Evening w/ Ben Goldfarb Eager The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

Ben Goldfarb in conversation with Eli Francovich, The Spokesman Review's Outdoors Reporter

In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America’s lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat. Today, a growing coalition of “Beaver Believers”―including scientists, ranchers, and passionate citizens―recognizes that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier, for humans and non-humans alike, than those without them.

 "A marvelously humor-laced page-turner about the science of semi-aquatic rodents…. A masterpiece of a treatise on the natural world.”―The Washington Post

WINNER of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award 

Washington Post “50 Notable Works of Nonfiction”

Science News “Favorite Science Books of 2018”

Booklist “Top Ten Science/Technology Book of 2018”

When: Wednesday 18 September 2019  starting at 7 p.m.

Where: The Montvale Event Center - 1019 W 1st Ave   Spokane WA 99201

Tickets: The cost is $6 Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6 p.m. Come early to enjoy a cocktail and live music.

Get The Book: It's OK to read ahead! Auntie's has the book for a 15% discount for Northwest Passage Book Club Members!  It will also be available the night of the event. 

Don't forget: Please print out a copy of your ticket or have it available to display on your smartphone.

More info: Northwest Passages strives to keep General Admission ticket prices low so that anyone who wants to attend can join the conversation. Ticket fees are used to defray the costs of hosting community forums. 

Don't miss: Northwest Passages will have copies of "100 Things to Do in Spokane Before You Die," written by The Spokesman-Review staff, available during the event. 

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