Amid the hefty government reports, long-winded
debates, and lengthy articles that surround salmon recovery in the
Northwest, there emerges a 49-page paperback book with a simple
message: Help salmon survive. Down to the Sea, by Jay W. Nicholas,
a passionate fisheries biologist, struggles to explain Oregon’s
recovery proposal to a baby coho salmon. “This is my attempt to
reach everyday Oregonians,” says Nicholas, author of Oregon Gov.
John Kitzhaber’s 3,000-page salmon recovery plan. A wildlife
fisheries biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Nicholas has studied wild salmon for over 20 years. He can paint,
too. He illustrates Oregon’s plan in vivid watercolors. Proceeds
from book sales go to the Oregon Youth Conservation Corp., a
nonprofit group that involves young people in restoring the
environment. For more information, call
800/895-7323.
* Rebecca
Clarren
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline A simpler salmon plan.
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