This event was so popular that we have added a second date! The January 10th presentation is full, so we are now taking registrations for February 21st.

 

The fight to save the Nisqually Delta was not easy. There have been many attempts to alter it. It’s a national success story, but even today, the Nisqually Delta still needs to be saved from urban and industrial encroachment.

-Janine Gates

 

 Join us for a slideshow presentation by local author, journalist, and photographer Janine Gates! She will be presenting her new book, Saving the Nisqually Delta, which chronicles the decades-long citizen activism that saved the Nisqually Delta from industrialization. Janine will provide an in-depth look at these conservation efforts, the challenges still facing the estuary, and its future. Expect a half-hour long presentation with time for questions afterward.

 

The delta holds a special place in the hearts of our members, staff, and volunteers. Our chapter was chartered to protect what would later become the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Thelma Gilmur and Helen Engle knew they and other birders who loved the estuary would have better footing in the upcoming conservation fight if they were organized as a chapter of the National Audubon Society. Becoming what was at the time called the Tahoma Audubon Society also helped attract likeminded birders and nature lovers. Our chapter is featured in this book for the role our founding members played alongside community organizations and indigenous activists in working to preserve this estuary. 

 

Please submit a registration for each member of your party. Space is limited, and we can’t guarantee there will be a seat for unregistered guests. This presentation is suitable for all ages, but all minors must be accompanied by an adult. Saving the Nisqually Delta retails for $22.99 plus tax and is available for purchase online and in several physical locations, listed on her website. 

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About Janine

 

Janine Gates is an Olympia-based journalist and photographer, best known for her community news blog, Little Hollywood, at www.janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com. She wrote more than 500 articles between 2009 – 2019. She has lived in Olympia for over 40 years.

While several deltas in western Washington succumbed to industrialization in the early 1900s, the Nisqually Delta has survived persistent threats. Gates conducted six years of research and

dozens of interviews for the book. Published by Little Hollywood Media, it features a foreword by former Washington State Governor Daniel J. Evans.

 

Gates debuted her book at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Summer Lecture Series in August at the refuge. She has also been a guest speaker at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center, the DuPont Historical Museum, and the Nisqually River Council. Gates is available to speak and give her slideshow to audiences throughout the Nisqually watershed.

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