Naturalist photographer speaking at Audubon

Willapa Hills Audubon will host a program by well-known Washington photographer, naturalist and mountaineer Alan Bauer.

Bauer is a professional photographer specializing in the natural history of the Pacific Northwest and coverage of local history. He is a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, having grown up on a large family farm in Oregon's Willamette Valley and now calling Washington his home for the past 29 years.

The title of his program is, "The Natural World Puts on a Show--Celebrating What's Right With the World!"

His work has been published in Backpacker, Odyssey, Northwest Runner, CityDog, Northwest Outdoors, Northwest Magazine, Oregon Coast, and Northwest Travel magazines to name a few. Bauer is perhaps best known in the region for his photography and co-author work with publisher The Mountaineers Books as part of the new "Day Hiking" guidebook series.

The program is scheduled on November 15 at 7 p.m. at the Lower Columbia College Health & Science Building Room 101. Admission is free.