| We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea Contributor(s): Workman, David (Author), Walsh, Brian (Photographer), Kongsgaard, Martha (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1680512587 ISBN-13: 9781680512588 Publisher: Mountaineers Books OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 508.797 |
| LCCN: 2019003507 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10" W x 8.9" (1.95 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2020 Gold Independent Publisher Book Award in West-Pacific, Best Regional Non-Fiction 2019 Silver Nautilus Award in Ecology & Environment 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Regional Puget Sound is a magnificent and intricate estuary, the very core of life in Western Washington. Yet it's also a place of broader significance: rivers rush from the Cascade and Olympic mountains and Canada's coastal ranges through varied watersheds to feed the Sound, which forms the southern portion of a complex, international ecosystem known as the Salish Sea. A rich, life-sustaining home shared by two countries, as well as 50-plus Native American Tribes and First Nations, the Salish Sea is also a huge economic engine, with outdoor recreation and commercial shellfish harvesting alone worth $10.2 billion. But this spectacular inland sea is suffering. Pollution and habitat loss, human population growth, ocean acidification, climate change, and toxins from wastewater and storm runoff present formidable challenges. We Are Puget Sound amplifies the voices and ideas behind saving Puget Sound, and it will help engage and inspire citizens around the region to join together to preserve its ecosystem and the livelihoods that depend on it. To learn more about Braided River and its mission: inspiring people to protect wild places through images and stories that change perspectives, please visit www.braidedriver.org |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Mindy: - Dr. Mindy Roberts leads the Puget Sound program at the Washington Environmental Council, advocating for clean water, healthy habitat, and renewed leadership to recover and protect Puget Sound. She lives in Seattle. Learn more at WeArePugetSound.orgWalsh, Brian: - Award-winning photographer Brian Walsh is an environmental planner who has served in a variety of state departments. He lives in Olympia.Workman, David: - Journalist and editor David Workman has been a communications and education director for state agencies in Washington. He lives in Olympia.Forsman, Leonard: - Leonard Forsman is the chairman of the Suquamish Tribe and has served on the tribal council for more than two decades. |