A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest

Though life on earth is the history of dynamic interactions between living things and their surroundings, certain powerful groups would have us believe that nature exists only for our convenience. One consequence of such thinking is the apparent fate of the Pacific salmon--a key resource and preeminent symbol of America's wildlife--which is today threatened with extinction.

Drawing on abundant data from natural science, Pacific coast culture, and a long association with key individuals on...