NY State Parks asks to use two of my John Burroughs State Historic Site photographs

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on December 11, 2018. Posted in John Burroughs, Mathew Tekulsky

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Essay on John Burroughs accepted by the North American Review

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on January 7, 2018. Posted in John Burroughs, Mathew Tekulsky

Thanks to the North American Review and editor Jeremy Schraffenberger for accepting my essay (along with photographs) “Woodchuck Lodge and Slabsides on the Same Day” for their blog, to be appearing soon. These two John Burroughs residences are open to the public and are well worth the visits. Jeremy edited MANIFOLD NATURE, a collection of Burroughs essays.

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John Burroughs plaque on the ground at the Bird Fest 2014

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on October 22, 2014. Posted in Backyard Bird Photography, John Burroughs, John Burroughs Association, Mathew Tekulsky

Amazingly, my table with my book BACKYARD BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY is just behind this plaque with a great quote by the legendary nature writer John Burroughs. I work with the John Burroughs Association in New York and try to support the legacy of this fantastic essayist and bird expert. Photo of me next to the Burroughs plaque by Peter Barash. 

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My essay on John Burroughs posted on North American Review Blog 7/9/18

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on August 13, 2018. Posted in John Burroughs, Mathew Tekulsky

I visited Woodchuck Lodge and Slabsides on the same day back in 2009. Fortunate enough to have this prestigious literary magazine post my essay on that event. Thanks to editor Jeremy Shraffenberger of the North American Review for the opportunity.

https://northamericanreview.org/woodchuck-lodge-and-slabsides-same-day

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JOHN BURROUGHS AND YOSEMITE ESSAY PUBLISHED

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on March 23, 2017. Posted in John Burroughs, Mathew Tekulsky

Here’s a link to my essay “John Burroughs and Yosemite” at the North American Review blog, just published. Thanks to Jeremy Schraffenberger, editor of this, the oldest literary magazine in the United States, for giving me the great honor of melding the subject of John Burroughs (who wrote many essays for the North American Review) with my own writings. Jeremy edited a new book MANIFOLD NATURE, which is a collection of the Burroughs essays for the North American Review. Jeremy provides an introduction to the book, as well as contextual summaries of each essay.

https://northamericanreview.org/john-burroughs-and-yosemite

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