Robin Lee Carlson at Henry Miller Memorial Library
August 14, 2022 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join Robin Lee Carlson as she discusses her debut book, The Cold Canyon Fire Journals.
When the nature reserve at Cold Canyon in Northern California went up in flames in 2015 and again in 2020, Robin Lee Carlson embarked on a five-year journey to learn the legacy of the burn. What she saw challenged prevailing assumptions about the destructive impact of wildfire. Her book—which includes her beautiful illustrations focusing on the details of plant, animal, and fungi responses to fires—opens our eyes to see that beneath the burn and beyond our despair lies another story.
There will be coffee and tea. The discussion begins at 1 pm, so feel free to bring a lunch.
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Robin Lee Carlson
Robin Lee Carlson is a natural science writer and illustrator. After studying evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz and the University of Chicago, she spent many years working on stream habitat restoration projects in California. She is most interested in how landscapes and ecological communities change over time, especially ecosystem dynamics after disruption. Her artwork is grounded in observing and documenting the world around her as it unfolds. Visit her website at www.robinleecarlson.com.
