Environmental writers Robert Michael Pyle and Allison Cobb will be featured in three nature-themed events – all free to the public – March 30-April 2 to conclude the 2014-15 Washington State University Visiting Writer Series.
Pyle, a naturalist and writer for Orion Magazine, will lead a nature walk and writing workshop 3-5 p.m. Monday at the Shattuck Arboretum Amphitheater, University of Idaho, Moscow; a reception will follow.
Pyle will by joined by Allison Cobb to do a joint eco-reading of their works and answer questions at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Museum of Art/WSU.
Cobb – a writer and artist – will lead a “plastic walk” 3-4 p.m. Thursday in Pullman’s Reaney Park to teach about the trends and impacts of plastics in the environment. Participants should bring a small bag to collect trash.
The events are cosponsored by the WSU Department of English (https://libarts.wsu.edu/english/); Student Entertainment Board; Common Reading; Charles R. Conner Museum of Natural History; Center for Environmental Research, Education & Outreach; and by the University of Idaho Department of English. The “plastic walk” is also cosponsored by Pullman Parks and Recreation.
To find out more, see https://news.wsu.edu/2015/03/13/march-30-april-2-eco-writers-to-put-natural-world-into-words/#.VQm6c4f9yyP
