Nature Writer Stephen Trimble Speaks at USU Oct. 25

“If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll probably end up somewhere else,” is an oft-quoted adage in discussions of career paths. Renowned nature writer and photographer Stephen Trimble presents, “Environmental Writing—Alternative Career Path for a Natural Resources Scientist,” Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Utah State University.

Trimble speaks from 4-5 p.m. in Biology-Natural Resources building, room 102, as a guest of the College of Natural Resources Seminar Series. He offers a second talk at 7 p.m. in Natural Resources building, room 105, about his recently published book, Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography. Trimble’s presentations are free and open to all.

Following graduation from Colorado College, Trimble worked as a park ranger in Colorado and Utah. He subsequently earned a master’s degree in ecology from the University of Arizona and served as director of the Museum of Northern Arizona Press. Since 1981, Trimble has been a full-time free-lance writer and photographer.

“We’re very pleased to have Stephen coming to campus and encourage everyone to join us for his lecture,” says Fee Busby, professor in the Department of Wildland Resources. “Few of us pursue only one career interest during our lives and his talk will resonate with people from varied disciplines.”

Lasting Light, published by Northland Publishing in June 2006, reaches back 125 years into the photographic record of the Canyon and explores the experiences of the earliest photographers. The book also features 21 essays by contemporary photographers recounting their experiences at Grand Canyon.

Trimble is also the author of The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places (with Gary Nabhan), The Sagebrush Ocean: A Natural History of the Great Basin and Earthtones: A Nevada Album (with Ann Ronald).

Trimble has received a number of awards for his photography, his nonfiction, and his fiction, including The Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award for photography and conservation, The High Desert Museum’s Chiles Award for promoting “thoughtful management of the natural resources of the Intermountain West,” and a Frank Waters Southwest Writing Award for fiction.

He is a frequent contributor to local and National Public Radio programs, including “The Savvy Traveler.”

Copies of Lasting Light and other books by Trimble are available for purchase in the USU Bookstore. Trimble will sign books following his 7 p.m. talk.

For more information, contact Busby at 435-757-5636.

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