Pacific Northwest Author Spotlight: Langdon Cook

You're invited to a join us in welcoming Langdon Cook to the Stanwood-Camano Community for an informative, insightful, and entertaining presentation of his latest book Upstream:Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table. Cook clearly outlines scientific information, giving details on the salmon’s life cycle, distribution, preferred habitat, and physical appearance. Cook connects with chefs, fishermen, ecologists, fish wranglers, reef netters, Native Americans, and countless others to get their perspectives on the state of dwindling salmon stocks and the impact on them of fish hatcheries, commercial fishing, dam building/removal, and wildlife conservation. Langdon Cook is a writer, instructor, and lecturer on wild foods and the outdoors. His books include Upstream, a finalist for the Washington State Book Award, The Mushroom Hunters: A Hidden World of Food, Money, and (Mostly Legal) Adventure, winner of the 2014 Pacific Northwest Book Award, and Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager. Cook’s work has been nominated for two James Beard Awards, a Society of Environmental Journalists award, and a Pushcart Prize.  Registration required. Book signing available after the event.