Gavin Van Horn is the creative director for the Center for Humans and Nature, and author of The Way of Coyote: Shared Journeys in the Urban Wilds. In his book, Van Horn explores what it means to coexist with urban wildlife, often drawing from the wisdom of wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold, Taoist philosopher Lao Tzu, and the North American trickster figure Coyote. The talk will focus on the relationship between humans and nature with emphasis on story and science, ecological loss and ecological reconciliation, and the role wildlife can play in waking us to a shared sense of place and fate. He will highlight the ways in which Coyote as Trickster may be an especially resonant archetype for this moment of change and social upheaval.