Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill By Alexandra Morton

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A really interesting book and look into Bill Proctor and Alex Morton’s life. A lot in salmon preservation in the second half of the book, it’s very favourable to them, but not in an overdone or eye rolling kind of way. Very interesting and important research. Worth a read. Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill

Originally published in 1998, this updated edition has a brand new cover and interior design, with a new foreword by Alexandra Morton.

Billy Proctor was born in 1934 and has spent his entire life in a remote coastal community called Echo Bay, BC on an island off northern Vancouver Island. Proctor has always done the time honoured work of generations of upcoast men—hand logging, fishing, clam digging, repairing boats, beachcombing.

But Billy eventually began to notice that the thriving runs of Pacific salmon, oolichans, and herring that he remembers from his early years were vanishing—some to near extinction—and he understood that it was time to take action.

Heart of the Raincoast is the fascinating story of Billy Proctor’s life, and the wealth of knowledge and understanding that can only be gained from living in such close proximity to nature. The writing is funny, touching and honest—and offers an engaging insider’s view not only of the salmon, whales, eagles and independent people who populate Canada’s wild and lovely coastal rainforest, but on what we need to do to keep it as nature intended.

Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill

The book is absolutely wonderful. Billy Proctor spent his life fishing, hand logging, repairing boats. The descriptions are wonderful of the old times in British Columbia waters. The most striking is the fact that he watched the salmon industry , herring and all other small fisheries go downhill with the advent of Fish Farms and/or over fishing. He had living proof that all is not well. Also is so great allowing me to purchase used copies of books in perfect condition. I've never been disappointed. Betty. Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill Great story excellent pieces of life advice/ wisdom that are found in very few places. Colourful and multifaceted description of life on the rainCoast and what this place is about. Will probably read a few times Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill Great book. My wife and I had the good fortune to meet the author in the Broughton islands sitting in front of his museum. It made it all the special to chat with him. When we met him we bought some of his other books as well. He relates his life story in the Broughton Islands in a way which makes visiting them all the meaningful and fun. He even gave me advice for catching fish as he used to fish commercially in the area. Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill Dieses Buch sticht hervor durch die einfache und einfühlsame Beschreibung des Lebens in einem Teil British Columbias. Sehr schön sind die zahlreichen Schwarz Weiss Fotos. Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill My husband really like this book for its authenticity a very good read for him. Heart of the Raincoast: A Life Story (English Edition) eBook : Morton, Alexandra, Proctor, Bill