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Nov. 5, 2002 -- Award winning nature writer Gary Nablan will speak Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Family Room.
His talk, "Exploring Western Terrain," is part of the Writing the West series, sponsored by the UW American Studies Program and Department of English.
An ethnobotanist, Nablan is an enthusiastic advocate for people's knowledge about plants, including plant histories, uses, and delights, especially among the mosaic of peoples who call the Sonoran Desert their home.
He won the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing for his first book, "Gathering the Desert." A MacArthur Fellow, he was co founder of Native Seeds/SEARCH, an organization that helps indigenous communities restore their traditional crops. Nablan has written many books including: "Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation"; "The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in Papago Indian Country"; and, with Stephen Trimble, "The Geography of Childhood."
Geof O'Gara, Wyoming Public Television host, newspaper columnist and author of "Long Road Home: In the Footsteps of the WPA Writers," and "What You See in Clear Water: Life on the Wind River," will be the next speaker in the series. His talk is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the UW American Heritage Center Stock Growers Room. Posted on Tuesday, November 05, 2002
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