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Based on my David Douglas book The Collector, I have partnered with shepherd.com to recommend a list of books highlighting the deep relationships that grow between plants and people Here is the URL: https://shepherd.com/best-books/the-interwoven-lifeways-of-plants-and-people I would be grateful if you share your list with friends or on social media. You can find Shepherd on Twitter and Facebook if you want to tag...
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September 13 6:45 pm “The Willamette Meteorite” Puget Lobe Chapter Ice Age Floods Institute THIS IS A ZOOM EVENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE. September 16 “Condors of the Inland Northwest” Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane 6:30 pm This slide presentation is presented in conjunction with a spectacular exhibit of John James Audubon’s bird and mammal paintings. During the course of the evening, Nisbet will provide context for Audubon’s condor painting, which was based on a bird collected in the Columbia River drainage. Along the way Jack will trace written and oral records of these birds throughout the region over a...
Read MoreYakima Audubon Society talk on condors date change
Sorry to say that Covid has delayed the Yakima Audubon Society talk on condors scheduled for Thursday February 25th. This event will now take place on Thursday, April 22. We will put a zoom link up on the web site shortly before the new April date.
Read MoreComing Soon: Jack Speaks to the Yakima Audubon Society About Condors
Jack will be speaking to the Yakima Audubon Society about condors on Feb 25th. We will post a link to this event as soon as it arrives. DATE: Feb 25 TIME: 7:00 pm CONDORS IN THE GREATER NORTHWEST Written, oral, and archaeological records describe a rich history of California condors in the Pacific Northwest, including many accounts from east of the Cascades. In this virtual slide show, author Jack Nisbet will revisit the research that he used for his book Visible Bones, then move forward in time to trace what has come to light since as part of the effort to reintroduce these birds into their original...
Read MoreJack’s Presentation to the Columbia Basin Geological Society
Viewers can watch Jack’s virtual presentation titled “John Leiberg’s Geology,” delivered to the Columbia Basin Geological Society this past January 26 below.
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