The Sound Green

I grew up on the south shore of the Hood Canal, the hooked shaped inlet to the west of greater Pudget Sound, in a small town called Union. Though Union population is only a few hundred people, there are a variety of environmental issues affecting the town and the south hood canal area. The decline in native salmon population as a result of human development in salmon habitats is a local issue that I, myself feel a strong connection too. When I was young my Father operated a salmon hatchery in a pound on our property, and when I was in high school I worked for a non-profit group called the Salmon Enhancement Group, who’s sole goal was improving salmon habitats throughout Hood Canal. Given my connection to this issue and the people surrounding it, and my work in photography and art, I would like to create a photographic essay documenting the people who are involved in this effort and their work to save an aspect of their community that they feel is important.