Wolves on the Olympic Peninsula? Early Greeners Reunite after 50 Years to Revisit Potential for Reintroduction

What: Alumni presentation and reception

Date: Friday, July 11, 2025

Time: 2 – 3:15 p.m. 

Reception with lite bites and beverages following the presentation from 3:15 – 4 p.m. 

Location: SEM 2 A1105, Evergreen Olympia

Questions or accommodations? Contact Alumni Programs at alumni@evergreen.edu or 360-867-6300

You are invited to join Alumni Programs and Evergreen alumni Peter Dratch ’75, Brenda Johnson ’75, Cindy Swanberg ’76, Linda Leigh ’77, Rennie Selkirk ’77 and Diane Morgan as they return to Evergreen to discuss their work with wolves while at Evergreen and how it affected their careers. Lite bites and refreshments will be available following the presentation. Grab a Greener friend and stop by for this exciting event! 

Wolves on the Olympic Peninsula? Early Greeners Reunite after 50 Years to Revisit Potential for Reintroduction

In the summer of 1975, fifty years ago, seven students came together at Evergreen to conduct a ground-breaking study on the feasibility of reintroducing wolves to Olympic National Park. Supported by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the project combined field work, historical research and computer simulation, and it anticipated by two decades the return of wolves to Yellowstone and elsewhere. Join Evergreen alumni Peter Dratch ’75, Brenda Johnson ’75, Cindy Swanberg ’76, Linda Leigh ’77, Rennie Selkirk ’77 and Diane Morgan as they return to Evergreen to discuss wolves and how the NSF grant affected their careers.