Feb. 27, 1:00 pm Birds of the Lower Columbia River - Andrew Emlen/ 3:00 pm Keith Hoofnagle Book Signing, Special 50th Anniversary Edition of "The Story of Linda Lookout"

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