’s coast, and place its current challenges within the context of 20,000 years of major changes in the shoreline since it was formed at the end of the Ice Age.
Lynch is a widely recognized artist, author, designer and photographer. He has received more than 40 national and international awards and honors, including a 2012 National Outdoor Book Award for A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico.
His Manual of Ornithology, co-authored with Noble S. Proctor, won several national awards for editorial and design excellence, and is one of the most widely used texts in undergraduate and graduate ornithology courses.
He turned his attention to the Connecticut coastline in his most recent book,Connecticut Coast and Long Island Sound, an ebook for the Apple iPad, available through the iTunes bookstore.
The meeting, which is also open to non-members, will be held at the Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd. (Rte. 156). Lynch’s presentation will follow refreshments and a brief Land Trust business meeting.