Discovery Speaker Series

Join Puget Sound Estuarium at the Olympia Timberland Library for our Discovery Speaker Series. Every 1st Thursday of the month we invite you to learn and stay informed about current environmental research or sustainability projects. You’ll hear from Scientists, Educators, Artists, and Earth Advocates about their current work, research, or organization. Plus get your questions answered live after the talk! About the presentation: The Nisqually Delta is one of the country’s last unspoiled estuaries. Janine Gates, author of Saving the Nisqually Delta, will present a slide show and discussion about the historical pressures applied by ports, counties, cities, and corporations to industrialize the Nisqually Delta. Citizen activism saved it from those threats, but today, the Nisqually Delta is still at risk. Janine will discuss key moments in Washington State environmental history and ongoing issues related to the ecological integrity of the Nisqually Delta. Who will step up and save the Nisqually Delta now?