The Balkan Peninsula is home to the last wild rivers in Europe. However, a deluge of more than 3,000 proposed hydropower developments threaten to destroy the culture and ecology of this forgotten region. Blue Heart, now in its first digital release, documents the battle for the largest undammed river in Europe, Albania’s Vjosa, the effort to save the endangered Balkan lynx

At the end of February I walked into Bishop Elementary School’s office to sign out my son so that he could go to a medical appointment. As I walked in the door, I was greeted by the sight of two photographs hanging on the wall. The first was taken quite a number of years ago as students...

We the People of Detroit In the wake of the Coronavirus that is rapidly sweeping the world, it is imperative that we be vigilant about protecting our communities from the possibility of a widespread outbreak. Access to water and the ability to wash one's hands is essential in the prevention of...

It was day three of Run4Salmon and Winnemem Wintu Chief Caleen Sisk was on a motorboat, heading from the salty waters of San Francisco Bay to the fresh water of the Sacramento River. A hundred pilgrims had walked for two days through the Bay Delta—Ohlone territory—following the route of migrating winter-run Chinook salmon, as we...

True alliances are about partnerships, local and global community, amongst those with shared vision, values, and work. They thrive with simple clear agreements and exist beyond boundaries. They are sourced in relations with our common ground, earth, and best characterized by truth and love ….They are part of a paradigm shift, moving away from a kind...

It’s November 2017. I am at Evergreen Lodge (Miwok land)– somewhere in between Groveland and the western entrance of Yosemite National Park, where the incense cedar fills my lungs and cold air bites my nose. It’s the end of Day One at a conference called Localizing California Waters. Instead of heading to the pub to...