Posts by jnisbet
February 22 – The Return of the Columbia Mammoth
Based on an essay that appeared in Nisbet’s book Visible Bones plus extensive further research and updates, this talk will focus on the story of the Hangman and Pine Creek discoveries in 1876. They resulted in North American’s first mounted mammoth at the Field Museum and the type specimen of Mammut columbi at the American Museum of Natural History, as well as ongoing activity in the scientific world. For details go to...
Read MoreApril 22 – Exploring Washington’s Mammoth Steppe
Dr. Dan Fisher of the University of Michigan, who has worked on woolly mammoth sites in Siberia, will join Jack on a bus trip to the Hangman Creek site where the Coplen brothers unearthed the bones of multiple Columbia mammoths. We will continue on to Steptoe Butte to consider what the landscape might have looked like when these giants roamed the Palouse. Limited space. For registration contact David Brum, Adult Education and Events Coordinator at David.Brum@northwestmuseum.org
Read MoreBook Signing at Auntie’s Bookstore
Local writer and naturalist Jack Nisbet, will be at Auntie’s Bookstore to sign and personalize copies of his books for you! View Event
Read MoreIndies First 2016
On Saturday, November 26, Jack will serve as guest staff at Aunties Bookstore in Spokane from 1:00-3:00 pm. View Event
Read MoreJack’s memorial piece for geologist Roy Breckenridge
Jack’s memorial piece for geologist Roy Breckenridge has been posted on the web site of the Ice Age Floods Institute. You can see it by visiting www.iafi.org.
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