OCTOBER 13, 2016 // 3
Award-winning author to speak about Oregon rivers
Seaside Public
Library to host
Tim Palmer Oct. 20
Palmer for a talk at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20. The
event will take place in the
Community Room of the
Seaside Public Library,
and there will be book
sales and signings after his
presentation.
Palmer will offer
attendees an interpretive
approach to the state’s
network of rivers that will
be valuable to travelers,
outdoor enthusiasts and
anyone interested in Ore-
gon waterways.
Palmer will begin with a
natural history of Oregon’s
rivers — geology, climate,
hydrology, plants, animals
and ecology. He will pres-
ent portraits of individual
SEASIDE — Despite Or-
egon’s watery reputation,
the state has lacked a field
guide for its many cele-
brated rivers and streams
— until now. Preeminent
river conservationist,
photographer and author
Tim Palmer’s “Field Guide
to Oregon Rivers” is a
reference that profiles 120
waterways throughout the
state, from the Alsea to the
Williamson.
The Friends of the
Seaside Library will host
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rivers, with a summary of
the river’s character as well
as notes about its nature,
fish and protection efforts.
He will point out opportu-
nities for seeing the river,
hiking along its shores,
fishing, and exploring by
canoe, kayak or drift boat.
Palmer will also provide
a list of the best rivers for a
variety of outdoor activi-
ties.
Palmer is the author of
26 books on rivers, con-
servation and the environ-
ment. He is also an accom-
plished photographer. He
has served on the board of
the national river advocacy
group American Rivers as
well as The River Network.
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He is currently an asso-
icate at the Pennsylvania
State University’s Riparia
Center and a visiting
scholar at Portland State
University.
“A Field Guide to
Oregon Rivers” won the
National Outdoor Book
Award and was also an Or-
egon Book Award finalist.
Palmer and his wife, Ann
Vileisis, lived for 11 years
in their van and now live
some of the time on the
Pacific Northwest coast.
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Tim Palmer is the award-win-
ning author of 26 books
about rivers, conservation
and adventure travel.
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“Field Guide to Oregon Riv-
ers” profi les 120 waterways
throughout the state.