Posted by Emily on Feb 10, 2012 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Friday Faves, Non-profits, Rivers, Salmon, Things We Like | 0 comments
Taking the day off to climb some red rock and soak up some Colorado sunshine at 5Point Film Festival.
I’m thankful everyday for the wonderful group of people I get to work with. It seems that even on the busiest day, someone will pop out of nowhere with a quick email, message or phone call that reminds me to stop, breathe and be incredibly grateful for the work that I’m doing. Over...
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Posted by Emily on Dec 12, 2011 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Outdoors, Rivers, Things We Like, Travel, Video | 0 comments
Chris Kassar taking the time to say a prayer at the proposed dam site of the Baker River. Patagonia, Chile. Photo: James Q Martin
by Chris Kassar via The Cleanest Line
Every time I kneel down next to a river – even if just for a moment – I swear I can hear it speak to me. I know this probably sounds crazy, but I also know I’m not the only one who hears wise murmurs rising from the ripples...
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Posted by Emily on Dec 9, 2011 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Friday Faves, Non-profits, Rivers, Things We Like, Video | 0 comments
We’ve been shooting out and catching a lot of love this week, so we’re going to go ahead and shout it out loud…
Anna Brones. You get big high fives for quite a few reasons this week, but especially for becoming my go-to music maven, especially for mashups like this, and this… and this.
Jenny Nichols. Umm… Wild Love is hitting full steam because of you, hot stuff....
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Posted by Emily on Oct 28, 2011 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Friday Faves, Rivers, Salmon | 0 comments
Just moments after the blast, and after I tackled American Rivers' Amy Souers Kober in excitement. Courtesy Klean Kanteen
There are no words to describe how freaking awesome it was to witness the White Salmon River erupt through Condit Dam on Wednesday, so just watch the video here via Andy Maser and National Geographic and CELEBRATE! Powerful, powerful stuff.
PHOTO via Klean...
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Posted by Emily on Oct 26, 2011 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Outdoors, Rivers, Salmon, Things We Like | 1 comment
Today’s the day. Around noon Pacific time crews will blast a massive tunnel in Condit Dam, letting the White Salmon River flow free for the first time in 100 years. We think that’s pretty freaking awesome. Stay tuned to the White Salmon Timelapse Project for first images from the blast. Watch the blast live on the American Rivers website and listen to this as your soundtrack…...
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Posted by Emily on Oct 14, 2011 in Blog, Causes, Featured, Friday Faves, Rivers, Salmon, Things We Like, Video | 0 comments
I’ve never been one for blowing stuff up, but I can’t begin to describe the excited, joyful feeling I have knowing that this hunk of concrete is going to be blown to smithereens on October 26. So what is this big concrete wall? That’s Condit Dam. It’s been blocking the flow of the White Salmon River and its salmon for more than 100 years.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted...
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