Event

Craig Romano- The North Cascades

Craig Romano- The North Cascades
Tuesday, January 31st 6:00pm-7:30pm
Free, but advanced sale tickets required
The Royal Room, Columbia City

Seward Park Audubon Center and Braided River are thrilled to welcome Craig Romano to The Royal Room. Craig will share hike suggestions from, The North Cascades: Finding Beauty and Renewal in the Wild Nearby, by Braided River. He will dive into the region's rich history, talk about challenges this ecosystem faces, and share opportunities to become a steward for this remarkable wild place. Come learn more about this "wild nearby" and find out how you can make your way there soon!

Washington's North Cascadeshome to magnificent mountains, old growth forests, and pristine riversis one of the largest contiguous wilderness areas in the Lower 48. Millions of people live next to the North Cascades, relying on this ecosystem for clean air and water, physical exercise and mental rejuvenation - with a million more people expected to move into the Puget Sound metro region within 20 years. Preserving this ecosystem's integrity in the face of development pressure will be possible only if those who live near it are its stewards. This is the story told by Braided River's book, The North Cascades: Finding Beauty and Renewal in the Wild Nearby and the Burke Museum's immersive exhibit, which also highlights current scientific research happening in the North Cascades.

This is part of Seward Park Audubon Center's Urban Naturalist Series connecting authors, artists and naturalists with the southeast Seattle community.