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Open Spaces -- Voices from the Northwest

This collection is an outgrowth of Open Spaces magazine. The essays, stories, poems, new and updated articles, were selected to evoke multiple aspects of the special character of life in the Northwest as seen through the eyes of some of our finest writers. From science and policy to medicine and music, from salmon management to storytelling, from land use planning to long-term memory, from marine reserves to mountaineering, Open Spaces reveals the innermost secrets of life in the Pacific Northwest, where one can live a full and meaningful life within the larger framework of the natural world.

“This should be required reading for everyone, particularly those charged with stewarding this region into its next century.”

-- Ethan Seltzer, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University

“These are writers who speak from deep knowledge of the Northwest and the land that has shaped our character. Open Spaces is a gift for us all."

-- Molly Gloss, winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award

“There could be no better tour guides than the impressive group of authors in this collection, who represent some of the most thoughtful observers about finding our proper place in the world."

--Janet Neuman, Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark Law School

“This is an anthology of beautiful pieces -- time devoted to reading these pieces will be rewarding!!"

-- Jerry F. Franklin, Professor of Ecosystem Analysis, University of Washington