Exploring History and Nature in the City - An Author Visit with David B. Williams

Name: Exploring History and Nature in the City - An Author Visit with David B. Williams
Start: 2025-11-15T15:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-15T16:30:00-08:00
Location: Burien Library

Schedule

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Burien Library | Burien, WA

Author, naturalist and tour guide David B. Williams will speak about his two new books: Seattle Walks and Wild in Seattle. David will discuss how urban dwellers can get to know their city better by getting outside, walking, observing, and paying attention. He’ll share some of his adventures including birding at 60 mph, the pleasures and discoveries to be made by going back to the same location repeatedly, and how to date a 1100-year-old earthquake. This talk will appeal to newcomers and long-time residents alike, giving everyone new ways to appreciate Seattle.
David B. Williams is an author, naturalist, and tour guide whose award-winning books include Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound and Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s Topography, as well as Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City. His newest book, Wild in Seattle: Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature is a best of collection from his free weekly Substack newsletter, the Street Smart Naturalist.