Doug Walker Lecture with J. Drew Lanham (10/30/2019)
Posted: 10/15/2019 (Local Events)
As an African American raised in the south who had a love affair with nature, Dr. J. Drew Lanham grew up feeling like a “rare bird”. Join University of Washington’s EarthLab on October 30 at 6:30PM for the 2019 Doug Walker Lecture where Dr. Lanham will discuss what it means to embrace both his history and relationship to nature, and how these two intertwine as an ornithologist, wildlife ecologist and college professor. A leading advocate for the natural world, Dr. Lanham will examine how conservation must be a rigorous science and evocative art — and that love of nature is not restricted by race and should play an active role in celebrating our natural world.
Dr. Lanham’s book, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, is a remarkable meditation on nature and belonging and a deeply moving memoir and riveting exploration of the contradictions of black identity in the rural South — and in America today.
When: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | 6:30 p.m.
Where: Benaroya Hall | Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101
Cost: $8
Date: 10/30/2019
Time: 6:30PM
Location: Benaroya Hall