Monday, October 8, 2018 (Olympia) 7PM
Lynda Mapes: Restoration and the Elwha Dam
Lynda V.
Mapes is the environmental reporter for the Seattle Times and an observer of
the natural world.
She is the author of four books:
Washington:
The Spirit of the Land
(with
photographers Terry Donnelly and Mary Liz Austin);
Elwha: A
River Reborn
(with
photographer Steve Ringman);
Breaking
Ground: The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Unearthing of Tse-whit-zen
Village;
and her newest book
Witness Tree:
Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak.
She researched and wrote
Witness Tree
while a Knight Fellow in science journalism at MIT and a
Bullard Fellow in forest research in residence with her oak at the Harvard
Forest.
Wednesday,
October 10, 2018 (Tacoma) 7PM
Sarah Low: Tacoma’s Tree Canopy Program
With the
threat of global warming and the need to capture carbon, tree canopies have
new interest and importance. Join us to learn about Tacoma’s Tree Canopy
Program from Sarah Low, Tacoma’s Tree Canopy Program Manager.
2018
Monday,
November 12, 2018 (Olympia) 7PM
Nelson Salisbury: Restoration for Pollinators
Whether it is
native plants or food crops, the loss of pollinators poses a profound
threat. Come and hear about some of the work being done to address this
problem. Nelson Salisbury is co-author of the new Earth-Corps publication,
The Native Pollinator Habitat Restoration Guide.
We will have copies available for purchase.
Wednesday,
November 14, 2018 (Tacoma) 7PM
Jack Nesbit:
From Spokane to Mount Stuart: John Leiberg on the Columbia Plateau
In the spring of 1893, north Idaho prospector and moss enthusiast John
Leiberg joined a US Department of Agriculture plant survey tasked with
determining the botanical limits of the Great Columbia Plain. This slide
presentation, drawn from Leiberg’s unpublished journal, plant list, and
correspondence, will show how the expedition accomplished that and a whole
lot more.
Jack Nisbet, a Spokane-based teacher and naturalist, is the author of
several collections of stories that explore the human and natural history of
the Northwest, including Ancient
Places and Visible
Bones. He has also written award-winning biographies of fur
agent David Thompson and plant collector David Douglas. Jack’s latest
book, The
Dreamer and the Doctor, traces the unlikely adventures of John
and Carrie Leiberg around the Northwest and beyond. Jack is an excellent
and engaging presenter, you’re sure to enjoy. For more information visit www.jacknisbet.com
Wednesday,
December 5, 2018 (Olympia -joint meeting with Tacoma) 7PM
This year we are trying something new, a joint meeting at the Coach House
for the holiday gathering, Note: the change from the normal date. The
meeting will feature presentations by members of their activities, door
prizes, and potluck of sharing favorite snacks or deserts. No Tacoma meeting
in December.
January 2019
Wednesday,
January 9, 2019 (Tacoma) 7PM
Member presentations
This meeting
will feature presentations of more member activities.
Monday, January 14, 2019 (Olympia) 7PM
To be announced
Meeting Locations:
OLYMPIA
Washington State Capitol Museum Coach House
211 21st Avenue SW
Olympia, WA 98501
360.753.2580
Directions to the Washington State Capital Museum: From Interstate 5 in Olympia, take Exit 105, following the "State
Capital/City Center" route. Go through a tunnel, (get in the left hand lane)
and turn left on Capital Way. Follow the brown and white "State Capital
Museum" signs to 21st Avenue. Turn right on 21st
Avenue and proceed two blocks. The museum is on the left in a stucco
mansion. We meet in the carriage house in back of the mansion.
TACOMA
Tacoma Nature
Center
1919 South Tyler Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
253.591.6439
Directions to the Tacoma Nature Center: From Interstate 5, take State
Highway 16 towards Gig Harbor. Look for the 19th Street EAST,
exit and take it, which puts you onto South 19th Street. Travel
to the first light, turn right on South Tyler, and then left into the first
driveway at the Tacoma Nature Center.
