Recent News
NOTE: The March 27 and March 28 Friends of Scotsman Peak events in Western Montana have been rearranged.
The presentations will now take place at the following times and venues.
“David Thompson’s Maps and Travels on the Kootenai River”
Friday, March 27, 7:00 p.m.
Venture Inn, Libby, Montana
View Event Details“David Thompson’s Maps and Travels around Saleesh House”
Saturday, March 28, 7:15 p.m.
Rex Theater, Thompson Falls, Montana
View Event Details“Eaten by the natives under the name of Soolabich.” People, Language, and Plants in the journals of David Douglas
For more information, see the events page.
In the Footsteps of David Douglas
The In the Footsteps of David Douglas exhibit is open to the public at the Washington County Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon. This exhibit will be on view through August 30, 2015.
The museum is located at:
120 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR 97124
For more information visit: Washington County Museum.
Iller Creek Field Trip
For more details, go to http://www.jacknisbet.com/events/iller-creek-field-trip/
C-SPAN Cities Tour – Olympia: Jack Nisbet “The Collector”
Last month, Jack did an interview with C-SPAN in the London Workroom section of the David Douglas exhibit, which is currently on display at Olympia’s State Capital Museum.
The interview aired as part of the network’s Small Cities series on Olympia.
Loon Lake Presentation, April 9
Jack will be presenting a slide show titled “David Douglas in the Colville Valley” at the Old Schoolhouse in Loon Lake on April 9.
Singing Grass Burning Sage, Now Available!
Singing Grass Burning Sage, which has been missing in action for some time, is once again available from Jack through the web site.
Douglas Exhibit Extended
The exhibit David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work has been extended to run through May 25 at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.
Boundaries Columns
Over a decade’s work of Jack Nisbet’s “Boundaries” columns for North Columbia Monthly are now fully indexed and easily accessible at http://www.northcolumbiamonthly.com
This month’s column involves a search back through time for the story of a woolly mammoth mandible.
Squirm alert: blowfly larvae are involved
Jack will be presenting stories and artwork of birds collected by David Douglas during his journeys of 1824-34 at the Portland Audubon Society on the evening of January 16. See calendar for details.
