[cid:image015.jpg@01D466BB.36EBAF40] It's Third Thursday! We're FREE today from 3:00-8:00 PM. Come check out the exhibitions and join us for Scholarly Selections: Wildfires and Humans in the Western United States: A brief history leading to our current (mal) adaptive state Third Thursday, October 18, 6:30-8:00 PM FREE and open to the public Learn more about wildfires with Maureen C. Kennedy, Assistant Professor in Quantitative Fire at University of Washington Tacoma. She'll talk about why wildfires are an important component of natural systems. She will overview wildfire and human interactions in the western states and talk about the current state of forest management. We will contemplate a possible future where human beings learn how to coexist with wildfire. [cid:image016.jpg@01D466BB.36EBAF40] Jacob Lawrence, No. 3, The hardest part of the journey is yet to come--the Continental Divide, stunned by the magnitude of roaring rivers, 1973, casein tempera and gouache,31x39 inches, George Bush series piece. Collection of Washington State Historical Society. Image use courtesy ARS. Get the latest news here: https://conta.cc/2CR4cOz Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 Visit us at WashingtonHistory.org<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/> Become a member<http://www.washingtonhistory.org/support/membership/>! [cid:image001.png@01D2A2FC.A0C30780]<https://www.facebook.com/washingtonhistory/> [cid:image002.png@01D2A2FC.A0C30780] <https://twitter.com/HistoryMuseum> [cid:image003.png@01D2A2FC.A0C30780] <https://www.instagram.com/washingtonhistory/> [cid:image004.png@01D2A2FC.A0C30780] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZRXAl-JqixtE7toeX4BTrg>