We say nature is worth protecting.

But how do we say why? And is it possible to talk honestly about nature at all?

Calling a forest a resource, a habitat, a wilderness, a home, or something sacred can change what we notice and what we value.

How do we express nature’s value without reducing it to our own uses or assumptions? What can poetry reveal that ordinary description misses? And who gets to decide which ways of talking about nature are taken seriously?

Philosophers Strand Sheldahl-Thomason and Seth Tichenor join poet Logan Garner for one conversation about nature, value, expression, and power.

Doors open at 6pm with food and beverages available via the Taproom window, talk starts at 7pm. All ages welcome and never a cover.

The Thursday Lecture Series is a recurring community lecture series every Thursday, October through May. Thank you to our 2026/2027 Partners –

1st Thursdays – Ales & Ideas w/ Clatsop Community College
2nd Thursdays – Wit & Wisdom w/ Philosofarian
3rd Thursdays – Thursday Night Talk w/ Clatsop County Historical Society
4th Thursdays – Nature Matters w/ Lewis & Clark National Historic Park, Lewis & Clark National Park Association, and North Coast Watershed Association

WHERE: Fort George Brewery Lovell Showroom, 1483 Duane St. Astoria, Oregon 97103 Map