We Are Puget Sound
The Book
Created as a partnership between Braided River and Washington Conservation Action (formerly Washington Environmental Council) and brought to life by a coalition of Northwest partners, We Are Puget Sound provides inspiration as well as actions individuals and businesses can take to reverse these trends.
Experience the region on this stunning visual journey through the complex web of marine and terrestrial wildlife, regional economies of fishing and agriculture, and through the lives of the people who call this place home.
Essays by Martha Kongsgaard, writer David Workman, Suquamish Tribe chairman Leonard Forsman, and Washington Environmental Council’s Mindy Roberts, alongside striking images from Brian Walsh and more than a dozen other professional photographers bring this place to life.
AWARDS
WE ARE PUGET SOUND is the 2020 winner of the Gold Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards ("IPPY Awards") for "Best Regional Non-Fiction" in the West-Pacific region of North America.
WE ARE PUGET SOUND is the winner of the NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD ("Better Books for a Better World"), receiving the Silver medal for Ecology and Environment. Nautilus Book Awards / April 2020
“Getting people to know and connect to the place where they live is essential if you want them to steward and protect it. We Are Puget Sound introduces newcomers and old-timers alike to the diverse natural history and the diverse people that make this region special. ”
““Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout, ‘We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea’ is...impressively informative, deftly organized, and accessibly presented.””