Overview
A celebration in word and image of Northeast Washington’s Kettle River Range and Selkirk Mountains—a region of wild beauty at the heart of the Columbia Highlands Initiative- Provides an intimate view of the landscape, plants, animals, and people of the region in 85 color photographs
- Includes stories of how people who live and work on the land are collaborating to preserve it
- Features selected hikes, drives, and points of interest in the region
- Book will be the focal point for a campaign by Conservation Northwest to introduce the Columbia Highlands Initiative
The beauty of the Columbia Highlands is subtle. It’s measured by rays of sunlight filtering through a cathedral forest of ancient pines; a golden hillside teeming with deer; in the soft breezes that whistle through shiny snags. It’s cherished for its vastness, its lack of human intervention, its rejuvenating properties, and its abundant wildlife.
Synopsis
A celebration in word and image of Northeast Washington s Kettle River Range and Selkirk Mountains—a region of wild beauty at the heart of the Columbia Highlands Initiative
- Provides an intimate view of the landscape, plants, animals, and people of the region in 85 color photographs
- Includes stories of how people who live and work on the land are collaborating to preserve it
- Features selected hikes, drives, and points of interest in the region
- Book will be the focal point for a campaign by Conservation Northwest to introduce the Columbia Highlands Initiative
The beauty of the Columbia Highlands is subtle. It s measured by rays of sunlight filtering through a cathedral forest of ancient pines; a golden hillside teeming with deer; in the soft breezes that whistle through shiny snags. It s cherished for its vastness, its lack of human intervention, its rejuvenating properties, and its abundant wildlife.