The Ghost Forest Book Conversation with Greg King & Dr. Gray Brechin
- September 25
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- The Sea Ranch Lodge
Wednesday, 9.25, from 4pm-6pm
Join us for a captivating book reading and conversation with celebrated writer and historian Dr. Gray Brechin and acclaimed journalist and redwood activist Greg King. Dive into King’s gripping historical memoir, The Ghost Forest, and uncover the incredible story of California’s majestic redwoods—from their discovery and exploitation to the tireless fight to protect them.
Discover how King transitioned from an award-winning reporter to a dedicated activist, leading one of the most dramatic environmental campaigns in U.S. history. This event will feature an engaging discussion between Brechin and King, offering unique insights into the compelling narrative of the forest's past and the ongoing quest to preserve its future. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear from two influential voices.
Greg King is an award-winning journalist and activist credited with spearheading the movement to protect Headwaters Forest, in Humboldt County, California. King initiated the “redwood wars” following the notorious 1985 takeover of the venerable Pacific Lumber Company by the Houston energy and real estate conglomerate Maxxam. He identified and named Headwaters Forest in 1987. Greg King has spent decades researching redwood logging and preservation efforts. King’s articles and photographs have appeared in The Sun, Sierra, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, the Portland Oregonian, the Sacramento Bee, Mother Jones and other publications. In 2016 the Environmental Protection Information Center presented King with its annual Sempervirens Lifetime Achievement Award. King lives in Humboldt County.
Dr. Gray Brechin is an urban geographer and the author of the best-selling Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin and Farewell, Promised Land: Waking from the California Dream. He is a frequent radio and television guest, and a popular public speaker. He received his Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley Department of Geography, was the first director of the Mono Lake Committee, and is the founder and Project Scholar of the Living New Deal, a nationwide team effort to identify, map, and interpret the enormous and indispensable legacy of public works built by President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs which did much to extricate the U.S. from the Great Depression.
