Posted by Jack Nisbet on Aug 6, 2026 in News | Comments Off on New Visual Essays
Jack and Claire have recently posted two new visual essays on HistoryLink.org.
David Douglas and the Trees of the Pacific Northwest explores both the forest landscapes and the individual species that Douglas learned about during his journeys through our region between 1825-33.
During his time in the Northwest, Scottish naturalist David Douglas paid close attention to how the native people he met incorporated plants into every aspect [...]
Scottish naturalist David Douglas made a series of wide-ranging forays as a collector for the London Horticultural Society. Headquartered at Fort Vancouver, the scope of [...]
Immediately following the inaugural Starker Lecture featuring Jack Nisbet on February 12th, Jack will be selling and signing copies of his books David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work $28.00, The Collector (hardback) $24.00, The Collector (paperback) $17.00, and Visible Bones $17.00. Cash or check please.
A presentation by Tony Johnson and Jack Nisbet. Sponsored by the Student Organization of Applied Linguistics, Indigenous Nations Studies, and History. For more information, view [...]
Survivors This slide presentation will trace the stories of several very different native plants from our region. Beginning with their first collections by David Douglas [...]