Seabirds as Sentinels: Eric Wagner Author Event
Join seabird biologist Eric Wagner for a reading and signing of Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island. 
We are excited to welcome Eric Wagner for a reading and discussion of his new book, Seabirds as Sentinels, at the Dungeness River Nature Center. Every spring, thousands of rhinoceros auklets return to Destruction Island off Washington’s coast, where they have become an unlikely but vital indicator for the health of the Pacific Ocean. Wagner joins researchers tracking these seabirds to understand what their fates reveal about a changing ocean — one that supports salmon, whales, and countless other species, including us. Weaving together natural history, marine science, and Pacific Northwest storytelling, Seabirds as Sentinels is essential reading for anyone who cares about the waters and wildlife of our region. Lynda V. Mapes, author of The Trees Are Speaking and Elwha: A River Reborn calls it “A joyful, fascinating, deeply researched, and essential read. I read it straight through, could not, would not, did not want to put it down.” Eric Wagner is a staff writer with the Puget Sound Institute at UW Tacoma and the author of After the Blast: The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens and Penguins in the Desert. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Orion, Smithsonian, and High Country News.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to help us make sure everyone who wants to attend can be accommodated: portbooknews.com/seabirds