David Carroll
Naturalist-Artist/Writer David M. Carroll, who in 2006 was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, is the author of three acclaimed natural histories: The Year of the Turtle; Trout Reflections; and Swampwalker's Journal. The latter was awarded the John Burroughs Medal. This “wet sneaker trilogy” was expanded to a quartet with the publication of Self Portrait with Turtles, a memoir centered on his lifelong connection with turtles and their habitats. His fifth book, Following the Water, A Hydromancer's Notebook, was named a Finalist for a National Book Award in 2009. That same year he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NH Writer’s Project. David is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Tufts University. He has received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of NH and an Honorary Masters in Environmental Science from New England College. In addition to his own fieldwork David had conducted investigations for the Endangered Species Programs of NH, VT, and ME, as well as such agencies as the National Park Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His fieldwork has been published in Scientific journals including Chelonian Conservation and Biology and Northeastern Naturalist. David is an active lecturer and turtle and wetlands preservation advocate; among awards he has received are an Environmental Merit Award from the US EPA and NH Audubon’s Tudor Richards Award. He and his wife Laurette have lived in Warner, NH, since 1969. At the 2010 Town Meeting David was honored with the dedication of the Town Report to him. For more information: www.carrollartgallery.com and www.davidcarrolljournal.com.