Journey with Craig Childs, Priyanka Kumar, and Caroline Tracey as they explore vanishing lakes, darkened skies, and wild orchards. Blending adventures, memoirs and natural history, this panel reveals how rediscovering fragile places, and the stories they hold, can reconnect us to wonder in a rapidly changing world.

National Park Experience Stage (Seats 146, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Nature / Environment
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - National Parks (following presentation)

Panelists: Craig Childs, Priyanka Kumar, Caroline Tracey
Moderator: Teresa Noon
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Western National Parks

From the front lines of wildfire to vanishing salt lakes and communities reshaping a warming world, this panel explores how people confront ecological crisis with courage and imagination. Blending memoir, global reporting and personal transformation, these authors illuminate where resilience and hope take root amid a changing climate.

National Park Experience Stage (Seats 146, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Nature / Environment
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - National Parks (following presentation)

Panelists: River Selby, Caroline Tracey, Alan Weisman
Moderator: Carol Schwalbe
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Western National Parks