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Greater Seattle may be best known around the world for Microsoft, Starbucks and rock bands like Nirvana, but residents know it for something less flashy: its rich stock of wild salmon. Last week the Federal Government, noting that that stock is running dangerously low, placed seven types of salmon and two types of trout on its list of threatened or endangered species. Never before has the regulatory machinery of the Endangered Species Act been turned on so large or heavily populated an area. Saving the fish from extinction will require sacrifices from Seattle, Portland, Ore., and the surrounding counties...
LOGGING Increased logging means increased erosion, causing topsoil to flow into rivers, smothering salmon eggs. Logging must be limited and moved back from riverbanks...
SUBURBS Homeowners must wash cars less often and limit pesticide and herbicide use, all of which produce toxic runoff. Water-saving toilets can help maintain river levels. Owners of riverfront homes must eliminate antierosion bulkheads, which keep sand and debris from replenishing kelp beds that protect baby salmon...
RESTAURANTS: The ubiquitous "Pret a Manger" sandwich, pastry and coffee shops are the mainstay of budget Londoners. The bread is always fresh, and the combinations of food are creative, including salmon and chive sandwiches and small, boxed desserts. The best pastries in town are at DeBaer's, a Belgian patisserie on tiny William Street just off the busy Knightsbridge shopping street, where the almond croissants are tastier than in Brussels or Paris. No one should visit London without taking part at least once in the afternoon tea ritual, practiced by tourists and natives alike. Harrod's is great...
Several weeks ago, when it was still possible to make a snowman, salmon-colored fliers began appearing around the Pit, announcing "The First Annual Daryl Janes Snowman Competition: Grand Prize $100," and went on to list an elaborate set of rules and regulations governing submissions. FM sent a reporter to meet the illustrious Mr. Janes in his "apartment cum studio" above JFK Street and discover the soft underbelly of the secret world that is snow-art philanthropy...