Salmon, Cedar, Rock and Rain

Washington’S Olympic Peninsula

Salmon, Cedar, Rock and Rain

Washington’S Olympic Peninsula

Narrative by David Guterson, Tim McNulty, Wendy Sampson and Lynda V. Mapes

Introduction by Fawn Sharpe, President, National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

Essays from Tribal members across the peninsula

This breathtaking full-color, large-scale title from Braided River, the conservation imprint of Mountaineers Books, was released in the Fall of 2023 and highlights one of the last wild natural treasures in the lower 48 states—The Olympics. Despite its beauty and biological diversity, pressures from development and resource extraction persist. And while Olympic National Park is a unique and magical UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site located right in our own backyard, the famed park is just the center of a much larger ecosystem. There, a teeming wild circle of rivers encompasses ancient old-growth forests, pristine coastal expanses, and jagged alpine peaks. For tens of thousands of years, humans have thrived and strived alongside this natural world in a complex and ongoing web of life.

IMPACT CAMPAIGN PARTNERS

The Mountaineers, Olympic Parks Associates, National Parks Conservation Foundation and many more including Tribes and Tribal Councils

Places that are too special and sacred to develop must have advocates fighting on their behalf. The grassroots’ tactics may change—but the reasons WHY this majestic wild and natural treasure should be preserved will remain. This book will be a timeless tool for communicating why the integrity of this place must be preserved.

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