Dick Evans and Hannah Hindley, co-authors of "In the Shadow of the Bridge"

More than half of all avian species in the United States can be found in the long shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is here that the 4,000-mile avian superhighway known as the Pacific Flyway, converges. Stretching from Alaska to Patagonia, this massive migratory channel is trafficked by over a billion birds every year, making the greater San Francisco Bay Area one of the most remarkably biodiverse regions for birds, and a destination for bird lovers the world over. In the Shadow of the Bridge: Birds of the Bay Area captures the pockets of wilderness that make these Bay Area cities a birder’s paradise and gives voice to the environmental dilemmas that imperil it.

Co-authors photographer Dick Evans and award-winning writer Hannah Hindley, along with Christine Walker from Point Blue Conservation Science will explore the natural and social histories of Bay Area birds and the conservation dilemmas they face. With over 200 photos, this sumptuously photographed art book showcases the wild beauty and biodiversity of the birds of the greater Bay Area.

Dick Evans became interested in photography as a graduate student at Stanford University and continued his practice throughout a forty-seven-year career in the global metals industry that took him all over the world. San Francisco always remained home base, though, and he now lives in the city with his wife, Gretchen. Evans is the author or coauthor of the photography books San Francisco and the Bay Area: The Haight-Ashbury Edition, The Mission, and San Francisco's Chinatown.

Hannah Hindley is a wilderness guide and the recipient of the Thomas Wood Award in Journalism, the Ellen Meloy Desert Writers Award, and the Barry Lopez Prize in Nonfiction. She graduated from Harvard with degrees in English and evolutionary biology; she holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from University of Arizona. Her environmental essays can be found in Bay Nature, The Sun, Hakai, and more. Hannah writes about small creatures, big landscapes, and the scientists who love them.

Christine Walker is a member of Point Blue’s development team, who builds support and connections between the community and conservation programs. With a career spanning over two decades, she’s led successful campaigns for land, water, and wildlife conservation along both U.S. coasts. She holds a B.A. from the University of Washington.

Proceeds from the book will benefit Point Blue Conservation Science, whose scientists and educators guided Dick and Hannah into the world of birds and will join them onstage for this presentation.