Field Notes From the Green River Gorge Mountains to Valley Greenway
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The Grand Canyon National Park is an example of a conservation success that most people will be familiar with.
Closer to home, in our own backyard, is the Green River Gorge. While the Gorge isn’t on the scale of the Grand Canyon, it is, in its own right, a unique river-cut gorge.
My time in the river helped me learn more about the rhythm of the river. The Green river isn’t just a river. It is a multi-layered story of currents, water, seasons, shorelines, habitat, stone, fish, wildlife, forests, and humans. All the elements that make up the watershed create the river. The story unfolds in the myriad of springs and streams that flow from drops of water that begin as snow or rain. The springs and streams flow into the river giving it shape and form. The water forms the carved sandstone edges, the forest around the river, and the currents that follow the channels downstream.
Through my passion to promote conservation of the Green River Gorge Greenway I developed a love of conservation photography. I bought my first digital camera in 2001 and began documenting the unique beauty and wildness of the Green River Gorge. It has been 18 years and I'm still surprised by something new or something that has changed along the river corridor. I've changed cameras over the years but not my mission to document and preserve the Gorge.
Join the 33rd Annual Green River Cleanup on May 5th, 2018. You can still join us as an experienced whitewater boater or you can go with a Whitewater Company or as part of the ground crews. Don't miss out on one of the most beautiful and fun river trips in Western Washington!
Join the 33rd Annual Green River Cleanup on May 5th, 2018. You can still join us as an experienced whitewater boater or you can go with a Whitewater Company or as part of the ground crews. Don't miss out on one of the most beautiful and fun river trips in Western Washington!
Next weekend is the the 32nd Annual Green River Cleanup on May 6th, 2017. You can still join us as an experienced whitewater boater or you can go with a Whitewater Company or as part of the ground crews. Don't miss out on one of the most beautifuland fun river trips in Western Washington!
