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Upcoming Events
   
 
Date/ Time:                                                     

Wednesday May 14, 2008 @ 7pm

Program:

Irrigation Workshop

Presenter:

Deborah Topp, Natural Resources Education Specialist, City of Salem Water Resources

Location:                                  

Straub Environmental Learning Center

  Deborah Topp will discuss how to irrigate your landscape using water conservation practices and will answer your irrigation questions.

 

For further information please email Deborah Topp, dtopp@cityofsalem.net

Date/ Time:                                                     

Tues. May 20 & Wed. May 21, 2008, 7pm

Saturday Fieldtrip- May 24: Details to be announced at the first class

Program: Amateur Naturalist Class

"Nature Photography"

Presenter:

Joel Zak, Professional Photographer

Location:                                  

Straub Environmental Learning Center

  Award-winning professional photographer Joel Zak will teach students how to create photographic images that “capture, command, and compel.”  The class will illustrate the principles of the “art of seeing” and cover composition, lighting, and timing, among other elements.  The class is intended for all those interested in advancing their photography.

Cost: $5. Registration Required. Fieldtrip is limited to 15 participants.

Contact: fselc@fselc.org OR 503-391-4145

Thursday, May 29, 2008

“Seeing the Forest from the Trees:  The Northwest in the 21st Century”

Presented by William Dietrich

Salem Public Library's Loucks Auditorium (7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)

 Pulitzer Prize winning reporter William Dietrich will explore the decline in our forest ecosystems and sketch out a plausible future for our woods and the wider landscape.  Dietrich is a journalist, author, and university professor.  He shared a Pulitzer for coverage of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.  Dietrich has authored nine books.
 
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