Love Your Mother: Climate Stories of Life, Death, and Earth
About this Event
This event is the second in our 2026 Earth Care Speaker's Series, "Creating Change through Climate Stories."
About the Program
The Earth Care Team at First Presbyterian Church, Waynesville, invites you for an evening of inspiration and connection focused on creating a healthier planet through shared climate stories.
Our featured storyteller for the evening is Dr. Mallory McDuff, an author and environmental educator at Warren Wilson College near Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. McDuff’s writing stems from “ordinary life--raising children and teaching students--amidst the enormity of our uncertain times, especially our changing climate.” Her program will explore stories from two published books, “Love Your Mother: 50 States, 50 Stories, and 50 Women United for Climate Justice” and “Our Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love.”
Doors will open for check-in starting at 5:00 pm with live music provided by Cider Ridge band. The presentation will last about one hour including question and answer. A summer buffet reception with book signing will follow the program.
Our Timetable for the Evening
- 5:00 pm Checkin, Live Music with Cider Ridge
- 5:30 pm Storytelling with Mallory McDuff
- 6:30 pm Summer Buffet, Reception, and Book Signing
This program is made possible by an Outreach Grant from the Presbytery of Western North Carolina. The event is free and open to all, but tickets are required to assist us with planning.
More About Our Storyteller
Mallory McDuff writes and teaches environmental education at Warren Wilson College, a liberal arts school that integrates academics with work and community engagement. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida, M.S. from the University of South Alabama, and B.S. from Vanderbilt University.
She is the author of the books Love Your Mother: 50 States, 50 Stories, and 50 Women United for Climate Justice (Broadleaf Books); Our Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love (Broadleaf Books); Sacred Acts: How Churches are Working to Protect Earth’s Climate (New Society Publishers); Natural Saints: How People of Faith are Working to Save God’s Earth (Oxford University Press).
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