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Owyhee River Presentation at St. Helens Public Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2017
OWYHEE RIVER PRESENTATION AT ST. HELENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
St. Helens, Ore. – St. Helens Public Library will host author Bonnie Olin for a presentation and slideshow on one of the most remote areas in the lower 48 states: The Owyhee Canyonlands. The presentation, titled “The Owyhee River Journals,” will take place on Tuesday, November 7, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the St. Helens Public Library, 375 S. 18th Street.
Outdoor enthusiasts and armchair adventurers alike will enjoy a presentation on the history of the Owyhee River, geology of the canyon, what makes the region unique and efforts to protect it. A slideshow presentation will allow those in attendance to see the entire region from Nevada to the Owyhee Reservoir in Oregon. There will also be a 20-minute video showing a 2006 expedition into the upper regions of the Owyhee River in Idaho and Oregon.
The Owyhee is a region conjoined by the states of Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. It covers an area of approximately nine million acres and is roughly the size of Maryland and Rhode Island combined. It is home to one of the largest remaining herds of bighorn sheep and many other wild plants and animals unique to the area, such as endangered sage grouse. The canyon geology offers some of the most stunning visual examples of rhyolite formations on the planet. The region is also sacred land to the Native American community.
Olin has been kayaking with her husband Mike Quigley for 28 years, using rivers as highways into wild places. Quigley began exploring the Owyhee region in the 1970s and introduced Olin to the canyonlands in 1993. Together, they have spent the last 24 years exploring the canyons, kayaking the river, and hiking the side canyons from river to rim many times. Recently, Olin has spent her time advocating for protection and preservation of the Oregon portion of the Owyhee region.
Olin’s book “The Owyhee River Journals” will be available for purchase at her presentation at the St. Helens Public Library. The book was created after Olin could not find a book on the region that included full color photos showing all the stems of the river canyon, including the most remote regions. She wanted to share the Owyhee that she knew, first with family and friends, but eventually with everyone to increase awareness of the area in the hope that once people saw the unique beauty of these canyonlands, they might find it a special place worthy of preservation. “The Owyhee River Journals” includes an abundance of photographs that feature the entire river system and reveals the beauty of the inner canyon corridor.
More information about Olin and her book can be found on her website http://owyheemedia.com/index.html.
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For further information regarding this author event, please contact St. Helens Public Library Director Margaret Jeffries at 503-397-4544 or margaretj@ci.st-helens.or.us.
