Salmon: Critical barometers of climate change

As wild salmon are threatened, so are we. It is a humbling experience to see Salmon School featured in such a significant global setting, but the movement to save Atlantic and Pacific salmon is so much bigger than any single sculpture or event. Salmon School is inspired by the plight of wild salmon and steelhead of the Upper Skagit River, near my home. It’s inspired by the cleanup and restoration of the River Clyde in Glasgow, where salmon have returned, just outside the walls of the COP26 conference center. And it’s inspired by similar people and communities everywhere who are facing climate change.