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Nisbet to talk about naturalist David Douglas and Turnbull Refuge

Jack Nisbet, Spokane author, naturalist and historian. (FILE The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Jack Nisbet, Spokane author, naturalist and historian. (FILE The Spokesman-Review)
Jack Nisbet, Spokane author, naturalist and historian. (FILE The Spokesman-Review)

NATURE — Spokane author and naturalist Jack Nisbet will present a program, “David Douglas in the Shrub Steppe,” 7:30 p.m., Aug. 21 at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge headquarters south of Cheney.

Seating is limited. Sign-up in advance with Louise Oleary of the Friends of Turnbull, 235-4531, or looeezoleary@netscape.net .

A $5 donation is suggested.

Among Nisbet’s books is “ The Collector ,” which details Douglas’ role in documenting flora and fauna in the Columbia Basin around 1826.

Douglas fir? This is the man.

Nisbet is curating a museum exhibit,  David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work, set open Sept. 22 in Spokane at the Northw est Museum of Arts and Culture .

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