Burke Book Club | The North Cascades: Finding Beauty and Renewal in the Wild Nearby
Date & Time
Thursday, October 15, 2026
6:45 p.m.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
This event is in the past.
Tickets
FREE and open to the public;
Registration required.
Join us for a relaxing evening with the Burke Book Club!
Each month, we’ll hear from Burke staff about a book they recommend. Feel free to read the book ahead of time, or join us to learn more about the selection.
All book club titles are available for purchase in the Burke Store.
Our October book club selection is The North Cascades: Finding Beauty and Renewal in the Wild Nearby by William Dietrich
About The North Cascades: Finding Beauty and Renewal in the Wild Nearby by William Dietrich
Experience a magnificent region through the words and images of accomplished writers and photographers and local residents.
• Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Dietrich presents the rich history and challenges facing this rugged habitat just hours from Seattle.
• In his foreword, Richard Louv examines the importance of preserving our local wilderness areas for generations to come.
• Poet Gary Snyder shares musings from his time spent as a fire lookout in the region.
• Guidebook author Craig Romano encourages boots-on-the-ground exploration, from day hikes to more ambitious backcountry travel.
• Christian Martin, of North Cascades Institute, profiles leaders dedicated to protecting this landscape.
• Twenty photographers, including Art Wolfe, Ethan Welty, Benj Drummond, Paul Bannick, Amy Gulick, and Steven Gnam, bring the North Cascades to stunning visual life.
From the summit of Mount Baker to the sandy bottom of the Skagit River, Washington's North Cascades hold some of the most sublime mountain summits, lowland old growth forests, and pristine rivers on the planet. Some of these features are safely contained within national park boundaries or federally designated wilderness areas, but few people realize how many acres remain unprotected to this day. With a growing regional population, and development putting more pressure on this region, The North Cascades draws our attention to the many reasons that the integrity of this rich ecosystem must remain intact.
(From Mountaineers Books)
