My new book, Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table, goes on sale today. Pick up a copy at your local indie book store, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Apple iBooks. It’s also available as a free audiobook with an Audible trial.
The timing of the book’s release has been known for more than a year, but we couldn’t have predicted the socio-political atmosphere it would land in. Wild salmon have survived all manner of tectonic tumult through the ages, from fire to ice, in part because of their genetic diversity and legendary resilience. The human-caused upheaval of land use, economics, and politics is more recent. Even more recent is the acrimony and partisanship that gets in the way of people coming together to solve problems.
Wild salmon face myriad problems today—and so do we. Most of their problems are our problems. We are tied to these fish like no other, and taking a closer look at our relationship with salmon strikes me as a worthy pursuit, especially in light of current events.
A big thank-you to everyone who helped me see this book into print as well as my many readers and supporters. I sincerely hope you enjoy Upstream and find passages that stay with you.
Monday, June 5, I will talk about the book and show slides at Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 pm.
we enjoyed your presentation last Friday at Village Books. i asked about the SeaDoc Society and if you had had any contact with Joe Gaydos there (http://www.seadocsociety.org). Joe is a respected veterinarian/scientist, PhD/DVM who has led the SeaDoc effort over some 20 years now. Their focus is on the science and providing understanding that can lead to better decision making.
the SeaDoc Society has a series of presentations at the YMCA Camp Orkila that is well respected and attended. if they aren’t fully booked, i would suggest seeing about speaking there. Also, there is Darvill’s book store on Orcas, smaller but highly supported.
There is another organization that you might contact if you haven’t. It is Long Live the Kings that had its start on Orcas Island, also with a hatchery and returning chinook salmon (https://lltk.org; Restoring wild salmon and supporting sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest).
I was on the SeaDoc board for a numbers of years while living on Orcas Island.
Best wishes, Alan Fritzberg