Join author, environmentalist and therapist Pamela Lowell at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences next Wednesday, Aug. 14 as she presents “My Summer with Ospreys: A Therapist’s Journey Towards Hope, Community and Healing Our Planet.” The lecture begins at 4 p.m.

“Have you ever wanted to hold a live osprey in your hands? What if you had to cross a mucky salt marsh in your bare feet to do it?” the LBIF queries.