David M. Carroll (born 5 January 1942) is an American naturalist, author and illustrator.
He has investigated for the endangered species programs of New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Park Service. He lives in Warner, New Hampshire.
Awards
2009 National Book Award Finalist, Nonfiction
2006 MacArthur Fellows Program
2001 John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing
Environmental Merit Award from the EPA
Tudor Richards Award, from NH Audubon Society
Works
The Year of the Turtle: A Natural History, DIANE Publishing Company, 1999, Trout reflections: a natural history of the trout and its world, St. Martin's Press, 1993, Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetlands Year, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001, Self-Portrait with Turtles: A Memoir, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005, Following the Water: A Hydromancer's Notebook, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009,
References
External links
"Naturalist David Carroll Wins MacArthur Grant", NHPR, Lisa Peakes, September 19, 2006. (talk at Tufts University)