BRAIDED RIVER

LIVING RIVER - THIS BOOK AND VISUAL CAMPAIGN RELEASED IN APRIL 2023 HAS BEEN EDUCATING ABOUT THE IMPREILED COLORADO RIVER WATERSHED. IN 2024, THE AUTHOR DAVE SHOWALTER HAS PRESENTED AT 15 IN PERSON AND DIGITAL EVENTS AS PART OF THE LIVING RIVER EVENTS SERIES, REACHING A TOTAL OF 4,435 PEOPLE IN PERSON IN COLORADO, ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND CALIFORNIA. THE LARGEST IN PERSON SPEAKING EVENT WAS A 60 PERSON GROUP AT THE UTAH DINE BIKEYAH SUMMER GATHERING AT THE KIGALIA GUARD STATION CAMPGROUND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UTAH DINE BIKYAH. THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A LARGE SUCCESS, WITH A CONSERVATIVE TEN MILLION IMPRESSIONS, REACHING ACROSS THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS IN PRINT AND RADIO INTERVIEWS. THE BOOK HAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE REACH IN THE NATURAL HISTORY AND LITERARY SPACE, WITH PROMINENT FEATURES IN NBC AND AFFILIATE STATIONS, ORION, AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE. LIVING RIVER WAS AWARDED THE INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARD FOR U.S. WEST-MOUNTAIN BEST REGIONAL NON-FICTION, AND ALSO AWARDED THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD AND WAS A HIGH PLAINS BOOKAWARDS FINALIST.

AMERICA'S ARCTIC - BRAIDED RIVER IS A MEDIA PARTNER ALONGSIDE A COALITION OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION AND INDIGENOUS NONPROFITS SUPPORTING SCIENCE AND CULTURAL EDUCATION AROUND THE ALASKAN ARCTIC. IN PARTICULAR, THE WESTERN ARCTIC AND THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL FOCUS. THROUGH MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, LEGISLATIVE ACTION, AND SUPPORT FOR GROUP TRIPS TO AMERICA'S ARCTIC, BRAIDED RIVER HAS BEEN SPREADING EDUCATION ABOUT PROTECTING THE ARCTIC. BRAIDED RIVER ADDITIONALLY WORKED CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER FLORIAN SCHULTZON FIELD WORK SURROUNDING PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM OF SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES OF THE ARCTIC. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE IMPACT CAMPAIGN FOR AN EDUCATIONAL GIANT SCREEN FILM CALLED THE ARCTIC: OUR LAST GREAT WILDERNESS. THE FILM HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DATE AT MORE THAN 20 THEATERS AT MAJOR SCIENCE CENTERS, FOR MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING SEVERAL THOUSAND SCHOOL GROUPS, AND EDUCATORS. WE HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED FILM AND STORYTELLING EFFORTS DIGITALLY, ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEB PLATFORM CALLED PROTECT THE ARCTIC, WHICH HAS MORE THAN 58,000 FOLLOWERS.