Susan Cerulean is an American naturalist and writer. She authored a book about environmental issues facing swallow-tailed kites and wrote about environmental issues in her memoir, Coming to Pass.[1]

Susan Cerulean
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Florida
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectEnvironment

Biography

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She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Eckerd College and received a masters degree in horticulture from the University of Florida. She worked for an environmental organization and then as a lobbyist for environmental group in Tallahassee before taking a position with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC). Her projects with the state agency included a Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide of top wildlife viewing sites.[2]

WFSU's Tom Flanagan described her as "one of North Florida's most celebrated nature writers."[3]

Her husband is oceanographer Jeff Chanton.[2]

Selected works

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  • I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird: A Daughter’s Memoir[4] (2020)
  • Coming to Pass: Florida's Coastal Islands in a Gulf of Change University of Georgia Press (2015)
  • Tracking Desire: A Journey After Swallow-Tailed Kites, University of Georgia Press (2005)[5]

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Elise (December 27, 2016). "Earth Advocate Susan Cerulean Speaks Out On Climate Change In "Coming to Pass"". WUFT. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jones, Courteney (April 5, 2015). "Susan Cerulean speaks up for Florida in memoir". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. ^ "Susan Cerulean Connects Personal And Universal Ecologies In Her Latest Book". WFSU News. October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Bancroft, Colette (November 7, 2020). "Susan Cerulean's memoir mourns decline of father, planet". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ Cerulean, Susan (November 21, 2005). Tracking Desire: A Journey After Swallow-tailed Kites. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820326979 – via Google Books.