North Cascades Institute presents
Amy Gulick's Salmon in the Trees:
Life in Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest
Thursday, September 23, 6–8 p.m.
Walton Theatre at the Mount Baker Theatre
104 N. Commercial Street, Bellingham
$5 suggested donation at door

Amy Gulick's book of photography Salmon in the Trees, published this summer by Mountaineers Books in Seattle, tells the remarkable story of the Tongass rain forest, where trees grow salmon and salmon grow trees. Fringing the coastal panhandle of southeast Alaska and covering thousands of islands in the Alexander Archipelago, the Tongass is one of the rarest ecosystems on Earth. Humpback whales, orcas and sea lions cruise the forested shorelines. Millions of wild salmon swim upstream into the forest, feeding an abundance of bears and bald eagles. Native cultures and local communities benefit from the gifts of both the forest and sea.

But the global demands of our modern world are threatening this great forest’s biological riches.

With camera and rain gear in hand, photographer Amy Gulick paddled and trekked among the bears, misty islands, and salmon streams to document the intricate connections within the Tongass and the benefits to people, both local and global, of preserving this rare ecosystem.

Join North Cascades Institute for an evening of stunning photography and intriguing stories from the Tongass.

Cosponsored by Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association