{"product_id":"9781772034929","title":"Voices for the Islands","description":"\u003cb\u003e A fascinating compendium of stories chronicling the history of local \nconservation movements that evolved on seventeen islands in the Salish \nSea from the 1980s to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices of Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the history and evolution of the conservation movement across eighteen islands in the Salish Sea. Narratively linked by author \nSheila Harrington’s two-year sailing journey to the islands to gather \nover fifty interviews with veteran conservationists, the book provides \nan in-depth view of conservation land trusts, from their emergence forty\n years ago through multiple legal battles, organizational challenges, \nhard lessons, case studies, and human-interest stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning\n in the 1980s, when logging and development threatened the fragile \necosystems and natural spaces of this region, and culminating in the \ncreation of the Gulf Island National Park Reserve, this book will \ninspire readers to turn apathy to action and support the cause of \nconservation in an era of species extinction and climate change. Full of\n colour photos, maps, and fascinating first-hand stories by \nconservationists—many of whom are now elders—it reveals how grassroots \nmovements have the power to transform the future of a natural \nenvironment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheila Harrington (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Heritage House |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-07-09","offer_id":44663107813631,"sku":"9781772034929","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/81T8Lepr20L._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1719936374","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781772034929","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}