Alma mater(s)
- B.A. Zoology, University of Maine, Orono
- M.S. Zoology, University of Main, Orono
- Ph.D. Zoology, University of California, Los Angeles
- Postdoctoral, University of California, Los Angeles
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Area(s) of expertise
Adaptations, both behavioral and physiological, of animals in winter. Including bears, beavers, turtles, frogs and all the various frost-hardy insects; study of honeybee metabolism and aspects of raven cognition.
Awards and Achievements
- Guggenheim Fellow, 1976-77
- Harvard Fellow, 1976-77
- University of Vermont Scholar in the Biological Sciences, 1985
- Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Fellowship Award, 1988-89 (Federal Republic of Germany)
- Lady Davis Fellowship (Jerusalem, Israel), 1992
- L.L. Winship Book Award (For "In a Patch of Fireweed"), 1984
- Burroughs Writing Award (For "An Owl in the House"), ~1991
- Rutstrom Authorship Award for Conservation and Environmental Writing (For "A Year in the Maine Woods"), 1996
- Sigma Xi Lecturer, 1995-1997
- Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children (By Children’s Books Council)
- Member Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, 1997
- Member Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1998
- Franklin Fairbanks Award for Contributions of Vermont Culture, 1997
- New England Bookseller’s Award for Nonfiction, 1998
- John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing (for "Mind of the Raven"), 2000
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Maine, Farmington, 1999
- Honorary Master of Philosophy & Human Biology, College of the Atlantic, 2006
- Honorary Doctorate, Unity College, Maine, 1986 and 2000
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, St. Michaels College, 2008
- National Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
- Maine Running Hall of Fame, 1996
- Maine Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame, 2000
- American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame, 2008
- Sterling College Presidential Stewardship Award, 2014
- University of Maine Achievement Award, 2014
- Pen New England Book Award for non-fiction, for "Life Everlasting", 2013
- Art Exhibits: "The Naturalist as Artist: the Artist as Naturalist" - Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT, and the L C Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley School in Fairfield, Maine, 2005
Awards and Achievements
- Guggenheim Fellow, 1976-77
- Harvard Fellow, 1976-77
- University of Vermont Scholar in the Biological Sciences, 1985
- Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Fellowship Award, 1988-89 (Federal Republic of Germany)
- Lady Davis Fellowship (Jerusalem, Israel), 1992
- L.L. Winship Book Award (For "In a Patch of Fireweed"), 1984
- Burroughs Writing Award (For "An Owl in the House"), ~1991
- Rutstrom Authorship Award for Conservation and Environmental Writing (For "A Year in the Maine Woods"), 1996
- Sigma Xi Lecturer, 1995-1997
- Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children (By Children’s Books Council)
- Member Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering, 1997
- Member Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1998
- Franklin Fairbanks Award for Contributions of Vermont Culture, 1997
- New England Bookseller’s Award for Nonfiction, 1998
- John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing (for "Mind of the Raven"), 2000
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Maine, Farmington, 1999
- Honorary Master of Philosophy & Human Biology, College of the Atlantic, 2006
- Honorary Doctorate, Unity College, Maine, 1986 and 2000
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, St. Michaels College, 2008
- National Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
- Maine Running Hall of Fame, 1996
- Maine Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame, 2000
- American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame, 2008
- Sterling College Presidential Stewardship Award, 2014
- University of Maine Achievement Award, 2014
- Pen New England Book Award for non-fiction, for "Life Everlasting", 2013
- Art Exhibits: "The Naturalist as Artist: the Artist as Naturalist" - Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT, and the L C Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley School in Fairfield, Maine, 2005