A fascinating compendium of stories chronicling the history of local
conservation movements that evolved on seventeen islands in the Salish
Sea from the 1980s to the present day.Voices of Conservation chronicles the history and evolution of the conservation movement across eighteen islands in the Salish Sea. Narratively linked by author
Sheila Harrington’s two-year sailing journey to the islands to gather
over fifty interviews with veteran conservationists, the book provides
an in-depth view of conservation land trusts, from their emergence forty
years ago through multiple legal battles, organizational challenges,
hard lessons, case studies, and human-interest stories.
Beginning
in the 1980s, when logging and development threatened the fragile
ecosystems and natural spaces of this region, and culminating in the
creation of the Gulf Island National Park Reserve, this book will
inspire readers to turn apathy to action and support the cause of
conservation in an era of species extinction and climate change. Full of
colour photos, maps, and fascinating first-hand stories by
conservationists—many of whom are now elders—it reveals how grassroots
movements have the power to transform the future of a natural
environment.
