Helen Cherullo

Helen Cherullo is publisher of Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

Ochre sea stars are slowly recovering after a mysterious wasting disease wiped out millions along the West Coast. Researchers hypothesize that the virus may have been exacerbated by warming ocean and air temperature. Scientists believe that sea stars, a keystone species of intertidal areas, were saved by juveniles developing genetic resistance to the virus, an example of evolution in action.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

The Backstory: ‘We Are Puget Sound’ is a visual call to action

Individual and collective actions profoundly affect the future of our shared Salish Sea.

Pacific NW Magazine

A pod of orcas gathers at sunset. The Southern Resident orcas belong to a large extended family made up of three pods, J,K, and L. Within pods, grandmothers or great-grandmothers occupy a central role in the family structure.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

New book ‘We Are Puget Sound’ reminds us what’s at risk if we ignore the struggles of the Salish Sea VIEW

Maybe if we were more aware of how deeply this special body of water defines and sustains us, we’d be more motivated to save it.

July 21, 2017 at 2:04 pm

The peril of mining the pristine headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay | My Take

The EPA is seeking to withdraw protections for Bristol Bay to clear the path for the development of large-scale mining on state lands.