* <a href="https://watch.eventive.org/bendfilm2020/play/5f46cb0a171af10052593e0a/5f88a0ad86b6ec083e7d78b2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 163, 224);">CLICK HERE</a> for our Q&amp;A with director Nils Cowan and Snoqualmie Tribal Member McKenna Sweet Dorman

SPAWNING GROUNDS is a documentary film that chronicles a critical season in the life of the near extinct Lake Sammamish Kokanee, a unique species of salmonid found nowhere else on the planet. The film follows key characters – advocates, as nearly a decade of grassroots conservation efforts build to what many hope will be the biggest Kokanee run in nearly a century.&nbsp; The film follows three main threads in bringing this large-scale story to life – the scientific work being done to better understand this unique fish species and to bring them back in ever greater numbers; the efforts being undertaken by local tribes and other advocates to communicate the cultural and historical importance of the Kokanee; and the development, planning and construction of a major restoration project along the historically critical spawning area of Zackuse Creek on the eastern edge of the lake.&nbsp;These stories culminate in the fall of 2018 as the winter run Kokanee return to their native streams along the lake to spawn. Director's Bio:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/9f6599cad1fcff2dadc02c8dc095cf0a.png" width="150" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Nils​ ​Cowan has​ ​worked​ ​as​ ​a​ ​writer,​ ​producer​ ​and​ ​director​ ​for​ ​more​ ​than​ ​fifteen​ ​years.​ ​A​ ​native​ ​of Calgary,​ ​Canada,​ ​he​​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​the​ ​thriving​ ​documentary​ ​market​ ​of​ ​Washington,​ ​DC,​ ​where​ ​he​ ​wrote​ ​and produced​ ​series​ ​and​ ​specials​ ​for​ ​National​ ​Geographic,​ ​​PBS​ ​and​ ​BET.​ ​Ten years ago, ​he​ ​moved​ ​back​ ​west​ ​to​ ​the growing​ ​production​ ​scene​ ​in​ ​Seattle,​ ​focusing​ ​on​ ​natural​ ​history,​ ​science​ ​and​ ​current​ ​affairs.​ ​He has​ ​since​ ​written​ ​and​ ​produced​ ​several​ ​award-winning​ ​documentary films​ ​and​​ ​shorts​ ​about subjects​ ​ranging​ ​from​ ​drug​ ​policy​ ​reform​ ​to​ ​radio​ ​astronomy,​ ​and​ ​from​ ​reproductive​ ​justice​ ​to urban​ ​art. This film is sponsored by Anthony's at the Old Mill<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/4107e659f3c0f0ed60f02796205fd651.png" width="144" style="max-width: 100%; display: inline; margin: 0px 1em 1em 0px; float: left;">

SPAWNING GROUNDS

In an effort to save a rare Native salmon, a community of scientists, landowners, elected officials and Tribal leaders bands together around science and Indigenous knowledge.

Q&A | SPAWNING GROUNDS

with director Nils Cowan and Snoqualmie Tribal Member McKenna Sweet Dorman

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