Missouri River EXPOSED
With a network of people and organizations, Joe Riis is developing a media campaign to raise awareness of the conservation needs of the Missouri River ecosystem. The conservation photography project titled Missouri River EXPOSED focuses on the Missouri River as well as the three federally listed endangered species that depend on the river.
Images - Overview - Inspiration - Exhibit
River Stories
SunriseSpringrise
Tug-O-War
Curious?
"I like rivers. The Missouri River is where I come from, all of my experiences and thoughts today are based upon my early encounters with the river. The ebb and flow is my foundation, and the river is the line that I follow."
Project Funding & Support
UW Arts & Sciences Independent Study Award
Great Plains Nature Center
Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources at UW
Missouri River Natural Resources Committee
The Nature Conservancy
Federal & State Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Stephanie L. Magedanz (Exhibit Design)
LightHawk (Pilots:Chris Boyer & Ed Steinman)
Fine Print Imaging "Art for Conservation"
Jim & Jeanne Riis
(photo by Jim Riis)
"If the Grand Tetons was an impressive oil painting, then the Missouri River would be a complex drama and everything would have a role."
Images - Overview - Inspiration - Exhibit
*Joe plans on spending the next 3-4 years working on this project. He has a deep connection with the river and feels the obligation to help protect and restore it for the future generations of Great Plains people.
