Podcast appearances and mentions of darrin lunde

A man of boundless energy and interests, President Theodore Roosevelt took on enough roles to occupy two lifetimes. We remember him as a statesman and diplomat. Rough Rider and progressive reformer. Adventurer, outdoorsman, and conservationist. The champion of the Panama Canal and the first pastor of the bully pulpit. But one important pursuit has largely escaped historical notice. Theodore Roosevelt was a lifelong naturalist and, according to our guest on today’s Sauropodcast, a founding father of America’s natural history museums, helping amass their scientific collections of animal and bird specimens from around the world. Darrin Lunde recounts TR’s passion for museum naturalism in his recent book, “The Naturalist – Theodore Roosevelt, a lifetime of exploration and the triumph of American natural history.” Lunde is in a unique position to explore and explain Roosevelt’s deep museum connections. He’s a collections manager in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, which houses many of the specimens TR collected during his lifetime. Previously, Lunde worked at the American Museum of Natural History, where he led field expeditions throughout the world. He’s named more than a dozen new species of mammals and contributed to scientific descriptions of many other animals. And as Lunde will explain, his early life shares some interesting parallels with TR’s boyhood.

In this podcast, the stories of two naturalists — Nick Carter, who lives at the headwaters of the Choptank River, the longest river on the Eastern Shore of Maryland; and Theodore Roosevelt, the nation's 26th president and a lifelong naturalist.2:38: Tom Horton, long-time environmental writer and author, tells the story of the Choptank River on the Delmarva Peninsula and Nick Carter, the naturalist who lives on an old farm at its headwaters. Carter does a wonderful thing for the river – he does nothing. Horton explains in his new book, "Choptank Odyssey: Celebrating a Great Chesapeake River," with photos by Dave Harp.20:56: One of the nation’s great naturalists was also its 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt. He developed an interest in nature when he was a boy and maintained the fascination through his life. Our guest is Darrin Lunde, a museum naturalist who works at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington. He is the author of "The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration and the Triumph of American Natural History."Links:http://www.schifferbooks.com/choptank-odyssey-celebrating-a-great-chesapeake-river-5867.htmlhttp://crownpublishing.com/news/naturalist-darrin-lunde/#.V5o0GdIrK70

Darrin Lunde, collection manager at the National Museum of Natural History, presents the story of Theodore Roosevelt and how his lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement. This lecture took place at the Museum on June 29, 2016.

Hunter, adventurer, statesman, and conservationist—perhaps no U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than Theodore Roosevelt. Join Smithsonian natural historian Darrin Lunde as he shares his new book, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History, a captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement.

Hunter, adventurer, statesman, and conservationist—perhaps no U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than Theodore Roosevelt. Join Smithsonian natural historian Darrin Lunde as he shares his new book, The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History, a captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt’s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America’s wildlife conservation movement.