Local author and educator Michael Branch gives a lively presentation featuring his books, including Raising Wild: Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness and On the Trail of the Jackalope.

Michael P. Branch is a professor of literature and environment at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he teaches creative nonfiction, American literature, environmental studies, and film studies. An award-winning writer and humorist, Michael is a recipient of the Silver Pen award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.