Susan Cerulean Explained
| Susan Cerulean |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | University of Florida |
| Genre: | Non-fiction |
| Subject: | Environment |
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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]
Biography
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.
WFSU's Tom Flanagan described her as "one of North Florida's most celebrated nature writers."[2]
Her husband is oceanographer Jeff Chanton.[3]
Selected works
- 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Anderson . Elise . Earth Advocate Susan Cerulean Speaks Out On Climate Change In "Coming to Pass" . WUFT . 21 November 2020 . December 27, 2016.
- Web site: Susan Cerulean Connects Personal And Universal Ecologies In Her Latest Book. October 13, 2020. WFSU News.
- Web site: Jones . Courteney . Susan Cerulean speaks up for Florida in memoir . Tallahassee Democrat . April 5, 2015.
- Web site: Bancroft . Colette . Susan Cerulean's memoir mourns decline of father, planet . Tampa Bay Times . 21 November 2020 . en . November 7, 2020.
- Book: Cerulean, Susan. Tracking Desire: A Journey After Swallow-tailed Kites. November 21, 2005. University of Georgia Press. 9780820326979. Google Books.
