February General Meeting: Infinite Peninsula: Adventures in Landscape-scale Stewardship with Naturalist-Spy Chris Rurik

Chris Rurik is a writer and naturalist on the Key Peninsula, where his family first put down roots in the 1930s. His popular Substack newsletter, Infinite Peninsula, gives folks the chance to tag along on his “naturalist-spy” explorations of “everything wild, lost, and rewilding” in his corner of the South Salish Sea. He places particular emphasis on landscape history and intergenerational knowledge. A sought-after leader of birding and nature walks, he works closely with Key Pen Parks and Great Peninsula Conservancy on several conservation issues. His journalism for the Key Peninsula News has won several awards. Born and raised in Gig Harbor, he has seen firsthand the rapid development of what he jokingly refers to as “the quaint fishing village.” He lives with his wife and kids on forestland near Key Center.