Saving Puget Sound : a conservation strategy for the 21st Century

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Saving Puget Sound : a conservation strategy for the 21st Century / John Lombard.

Lombard, John. (Author). Washington (State). Department of Ecology. (Added Author).

Summary:

No other developed area in the world matches the Puget Sound region's combination of beauty, wealth, natural resiliency, and history of environmental concern. Saving Puget Sound develops a practical proposal to conserve the Puget Sound region's most important ecosystems in the face of long-term population growth, drawing lessons that are relevant across the Northwest and in other parts of the country. It provides both a vision for conservation and a detailed review of the political and legal issues that must be at the core of any practical strategy to achieve it. -- Amazon

Record details

ISBN: 9780295986746
ISBN: 0295986743
ISBN: 1888569832
ISBN: 9781888569834
Physical Description: xvii, 336 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Publisher: Bethesda, Md. : American Fisheries Society ; ©2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: pt. I.A practical, long-term proposal -- The challenge -- A conservation vision for the region -- A regional strategy -- How we get there -- Be patient, but waste no time -- pt. II. The relevant laws -- Collaboration: required by the Constitution -- The Endangered Species Act: the most successful environmental law? -- Applying the ESA: salmon, orcas, and what's not on the list -- Applying the ESA (continued): owls, forests, and fish -- Land use: growth management and beyond -- Not enough water: planning can only do so much -- Water quality: inseparable from the land around it -- Tribal treaty rights: a "unique obligation" -- Choosing an alternative future.