Catching the Ebb
Bert Bender started fishing Alaska’s Cook Inlet in 1963 with a 30-foot sailboat converted to gas power and with no equipment for pulling in a...
Wild Beauty
Winner of a 2009 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award Selected by the Oregon Arts Commission to receive the American Masterpieces Initiative grant awarded by...
Place Matters
Although the ocean provides living space for about 97% of life on Earth, less than 5% of the ocean below the surface has actually been...
Waging War on the Home Front
The United States' entry into World War II necessitated rapid mobilization of the country's shipbuilding industry. A massive national effort was needed to build ships...
Now Go Home
Now Go Home tells the story of how a quintessential California girl ended up earning her living in the Pacific Northwest with a crosscut saw...
Best Essays NW
In this thoughtful collection of essays, some of the region’s most notable authors join fresh new literary voices in an exploration of life in the...
An Identification Guide to the Larval Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest
The study of larval invertebrates is a vital and growing field in contemporary marine science. The key ecological role of larvae in determining adult population...
The Arbutus/Madrone Files
A lively and perceptive new look at twentieth-century Pacific Northwest writing, The Arbutus/Madrone Files explores the dynamics of this cross-border region using resonant quotations, poetry...