FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 4, 2003

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119

NATURE WRITER TO SPEAK AT DRAKE FEB. 20

Barry Lopez, described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "arguably the nation's premier nature writer," will speak at Drake University on Thursday, Feb. 20. He will read from his work and discuss literature and the environment at 7 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center, 29th Street and University Avenue. The event is free and open to the public.

Lopez is author of "Arctic Dreams," which won the National Book Award. His books also include "Of Wolves and Men," "About This Life," "Field Notes," "Light Action in the Caribbean" and "Crow and Weasel." He is a regular contributor to The Paris Review and Harper's.

Lopez' speech at Drake is sponsored by the Iowa Space Grant Consortium, Drake University's English Department and Writers and Critics Series, the Biology Department, the Environmental Science and Policy Program, Interdisciplinary Programs and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. For more information, call (515) 271-3777.