Native Plant Society Monthly Meeting

 

May 21, 7pm

Melissa Sevigny - Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

Melissa Sevigny will present her new book, Brave the Wild River, the remarkable story of an evocative and beautifully written chronicle of botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter’s history-making journey through the Grand Canyon in the summer of 1938. Before Clover and Jotter, no one had yet surveyed the plant life of the Grand Canyon, and they were determined to be the first. Through the vibrant letters and diaries of the two women, Sevigny traces their daring forty-three-day journey down the river, during which they meticulously cataloged the thorny plants that thrived in the Grand Canyon’s secret nooks and crannies. Brave the Wild River is a spellbinding adventure of two women who risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West, at a time when human influences had begun to change it forever.

Following the presentation will be a book signing. Purchase your books ahead of time at Bright Side Bookshop. Books will not be available at the event.

Melissa L. Sevigny is a science journalist at KNAU (Arizona Public Radio). She has worked in water policy, sustainable agriculture, and space exploration, and is the author of Under Desert Skies and Mythical River. She lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

 The meetings are now being held at Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. on McMillan Mesa at 7 PM. Park anywhere in the parking lot or on the street. Buzz to be let in if the door is locked and come upstairs to the second floor.

If attending virtually, register in advance for this meeting at:
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Arizona Native Plant Society talks are free and open to the public. See aznps.com to become a member.

From Susan Holiday Flagstaff Native Plant Society