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"Words, Writers & West Seattle's" monthly book-talk series will be held on July 8th instead of the usual 'First Friday' this month because of the holiday on the 4th.  Once and Future River: Reclaiming the Duwamish, is just published with the University of Washington Press and is about the damaged landscape of Seattle's Duwamish River, finding  hope in the story of our past, present and future impact on the earth. The project has also been honored with sponsorship from Blue Earth Alliance.

Photographer Tom Reese and journalist Eric Wagner's presentation is rich with photos from their new book,and they discuss local efforts to reclaim the river, what its future might look like, and how life can thrive even in the murky waters of this iconic river.

Reese's work as a newspaper and magazine photojournalist has been nominated for Pulitzer Prizes in breaking news photography, feature photography and explanatory reporting during his career at the Seattle Times. Currently he is an independent photographer and editor based in Seattle, where he lives with his family.  Recent books and projects focus on the complex relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world.  Wagner writes from Seattle, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He has a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Washington, for work he did on Magellanic penguins in Argentina and he  is currently working on a book about penguins.

"Words, Writers & West Seattle's" next book-talk is scheduled for August 5th and will feature Georgie Kunkel and her autobiography, Color Me Feminist, that includes her activities in the women's movement years.  For videos on these and other authors' presentations, visit: www.loghousemuseum.info/events/words-writers-and-west-seattle.  Additional information on future presentations can be obtained by contacting Dora-Faye Hendricks, Chair, "Words, Writers & West Seattle" by phone at 206-280-9983 or by e-mail at Dora-Faye@comcast.net.