This is a poster based on a painting by me. The text is a poem by me, as well as a reflection from fieldwork. The painting is of the Bend, OR drinking water intake building at Bridge Creek, OR. The poster was displayed at a meeting of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council.

This is a watercolor based on photos taken by my class at the drinking water intake at the confluence of Bridge Creek and Tumalo Creek

Where I'm From

This video is an adaption of a poem written by myself, which itself was an adaption of the style of 

George Ella Lyons. I have no claim to the pictures used.

Tumalo

Tumalo

By Ian

I feel pain with Tumalo

Its clear waters and dense plant life

But I shall not let it sit in pain, no

I love its cold waters, running since before the pharaohs

But our actions leave it battered, as if by knife

I feel pain with Tumalo

But I can help, I can save the willow

And alder that are needed to keep erosion from being rife

But I shall not let it sit in pain, no

I can save the fish if I try, even if I must billow

In the wind, exhausted, for the wildlife

I feel pain with Tumalo

I feel rage that we must hurt it so, going so far as assault by backhoe

It seems the creek has been snapped by a jackknife

But I shall not let it sit in pain, no

I feel I should protect our creek, I should be all aglow

But I feel that we should simply avoid strife

I feel pain with Tumalo

But I shall not let it sit in pain, no.