Bryce Andrews: Seaworthy, Gebunden

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In this seafaring environmental story, Bryce Andrews leaves his ranch in Montana to row a hand-built faering --a Viking-style skiff made from old-growth cedar--from his birth city of Seattle to the far northern edge of the Salish Sea. Alone on the water, Andrews struggles against currents, windstorms, and waves, yet amid the Northwest Coast's rugged splendor, he encounters a fascinating cast of characters who will define its future: liveaboard sailors and First Nations fishermen in Puget Sound; hermits, loggers, and freighter captains along British Columbia's coastline. A story of personal endurance and survival, the trip is also a journey from urban space into wilderness. The Salish Sea, once a staggeringly rich ecosystem, is now collapsing from centuries of industrialization and pollution. Through close observation of the natural world, Andrews shows the forces that threaten this essential body of water, and how it might be saved. With rich, evocative prose and thrilling stories from the water, Seaworthy will resonate with readers of Kevin Fedarko, Sara Wheeler, and Robert Macfarlane.