AT24-152 Hybrid, Lost Words, San Antonio

Event/Webinar Title: Lost Words

AT-VMS: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-152 Hybrid, Lost Words, Bexar Audubon Society of San Antonio (BAS) Monthly meeting, Presenter: David Cook (AT=1.5h)

Event Date: 3/27/2024
Event Time: 6:30p-8:00p webinar
6:00p-8:00p in person

Event Summary:
Ten birds were lost from the language of the natural world via a linguistic hit job by Oxford University Press. Each was “made extinct,” becoming a Lost Bird, in recent years by its removal from the Oxford Junior Dictionary

Event Description:
Bexar Audubon Society of San Antonio (BAS) Monthly Meeting

“Once upon a time words began to vanish from the language of children.
They disappeared so quietly that at first no one noticed–fading away like water on stone.”
– Robert MacFarlane

What do the following birds have in common?
kingfisher, heron, lark, magpie, pelican, raven, starling, stork, thrush, wren

For children, these birds were lost from the language of the natural world via a linguistic hit job by Oxford University Press. Each was “made extinct,” becoming a Lost Bird, in recent years by its removal from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. These ten birds, along with other natural words such as acorn, brook, buttercup, pasture, primrose, tulip, and many living words from nature were lost because they were not deemed part of the “life experience” of young readers.

David Cook is a Texas Master Naturalist, Travis Audubon Master Birder, and a photographer who has been documenting the Lost Words in his book, Picturing The Lost Words, and through a collaboration with members of the North American Nature Photography Association. He will talk about his book project completed during COVID, share his photographs and poetry of The Lost Words, and talk about ways we can all help children reconnect with nature.

Cost: No cost

Register:
If you plan to attend the meeting in person at Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215, please pre-register and sign up at:
https://bexaraudubon.org/3174-2/?sheet_id=122

Do not need to pre-register for zoom.
In your zoom app use the following to join the Zoom Meeting at 6:30p
Meeting ID: 875 8218 9285
Passcode: 994337

Presenter: David Cook

Event Location:
In person starts at 6:00p. Please pre-register above
Alamo Colleges District
2222 N. Alamo Street
San Antonio, TX 78215.

Contact Information:
Bexar Audubon Society  https://bexaraudubon.org

Organization Website:
https://bexaraudubon.org

Sponsoring Organization:
Bexar Audubon