Professor’s book celebrates miracle of life at La Jolla Cove

David Sattler, an award-winning photographer and professor at Western Washington University, has published a new book titled “The Miracle of Life at La Jolla Cove."

Jane Goodall, the world-renowned primatologist and conservationist best known for her landmark study on the behavior of wild chimpanzees in Gombe National Park in Tanzania, wrote the foreword.

La Jolla Cove is one of San Diego, California's top 10 attractions and provides rare opportunities at the edge of a major U.S. city to view marine life up close, including harbor seals giving birth at a protected beach. The book includes 145 of Sattler's most stunning photos that bring forth the beauty of La Jolla, and narratives that reflect his artistic vision and passion for preserving lands for wildlife. Sattler received a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

Goodall gives high praise to the book in her foreword, commenting that, "David Sattler has the eye of an artist and the voice of the poet, and the combination of these gifts with the extraordinary beauty of La Jolla Cove has resulted in this magnificent and memorable book..."

Goodall, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, writes poignantly about her experiences growing up near the ocean in England. She has deep concern about threats to habitats around the globe, but discusses with optimism her programs that provide opportunities for children to connect with nature. She founded The Jane Goodall Institute and Roots for Shoots.

Sattler's appreciation of all nature is evident throughout the book. His hope is that we will work together to protect and nourish the Earth, our only home. One solution that can keep us from feeling overwhelmed when looking at all of the environmental problems facing the Earth, Sattler and Goodall agree, is for each of us to care for the community in which we live. Together, one by one, piece by piece, we can thrive by living in ways that will sustain our miraculous world.

"The Miracle of Life at La Jolla Cove" is receiving high praise from notable individuals, including Bill McKibben (founder, 350.org), Ed Henry (Board of Directors, San Diego Audubon Society), Elliott Hirschman (president, San Diego State University), Pete Stauffer (environmental director, Surfrider Foundation), Tom Skerritt (Emmy-Award winning actor), Iris Engstrand (former trustee, San Diego Natural History Museum, and professor, University of San Diego), Ed Begley, Jr. (actor), and Peter Ballantyne (executive director, Paralyzed Veterans of American, Cal-Diego Chapter), and others.

For more information about the book and to view sample pages, please visit www.lajollabook.com. To request a review copy of the book or for an interview, contact David Sattler at 360-201-4071 (cell), 360-650-3525 (office), or David.Sattler@wwu.edu.