{"id":1429,"date":"2013-12-12T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T00:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.anitaelder.com\/clients\/?p=1429"},"modified":"2013-12-12T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T00:15:00","slug":"natural-skagit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigromano.com\/?p=1429","title":{"rendered":"Natural Skagit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural Skagit: A Journey From Mountains to Sea<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"171\" src=\"http:\/\/craigromano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/thumb-e1355438981357.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1430\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This new book designed to celebrate and help protect wildlife habitat and rural landscapes in Skagit County, Washington&nbsp;was launched to an excited crowd of over 300 at Skagit Gardens on November 13, 2008. Published by the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skagitlandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skagit Land Trust,<\/a>&nbsp;the book was a major collaborative effort&nbsp;consisting&nbsp;of eight main&nbsp;authors, several fact-checkers, scores of photographers and a dedicated steering committee. Notables who participated in this beautiful coffee table book include Pulitzer winning journalist &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamdietrich.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William Dietrich,<\/a>&nbsp;Best-selling author&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Robbins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Robbins<\/a>, and notable photographer&nbsp;Lee&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leemannphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mann<\/a>. It was directed and edited by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecando.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patricia Chambers<\/a>. I wrote the first chapter highlighting the region&#8217;s peoples and history. All proceeds from this book go directly to the Skagit Land Trust for land&nbsp;acquisition&nbsp;and protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skagitlandtrust.org\/store\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can purchase a book directly from the land trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skagitlandtrust.org\/pages\/naturalskagit.aspx\" style=\"border-radius:4px;background-color:#657336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural Skagit: A Journey From Mountains to Sea This new book designed to celebrate and help protect wildlife habitat and rural landscapes in Skagit County, Washington&nbsp;was launched to an excited crowd of over 300 at Skagit Gardens on November 13, 2008. 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