{"product_id":"we-are-puget-sound-discovering-and-recovering-the-salish-sea-9781680512588","title":"We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003e2020 Gold Independent Publisher Book Award in West-Pacific, Best Regional Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2019 Silver Nautilus Award in Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Regional\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWe Are Puget Sound\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo 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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorkman, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Journalist and editor \u003cb\u003eDavid Workman\u003c\/b\u003e has been a communications and education director for state agencies in Washington. He lives in Olympia.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalsh, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Award-winning photographer \u003cb\u003eBrian Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e is an environmental planner who has served in a variety of state departments. He lives in Olympia.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberts, Mindy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDr. Mindy Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e 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.org","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671026077970,"sku":"9781680512588","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d4dfc52a-cda5-4166-933d-b15b15ee1ca0.jpg?v=1733793292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-are-puget-sound-discovering-and-recovering-the-salish-sea-9781680512588","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}