A Chance for WSC Supporters to Win a Beautiful, Original Work of Art During December

Richard Harrington’s woodcut “Our Rivers Are Paved.”

Our friend Richard Harrington is an artist and dedicated angler and conservationist. He also hosts a great podcast called The River Rambler. Harrington is generously donating a number of artist's proofs of his new woodcut "Our Rivers Are Paved" to conservation organizations working on behalf of wild fish and free-flowing rivers. We are honored that he is donating one of these to the Wild Steelhead Coalition with the hope that it will help drive support for our work as the year ends.

"Our Rivers Are Paved" is a hand-carved woodcut print that depicts a "June Hog" Spring Chinook and lists the names of the large dams spanning the main stem of the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The four Lower Snake River Dams are printed with red ink. The print gets its title from a line by the poet Tom Crawford that runs beneath the salmon. Incredibly, the print is a life-size depiction of these amazing salmon. Each one is printed on a piece of archival paper 31 inches tall and 68 inches wide!

During the month of December, every Wild Steelhead Coalition supporter who donates $50 or more will be eligible to win the print. (One entry per person.)

Early in the New Year, we will hold a drawing for the donors who qualify and randomly select a winner from this group. We'll then make arrangements to have Harrington ship the unframed print to the lucky WSC supporter. The WSC will cover the cost of shipping within the continental United States and make unique arrangements to share shipping costs for any other location.

This is an exceptional opportunity to support the Wild Steelhead Coalition’s work in the coming year and get a chance to win an inspiring piece of art honoring the Northwest’s iconic migratory fish and the need to protect and restore our free-flowing rivers. Make your donation before the end of the year to reserve your chance to win.

Thank you, Richard. We are grateful for your generosity and support.

Detail of Harrington carving the block for “Our Rivers Are Paved.”