Tag Archives: salmon

Advancing the Rights of Nature

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Harry Katz

I’m pleased to share that a paper I wrote for a class on environmental law was published last month by the American Indian Law Journal. Continue reading →

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The Trees Are Speaking

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Harry Katz

The Trees Are Speaking is a wonderful book about the old-growth salmon forests of Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Island and Maine and about the people trying save them. It explores the beautiful yet surprising connection between trees and salmon that sustains these forests and may very well help sustain us too. Continue reading →

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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Harry Katz

We know that climate change is having a devastating impact on our planet: rising sea levels, more intense forest fires, more frequent and more powerful storms. We also know that many plant and animal species are going extinct or suffering … Continue reading →

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Finding the Mother Tree

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Harry Katz

I’m not much of a hiker or outdoors person, but I’ve done enough walking through the forests of the Pacific Northwest to appreciate their beauty and complexity. I kind of knew, in a vague abstract way, that the trees and … Continue reading →

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