Salmon Nation
Thanks to Dave Pollard's description of Patagonia as a green company that makes great outdoor wear. From their latest catalog I was interested in a different way of looking at the land. The catalog featured an article by Seth Zuckerman, who wrote a book called "Salmon Nation".
quoting verbatim from the Patagonia catalog page 17:
"Salmon Nation supports the idea of a nation defined by the characteristics of the land, rather than by boundaries drawn by politics or history. Place tied to people and people tied intimately to place. The health of economy and community indivisible from the health of the environment. The idea is growing. Patagonis will donate $5.00 from the sale of each Salmon Nation T-shirt to the nonprofit Ectrust, to help their Salmon Nation efforts."
Just so you know the Salmon Nation T-shirt is $24.00
Seth Zuckerman who wrote "Salmon Nation" has written articles which have appeared in Sierra Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor.
A few more quotes from Seth Zuckerman article which appeared in the Patagonia catalog may pique your interest even more:
"THE GIFT: salmon recovered Local inhabitants have figured out how to dance in step with the forces that yield this abundance."
"The Copper River Watershed Project links residents of the vast territory where streams flow into the Copper River. It brings them together in service of the place, its culture and quality of life. Please check out www.copperriver.org and consider supporting their network."
"As the deck of his small boat pitches in the choppy waters off Alaska's Copper River delta, fisherman R.J.Kopchak paws through his net to untangle a lively 40-pound king salmon. He severs one of its gills to deliver the coup de grace, then reels the rest of the net aboard to receive the gift of another dozen salmon ensnared in the ligh-green nylon mesh.
Kophak's work places him in the sweet spot, where commercial success meets ecological integrity. Thanks to the cachet of the Copper River brand, the fishery brings relatively high returns to the several hundred men and women who each season ply the waters off Alaska's south-central coast in pursuit of king and sockeye salmon. Their marketing success rests on a foundation of biological health; Copper River salmon thrive because of the sheer abundance of wild nature, from headwaters to continental shelf. And for now, local inhabitants have figured out how to dance in step with the forces that yield this abundance."
Googled "Salmon Nation" and here are the results:
Top of the list is:
Salmon Nation website
from the above website:
" Think you know where you stand? Take another look. There's a new common ground forming right beneath our feet.
If there's one thing we all share, it's that we care about this place. And we'd like it to be as rich for our grandchildren as it's been for us.
The foundation of this place, the glue that holds it together, is its salmon. Not only do they feed us and support a centuries-old commercial fishery, but they feed the land as well. Trees in the forest depend on the nitrogen that salmon carry back to land from their ocean journey. Animals benefit, too: scientists have found that at least 137 species rely on salmon as part of their diet.
Beyond that, salmon are a symbol of what it means to live in this corner of the world, on our home turf that stretches from California up to Alaska.
If you listen closely, you’ll find that this land has something to tell us. The living is good here for all of us: Citizens of Salmon Nation."
Salmon Nation News
Salmon Nation Publications
Salmon Nation-the book that started it all
Visualizing Salmon Nation
Patagonia Field Reports
Scotland's Version of Salmon Nation
The Problem With Hatcheries
Book review of Salmon Nation
Songs for the Whole Salmon Project
Salmon People
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