Elwha exhibit comes down Dec. 30

Just a reminder that if you haven't yet had a chance to check out "Elwha: A River Reborn," a new traveling exhibit from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, it is still on display in Western Libraries Special Collections on the sixth floor of Wilson Library now through the end of December.

Based on a Mountaineers book of the same name by Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes and photographer Steve Ringman, the exhibit takes viewers to the Northwest’s legendary Elwha River Valley to discover the people, places, and history behind a remarkable regional story – and the largest dam removal project ever undertaken. Through first-person accounts, stunning photographs, and informative text printed on free-standing banners, follow the Elwha’s journey from abundant wilderness to economic engine – to an unprecedented experiment in restoration and renewal that has captured global attention.

"Elwha: A River Reborn" is available for viewing Monday-Friday between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Dec. 30, (except during the dates Special Collections is closed: Dec. 24 to 26).

"Elwha: A River Reborn" was developed by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in collaboration with The Seattle Times, Mountaineers Books, and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. National touring sponsor is The Snoqualmie Tribe. Sponsorship of the local presentation of Elwha is provided by Western Libraries and Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University.

For more information about this exhibit, please contact Western Libraries Communications Coordinator Clarissa Mansfield at Clarissa.Mansfield@wwu.edu or 360-650-3052.