Dec. 18, 2019: UAA Bookstore hosts final special event, 'Writing about wild relationships in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ'
by Michelle Saport |
Writing about "wild relationships" in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ with Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Authors Caroline Van Hemert, Lisa Maloney and Erin McKittrick Wednesday, Dec. 18, 4-6 p.m. UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307
Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Authors Caroline Van Hemert, Lisa Maloney and Erin McKittrick come together to discuss writing about wild relationships in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ.
- Caroline Van Hemert is a wildlife biologist and author of The Sun Is A Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æn Wilds. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Biology and Wildlife at UAF with a research focus on avian health and disease.
- Lisa Maloney has lived in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ for 30 years. A full-time travel and outdoors writer, she's the author of three guidebooks, including the award-winning Moon Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ, and Day Hiking Southcentral Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ, which features 100 hikes with detailed route descriptions and color photos. Lisa also served as senior editor at Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ magazine, and has freelanced as an outdoors columnist for the Anchorage Press and Anchorage Daily News.
- Erin McKittrick is author of Mudflats and Fish Camps: 800 Miles around Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ's Cook Inlet. In it, she explores the history of the inlet, the culture of the area, and shares her family's adventures and observation with wildlife. Erin McKittrick has a master's degree in molecular and cellular biology and is co-founder of Ground Truth Trekking, a nonprofit organization that combines "ground truth" with "researched truth."
This is the last UAA Campus Bookstore event after a 20-year run.
Everyone is encouraged to attend. Note: Free parking at UAA.
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