Lombard (senior policy analyst, Steward & Associates, an environmental consulting firm) argues that current conservation strategies in Washington's Puget Sound region are fundamentally flawed due to fragmented local regulatory authority; mistaken assumptions that mitigation efforts should be focused at the local point of human impact; failure to recognize economic subsidies for environmental degradation; misplaced expenditures aimed at preserving individual species numbers rather than grander scale projects such as protecting and restoring habitat or removing dams; and project-based growth mitigation requirements that are not triggered by many small-scale developments and ignore cumulative effects. He proposes an alternative regulatory framework for conservation that would minimize new ecological losses by directing growth to where it will do the least harm; strengthen existing protections for places with the greatest ecological importance; and mitigate for remaining losses by restoring ecologically important places degraded by past land uses, especially river floodplains and riparian areas. Annotation �2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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A refreshing blast of common sense that cuts through the feel-good politics and half-measures masquerading as salmon recovery policy.-David R. Montgomery, author of King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon

John Lombard challenges us to take an honest look at the Sound as a whole. We've destroyed it bit by bit, as if one piece had nothing to do with the rest of it. This book helps us see and understand the big picture. I hope it will also inspire action - now.-Kathy Fletcher, Executive Director, People for Puget Sound

Cleaning up Puget Sound is our generation's responsibility. We cannot run from this challenge; we cannot wait for others to lead the way. We must act now. We need critical thinkers like John Lombard if we are to solve the many layers of issues we face. I hope people listen very carefully to what John has to say.-Ron Sims, King County Executive

Saving Puget Sound includes a comprehensive history and analysis of environmental policy and law across a huge range of complex, knotty, and contentious topics: salmon management, forest management, water rights, treaty rights, and land use planning. The knowledge and work it represents are immense.-William Dietrich, author of Natural Grace: The Charm, Wonder, and Lessons of Pacific Northwest Animals and Plants

Saving Puget Sound does not take a conventionally 'environmentalist' approach to conserving our natural heritage. John Lombard obviously cares about our environment, but he also cares about property rights, agriculture, and making sure that rural people get the respect and influence they deserve in a regional conservation strategy. I recommend his book highly.-Don Stuart, Pacific Northwest Regional Director, American Farmland Trust

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