Salmon In The Trees Evokes A Strong Sense Of Special Place
"When I opened the book and started reading it and looking at the photographs, it immediately brought back the smells and the mist. I could feel the mist on my face. The sounds and the taste of the berries," Rowley said.
He spent 25 years in Southeast Alaska, fishing, foraging, living off the land. This gorgeously photographed book is a must-read for everyone who loves salmon and for those who manage the lands in that pristine habitat in and around the Tongass rain forest, Rowley said.
"I hope people find this book because there's an important perspective in there," he said. "One thing I remembered about the forest up there is that they are very healthy. It's a very rich ecosystem. The salmon really are in the trees and the trees are in the salmon. You see the lushness and the size of the trees."
The book features essays from renowned conservationists and is ultimately a call to action to protect these wild lands so we can continue to enjoy salmon.
Though there is a small section of the book dedicated to the tradition of preserving the catch, "it's not really a food book. It's about showing salmon as an essential part of the ecology," Rowley said.
In this era of celebrating farmers and fishermen, consumers searching for farm-to-table experiences and celebrity chefs starting delicious food revolutions, Salmon In The Trees stands tall.
-- Leslie Kelly





