Why The Orcas Return: In Dialogue with Lynda Mapes of The Seattle Times
Orcas exist in every ocean across the world--but the Salish Sea's endangered southern resident orca whales are unique to these waters. Learn why with Seattle Times Journalist Lynda Mapes November 17th, at 6pm PST. Lynda is author of a forthcoming Braided River book called "Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home" and she will share more about the regional specificity of these incredible mammals, and also about what's its like covering their struggle for survival, which Lynda reported on in the award-winning Seattle Times “Hostile Waters” series.
Contacts
Erika Lundahl
Event Contact
- Tue, Nov 17, 2020 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM
- Mountaineers Books
- The Mountaineers
- iCal
Orcas exist in every ocean across the world--but the Salish Sea's endangered southern resident orca whales are unique to these waters. Learn why with Seattle Times Journalist Lynda Mapes November 17th, at 6pm PST. Lynda is author of a forthcoming Braided River book called Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home and she will share more about the regional specificity of these incredible mammals, and also about what's its like covering their struggle for survival, which Lynda reported on in the award-winning Seattle Times “Hostile Waters” series.
The event will also include a dialogue with Erika Lundahl, Conservation Impact Manager of Braided River, the publisher of Lynda’s forthcoming book ORCA: Shared Waters, Shared Home. This project is being brought to life with the support of people like you-- and you can get your name, or the name of a loved one in the book--until December 1st as a holiday gift at www.braidedriver.org/orca (the book will be out June 2020).
More about ORCA: Shared Water, Shared Home
ORCA is an important new book project coming out Spring 2021 about our Puget Sound region, with meaning and implications that will resonate around the globe. Brought to life by the enduring partnership of two local and independent media—The Seattle Times and Mountaineers Books and its conservation arm Braided River— and written by award-winning environmental reporter Lynda Mapes, with photos by Times photographer Steve Ringman. This book will be the foundation for an ambitious Braided River outreach campaign, with live multimedia events, expanded programming and community collaborations.
ORCA is an important new book project coming out Spring 2021 about our Puget Sound region, with meaning and implications that will resonate around the globe. Brought to life by the enduring partnership of two local and independent media—The Seattle Times and Mountaineers Books and its conservation arm Braided River— and written by award-winning environmental reporter Lynda Mapes, with photos by Times photographer Steve Ringman. This book will be the foundation for an ambitious Braided River outreach campaign, with live multimedia events, expanded programming and community collaborations.
Help bring this book to life and get your name or the name of a loved one in the book by visiting https://www.braidedriver.org/orca.
More information about this event…
Location
Zoom Video Presentation
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
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