Hello Braided River Family!
“Our elders told us that the reason we live here right by the river is to take care of her," says Lewis George, a Yakima fisherman who lives near the Dalles, OR—one of the many river protectors featured in Braided River's new June 1st book, Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin.
"We have to stay here by the river to protect her. Someone always has to be here—right by the river.”
There are so many people like Lewis George, who live within the Columbia River basin and work to take care of their corner of the watershed. As we prepare to launch Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin, it is humbling to see the powerful connections that people have to the river. We hope you'll join us at one of our many events across the watershed featuring storytelling from many of these river protectors.
Warmly,
Erika Lundahl
Deputy Director
Braided River
Big River is coming june 1!
The release of Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin is less than two weeks away! Kirkus Review describes the photography by David Moskowitz as“a visual counterpoint between nature and civilization” and Eileen Delehanty Pearkers’ writing as “lucid and full of compelling scientific and historical detail, but it also conveys a deep spiritual connectedness.” See what this review is all about by celebrating the launch of this breathtaking book at an event near you!
June 1– Nelson, BC: Nelson Museum, Archives, & Gallery, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
June 4– Olympia, WA: Browers Bookshop, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
June 5– Seattle, WA: Town Hall Seattle, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
June 17– Astoria, OR: Columbia River Maritime Museum, 2:00 - 3:30 PM
June 18– Portland, OR: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
June 19– The Dalles, OR: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5:30 - 9:00 PM
June 20– Richland, WA: Richland Public Library, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
June 23– Spokane, WA: Magic Lantern Theatre on Main, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
We are Puget sound— harbor wildwatch exhibit
Next time you’re in Gig Harbor, WA, check out the newest installment of our traveling We Are Puget Sound exhibit, featuring photography by Art Wolfe, Brian Walsh, Amy Gulick, and many other regional photographers! Braided River’s We Are Puget Sound exhibit, a collaboration with the Washington Conservation Action, is mounted at Harbor Wildwatch from now until the end of July.
congratulations tom campion on your garden club of america award!
Longtime Braided River supporter and partner Tom Campion, trustee and founder of the Campion Advocacy Fund and Campion Foundation, has been honored by the Garden Club of America with the prestigious Frances K. Hutchinson Medal, the club’s highest honor, for his environmental activism and internationally admired work to protect wilderness areas. Congratulations, Tom!
before may 30— vote living river for reading the west award
Braided River’s award-winner Living River has been shortlisted for the Mountains & Plains Independent Bookseller Association’s Reading the West Book Awards in the general nonfiction category!
Photo Credits
Top Photo: David Moskowitz, Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin
Second photo: David Moskowitz, cover of Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin
Third photo: Brandon Cole
Fifth photo: Dave Showalter, cover of Living River: the Promise of the Mighty Colorado