Posted by Anna on Feb 9, 2010 in Adventure, Blog, Causes, Events + Contests, Featured, Non-profits, Salmon | 0 comments
Have a soft spot for James Bond movies? Never had the chance to channel your inner spy? Now is the time!
To raise money for their upcoming expedition, the Kamchatka Project is throwing one fancy fundraiser party. It’s an evening of gambling, salmon and espionage, with great door prizes and sweet gear on raffle. All the action happens March 13, 2010 and you’ll want to get your tickets...
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Posted by undersolenmedia on Jan 26, 2010 in Blog, Epicocity, Featured, Outdoors, Photos, Rivers, Save Our Wild Salmon | 0 comments
"Everything... in the photograph -- trees, bushes, all the animals and plants in the forest and the water -- contains ocean nutrients from salmon." -- Carl Safina in the LA Times. © Save Our Wild Salmon
We live in an amazing place and nothing quite drives that point home like working with people who are passionate about their causes — be they businesses, advocates or adventurers. So,...
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Posted by undersolenmedia on Jan 15, 2010 in Adventure, Blog, Causes, Climate Change, Friday Faves, Non-profits, Outdoors, Rivers | 0 comments
James Balog of the Extreme Ice Survey will speak next Friday at The Conservation Alliance's breakfast in Salt Lake City. The Extreme Ice Survey is the most wide-ranging glacier study ever conducted using ground-based, real-time photography.
This week at Under Solen, we’ve been gearing up for next week’s Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City. While all of our heads will be...
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Posted by undersolenmedia on Jan 14, 2010 in Adventure, Causes, Non-profits, Outdoors, Rivers | 0 comments
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The Epicocity Project’s awesome new film — Flathead Wild — will premiere at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Nevada Theater in Nevada City, Calif. Saturday, Jan. 16.
Proposed mountaintop removal mining in southeastern British Columbia, Canada is threatening one of America’s most endangered rivers and one of North America’s wildest remaining valley —...
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Posted by undersolenmedia on Jan 5, 2010 in Adventure, Events + Contests, Non-profits, Travel | 0 comments
Photo by Jennifer Koskinen
Art + Adventure + Culture + Environment. Does it get any better than that?
In its 32nd year, Mountainfilm Festival is so much more than a film festival. It’s a four-day six-senses experience of all those things we love: art, adventure, culture and environment. With the motto “Celebrating the Indomitable Spirit” it’s hard not to get excited.
The...
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Posted by undersolenmedia on Jan 4, 2010 in Adventure, Causes, Outdoors, Rivers, Things We Like | 0 comments
Oregon's Mount Hood Photo © John McAnulty
As we launch into 2010, many of us are planning new adventures in wild places across America. Before we get too far into the new year, here at Under Solen, we are taking a quick moment to be thankful for last year’s conservation victories that protected these places.
In 2009, Congress passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. In total,...
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