PORT TOWNSEND — Maria Mudd Ruth, author of Rare Bird, will speak about the marbled murrelet Tuesday (Nov. 12).
The presentation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St. Refreshments will be served.
As one of the only seabirds that traverse both land and sea, the marbled murrelet, listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, lives a double life.
Environmental protection for the species has sparked controversy.
Rudd explores the biology and politics.
The North Olympic Sierra Club Group, in conjunction with Olympic Forest Coalition and Admiralty Audubon, are sponsoring the presentation.
“Olympic Forest Coalition and Seattle Audubon recently won a lawsuit to protect 12,000 acres of marbled murrelet old-growth habitat from a state Department of Natural Resources clearcut in Southwest Washington,” said Connie Gallant, a member of the Sierra Club group.
“The court ruling stands until the agency adopts the Marbled Murrelet Long-Term Conservation Strategy required by the Habitat Conservation Plan.
“This presentation will be part of a celebration in honor of that effort.”
RSVPs are requested to Gallant at connie@olympicforest.org.
