River & Timber

Visual Stories of the Lower Columbia and Beyond

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  • Colorful acrylic mural painted by artist Alex Lilley in Longview, Washington, created through The Broad Strokes Project nonprofit as a collaborative public art installation on a city building in the Lower Columbia region.

    005: The Broad Strokes Project

    Alex Lilley and The Broad Strokes Project create a mural on the Dapper Dandelion building in downtown Longview. Read More.

  • Lelooska Celebration in Kalama, Washington, featuring Cowlitz Tribe members performing traditional dances and ceremonies, showcasing Native American culture, totem poles, and community activities in the Pacific Northwest.

    004: Lelooska, Pt 2

    Members of the Lelooska Foundation and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe join to celebrate the rededication of a totem pole at the Kalama Waterfront. Read More.

  • Forma construction workers inspect hardware on a Lelooska Foundation Totem Pole, Copyright Jacob Greenslade

    003: Lelooska, Pt 1

    A Symbol, Renewed I was simply headed into the Kalama Harbor Lodge to sit down over a pastry and a mug of hot black coffee. It was that sort of morning. Tablet in hand, I pondered what sort of work I would accomplish as I started across the parking lot. A massive crane and semi-truck Read More.

  • A Non-Traditional Antlered Columbian White-Tailed Deer Buck at Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer, Copyright Jacob Greenslade

    002: Coastal Whitetails

    A Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer An excerpt from the article, “Whitetails West of the Divide,” published in the Backcountry Journal, Summer 2026 Issue: If you woke up one dewy morning on Puget Island, you’d look out your window at the flat farmland, perhaps grab a cup of coffee, and sit down to watch Read More.

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Your community with a fresh perspective. River & Timber is a storytelling medium: Here, you’ll find narratives told through images and words.

This project started with a photographer searching for subjects, and persisted because of the passion observed behind the scenes. There’s more to what we see day-to-day, and we aim to share it.

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