Author Sheila Harrington shares stories, insights and excerpts from her new book, Voices for the Islands: Thirty Years of Nature Conservation on the Salish Sea.

Recorded at the Judith Fisher Centre on Lasqueti Island on July 21, 2024.

Voices for the Islands brings together the stories and experiences of those who rose to protect areas at risk within their island communities. Narratively linked by author Sheila Harrington’s three-year sailing journey among the islands to interview more than fifty veteran conservationists, the book shares an in-depth view of local protests and the history and evolution of local conservancies from their timely emergence through legal battles and successful partnerships. It highlights how local, provincial, and national support was won, through the collaborative efforts of dedicated locals, resulting in hundreds of new protected areas and parks within one of the most at-risk ecological communities in Canada—the islands of the Salish Sea.

Learn more about the book and its author here:
https://linc.lasqueti.ca/voices-for-t...