Announcing our opening event for 2016 on Saturday,
February 27th here at the River Life Interpretive Center at Redmen Hall featuring
two excellent local speakers. These two great programs are sure to inform and
inspire!
At 1:00 pm, Andrew Emlen will present Birds of the Lower Columbia
River. Co-sponsored by the Willapa Hills Audubon Society (WHAS) and Friends of
Skamokawa, this program will feature life histories of a number of Lower
Columbia River birds and special stories of these birds in connection to the
Columbia.
At 3:00 pm, Keith Hoofnagle will be here for a Book signing
celebrating the very special 50th Anniversary re-issue of "The Story of
Linda Lookout"!
See below for more detail about each event and please feel free
to call or email with any questions. For parking and accessibility
information and directions to the River Life Interpretive Center in Skamokawa’s
National Historic District, please call (360) 795-3007. The
River Life Interpretive Center at Redmen Hall is located at 1394 W. State Route
4, Skamokawa, WA 98647
Birds of the Lower Columbia River - Andrew
Emlen
The life histories of a number of Lower Columbia River birds
will be the theme of a program offered on Saturday, February 27th at the River
Life Interpretive Center (Redmen Hall) in Skamokawa. Andrew Emlen is the
speaker talking about bird species having special stories connected with the
Columbia River. The program will begin at 1 pm. Co-sponsored by Willapa Hills
Audubon Society (WHAS) and Friends of Skamokawa. There will be no charge for
admission, although donations to the building upkeep are always
appreciated.
Since starting the Wahkiakum Christmas Bird Count circle in 1998
sponsored by WHAS, Mr. Emlen has been the organizer and compiler for this
count. He has conducted shorebird census for US Fish and Wildlife, helping to
establish the Lower Columbia as a national Important Bird Area, and leads field
trips for WHAS, Washington Ornithological Society, and the American Birding
Association. He is currently co-owner and guide for Columbia River Kayaking.
Following Mr. Emlen’s program, Keith Hoofnagle, retired chief
artist for the National Park Service will read from his book “The Story of
Linda Lookout”. It is a history of the fire lookouts, originally published in
1965 and re-published recently. Copies will be available for sale after the
program, and Mr. Hoofnagle will be signing books.
Photo of Blue Heron: www.public-domain-image.com
Book Signing by author Keith Hoofnagle-
Special 50th Anniversary re-issue
of
"The Story of Linda Lookout"
We here at Friends of Skamokawa are
very pleased to welcome local treasure, historian, artist, archivist, author
Keith Hoofnagle for a book signing on February 27th following The Birds of the
Lower Columbia Presentation. Keith is the retired chief artist for the National
Park Service and will be here at River Life Interpretive Center at Redmen Hall
to read from his book “The Story of Linda Lookout" which has recently been
re-released in celebration of its' 50th anniversary! It is a history of the
fire lookouts that was originally published in 1965. Copies will be available
for sale after the program, and Mr. Hoofnagle will be signing books.
Photo of "The Story of Linda Lookout": amazon.com
Photo of "The Story of Linda Lookout": amazon.com
