The real voyage of discovery is not seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes. (Proust)

Calendar of Talks, Hikes, & Workshops A list of featured talks, hikes and classes around the PNW. This list will change as more 2012 events are added.  Please check back from time to time! To query or to sign up, use the contact form at the bottom of the page. 2012 TALKS & WORKSHOPS: Please contact me if you have questions about these events: January 22: Digital Nature Photography:  Walla Walla, WA. Finding, shooting, and very basic post-procesing near Walla Walla. Enrollment limited to Whitman College students/staff/faculty. March 20, 2012 Bend, Oregon. Deschutes Land Trust : 7 PM.  The Central Cascades: A short Geologic History. Presentation: 210 NW Irving Avenue, Suite 102, Bend, Oregon 97701. April 26, 2012: Willamette University Institute for Continued Learning, Salem, Oregon: 1 PM: Shooting the Landscape: Oregon's Five most interesting geologic places, and how to capture them in photographs. April 26, 2012: Straub Environmental Lecture, Salem Public Library. 7 PM: Living with Thunder: Past, Present, and Future history of Oregon's Volcanoes. May 10, 2012: Umatilla National Forest Headquarters, Pendleton, OR.  annual gathering, Invited talk. Pendleton, Oregon. May 16-17, 2012: Smith Rock and the Metolius, with The Nature Conservancy (Dates tentative) August 9 - 12: Wallowa Mountains Photo Trek. August 15-17: Steens Mountain, with The Nature Conservacny (Dates tentative!) Ellen Morris Bishop TERRANES, LLC 3951 Frog Hollow Road Touchet, WA 99360 541 398-1810