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Braided River is committed to inspiring support for critical conservation efforts. We combine the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, multimedia presentations, and museum exhibits that change perspectives and engage audiences beyond the traditional environmental core. By developing partnerships with like-minded organizations and building broader public support, we inspire action that results in on-the-ground victories for wilderness preservation. A little more… Driven by the work of talented and committed nature photographers, each of our projects starts with a large-format photography book addressing a critical threat to wilderness. We use visual storytelling to tap into a narrative about who we are and what we most desire as people. Braided River then collaborates with partner organizations to develop presentations, publicity, and exhibits that reach beyond the printed page and connect with diverse audiences. We help shape the conversation about the importance of preserving wild places. We have reached over 50,000 people through our outreach presentations and exhibits—and millions more through print and digital media. A branch from the nonprofit Mountaineers Books publishing company, we have sold over 80,000 books to date. Our current projects focus on two interconnected themes: the impacts of climate change on the natural world and the importance of preserving biodiversity through saving wilderness, specifically connected wildlife corridors and biologically rich regions such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Yellowstone to Yukon ecoregion, and Alaska’s Tongass Rainforest. Braided River is an avid supporter of the photographers we work with, all of whom have devoted their lives to capturing—in images—their unique visions of the natural world. The Mountaineers Books, our publishing partner Since 1960, The Mountaineers Books—the nonprofit publishing division of The Mountaineers Club in Seattle, Washington—has published over a thousand titles on how to enjoy and protect the natural world. |
