Obi Kaufmann celebrates the release of his new book published by Heyday, The State of Fire, and the release of a new beer, Red Sky (“California Common Ale”), at Temescal Brewing in Oakland.

In-person event. 415 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA. One dollar from every Red Sky sold will be donated to help those impacted from California wild fires.

Obi Kaufmann is the author of The California Field Atlas (2017, #1 San Francisco Chronicle Best Seller), The State of Water: Understanding California’s Most Precious Natural Resource (2019), and The Forests of California: A California Field Atlas (2020), The Coasts of California (2022), and The Deserts of California (2023) all published by Heyday. When he is not backpacking, you can find the painter-poet at home in the East Bay, posting trail paintings at his handle @coyotethunder on Instagram. His speaking tour dates are available at californiafieldatlas.com, and his essays are posted at coyoteandthunder.com.