Today was one of those days. A friend of mine had posted about the Condit Dam being blown up. Well, I had some mixed emotions about that, as I used to live near there and spent many happy hours on that river. Talk about a wild ride of a video. It made me think about all of the time I had spent fishing those waters without seeing a single Salmon.
Then it hit me. The Salmon. Those Salmon of legend. The stuff I used to think was fairy tales being told to me by some of the older local men. They could become a reality. They could be real! Those salmon needed a voice.
And by voice I don't mean Ben Stein narrating exceedingly boring documentary. You remember those. From high school. The ones that you ended up falling asleep to. No, I want to do something different. I want to write a book.
So, I thought about funding. How would I get it? Where would I source it from? Then, it hit me. Kickstart. So, I mosey'd on over there and wrote this:
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
SALMON RESTORATION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
A wonderful, moving journey about the Salmon of the Pacific Northwest, reclaiming habitat, creating new habitat, and ensuring that these iconic emblems of the Pacific Northwest are safe from extinction, and that their habitats are encouraging the Salmons reclamation of their natural habitat.
• The basic spawning cycle of Salmon in the Columbia, Snake and Klickitat rivers.
• The basic spawning cycle of Salmon in the Columbia, Snake and Klickitat rivers.
• What have been the impacts of dams on the salmon population in the Pacific Northwest?
• What are the prospects and ecological significance of their recovery across the Pacific Northwest?
• Exploration of the cultural significance of this aquatic icon across the Pacific Northwest.
This book will be written as not only a photographic journey of the salmon and their impact, including ecological, cultural and economic across the Pacific Northwest.
SALMON FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
The Salmon of the Pacific Northwest have played an enormous role in not only the cultural practices of native peoples, but also in the ecological assurance of food sources for the Killer Whales of the Puget Sound. In addition, how will the introduction of commercial fishing seasons impact the salmon population?
Re-establishing the Salmon in the Pacific Northwest is a timely subject, crossing not only ecological issues, but cultural ones as well.
Along with the production of a photographically rich book, articles, and presentations from this project will be used to promote awareness and conservation of the Pacific Northwest Salmon.
PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER
Pulling together all of the information this story will require, will involve extensive literature research, interviews with experts in the field and expeditions across the region to places where the Salmon have all but disappeared, and to places where they are coming back into their habitats in larger and stronger numbers.
Pulling together all of the information this story will require, will involve extensive literature research, interviews with experts in the field and expeditions across the region to places where the Salmon have all but disappeared, and to places where they are coming back into their habitats in larger and stronger numbers.
Field research will take place all over the Snake, Columbia and Klickitat Rivers as well as the Puget Sound.
SUPPORT FROM YOU
Your support, along with other avenues of support I am seeking, will help secure equipment needed for field work and photography, defray travel costs, and help underwrite other research and cost of living expenses over the 16 months that it will take me to review, edit and compile the original manuscript and photos, as well as assist in coordinating educational events, speaking engagements and other publicity opportunities.
Your support, along with other avenues of support I am seeking, will help secure equipment needed for field work and photography, defray travel costs, and help underwrite other research and cost of living expenses over the 16 months that it will take me to review, edit and compile the original manuscript and photos, as well as assist in coordinating educational events, speaking engagements and other publicity opportunities.
Your support here will ensure that I have the funds to commit to successfully carry out the research, photography and writing for the book and the other elements of this project!
The Salmon are an integral part of the Pacific Northwest. They are one of the most widely recognized icons in the world. Your support will further the cultural and ecological education surrounding the Pacific Northwest Salmon.
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So, there you have it. I have a large funding amount. $150,000. That would cover everything from research to photography, to equipment, to travel for photography and research, to publishing and PR engagements for book promotion and education. And I can do it in 15 months. I know I can. If 150 people donate $1000, I would have this done. If 5,000 people donated $30 I could do it. If 10,000 people donated $15, again, it could be done. This is not unfeasible.
I am so excited for this. I can not wait to see what adventure awaits me in the production of this book. Not just for me but for all of the people involved with it. For all of those people I haven't met yet and who I will learn from and who I will teach. Those people who will change my views of the world and those people whose views I will change. This, my friends, is going to be a most excellent adventure. Won't you join me on it?
If you would like to join me on this adventure or sponsor this project, please, leave me a comment or a message and I will respond to you with an open mind and a welcoming attitude.
Much love.
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