Wings Over Willapa Festival Keynote "Kinship with Kingfishers" by Marina Richie

Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 Lake St SE, Ilwaco

Join award-winning author Marina Richie for a headfirst dive into belted kingfishers over seven seasons on a home creek. Her photo-filled presentation threads natural history, memoir, and myth. She introduces the practice of deep birding leading to kinship with a wild neighborhood and personal transformation. By the water’s edge, the author healed from the loss of her naturalist father and tapped into her own powers.

Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher earned the 2024 John Burroughs Award, awarded annually to the year’s most distinguished book of nature writing. Her book also earned a National Outdoor Book Award and a Foreword Indies Award. Sixteen illustrations by artist Ram Papish illuminate the hidden world of a secretive and skittish bird.

Marina will sign and sell books at the event. Hors-d'œuveres and a complimentary beer or wine are included with registration.

There is a $40 registration for the keynote speaker Marina Richie. Visit the website to learn more about the festival and register online here.