Indoor Meeting – VIRTUAL ONLY! A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Sen. George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate – William McLean Greely

Join author Will McLean Greeley for the story of Connecticut’s George P. McLean and his pivotal role in securing lasting legal protections for birds. Greeley will discuss how McLean helped oversee passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, landmark environmental legislation still in effect today, and place this achievement within McLean’s distinguished 45-year career of public service and reform. Greeley, McLean’s great-great-nephew, brings a lifelong interest in American history, politics, and birds to this carefully researched account of a Connecticut statesman whose legacy continues to shape bird conservation.