b'One of the most beautiful accounts Ive come across of the interplay between human economy and natural systems in a particular place is Freeman Houses Totem Salmon, documenting his involvement, as a local resident, in efforts to preserve and restore a small salmon-bearing watershed in northern California.Samplings fromTotem Salmon:Each biogeographical region presents a wonderful array of micro-climates, water flows, soil types, communities of flora and fauna. These are the very flesh and blood of place, and human beings have evolved to experience their relationship to the biosphere through sensual perception of these specific variations. 131'