Wildlife & Conservation
Connect Galen’s story with real wildlife organizations, refuges, and ways to learn more.
Explore the resourcesThe world behind the story
Galen’s World
A fictional flock, real wildlife, and the salt marshes and migration routes that inspired Trials in Flight.
Step beyond the pages
Story and the living world meet here.
Galen’s World brings together the real places, wildlife, photographs, science, and conservation connections surrounding the novel. Start with the refuge and migration, then follow what catches your attention.
The real places
Follow the migration and explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge through the story’s locations.
Open the journeyThe field notes
Meet the animals and landscapes Mark photographed while watching the refuge.
See the photographsFlight science
Explore the real questions behind the flock’s formation and shared flight.
Visit the flight labFor educators
Use the novel as a starting point for close reading, observation, and science.
Explore classroom ideasIn progress
More ways to explore are on the way.
The migration and refuge pages are a starting point. More detailed maps, expanded classroom materials, and a larger photography archive will be added as they are ready.