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Big River Nelson Launch Event
A new visual book about the incredible life force of the Columbia River basin.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm PT
SHELLY BOYD
Big River contributor
Shelly Boyd is a former Sinixt/Arrow Lakes Territorial Land Advisor and a passionate advocate for preserving the cultural heritage and traditions of her people.
DAVID MOSKOWITZ
Big River photographer and author
Photographer, author, wildlife biologist, and tracker David Moskowitz is the author of Caribou Rainforest, Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest, and Wolves in the Land of Salmon, and coauthor of Peterson’s Field Guide to North American Bird Nests. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Sierra, High Country News, and Audubon Magazine, as well as by organizations such as the National Wildlife Federation, Endangered Species Coalition, and Nature Conservancy of Canada.
EILEEN DELEHANTY PEARKES
Big River author
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes explores landscape, history, and the human imagination through
writing, maps, and visual notebooks, focusing on Indigenous culture and the power of water. She has researched the international Columbia River basin for more than two decades. Pearkes is the author of The Geography of Memory, A River Captured: The Columbia River and Catastrophic Change, and The Heart of a River. www.edpearkes.com
Additional Books Available for Purchase
- Caribou Rainforest: From Hope and Heartbreak, by David Moskowitz, published by Braided River
- The Heart of a River by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
- Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge, 2nd Edition by Craig Romano, published by Mountaineers Books
- A River Captured: The Columbia River Treaty and Catastrophic Change - Revised and Updated, by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
- The Geography of Memory: Reclaiming the Cultural, Natural and Spiritual History of the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First People by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
June 1st Nelson Book Launch Location
Nelson Museum, Archives, & Gallery | 502 Vernon St, Nelson
Upcoming Events
Olympia, Washington | June 4th from 6:00-7:30pm
Seattle, Washington | June 5th from 6:30-9:00pm
Astoria, Oregon | June 17th from 2:00-3:30pm
Portland, Oregon | June 18th from 6:00-8:30pm
The Dalles, Oregon | June 19th from 5:30-9:00pm
Richland, Washington | June 20th from 6:00-7:30pm
All photographs Copyright 2023 Braided River and David Moskowitz.
Big River Nelson Launch Event
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm PT
Big River Nelson Launch Event
A new visual book about the incredible life force of the Columbia River basin.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm PT
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Big River Nelson Launch Event
A new visual book about the incredible life force of the Columbia River basin.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm PT
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