About PBT
AS CONSERVATION STORYTELLERS, our goal IS TO
Inspire care for our land and water and connect our neighbors up and downstream — all through the power of story.Â
Follow THE WATER
A 900 hundred-mile journey through the heart of North America.
Water connects everything, from people to wildlife to landscapes. It is constantly moving and shaping the land around us.
What if we could use the power of photography and story to see our water in motion? What if we could leverage those images to build community and grow understanding of our watersheds? And what if this could start a bigger conversation about watersheds around the world?
Back TO THE SOURCE
Through increased urbanization, we’re becoming disconnected from our land and water.
If we want to move through the next century with a healthy landscape, it’s time to re-engage with nature.
PBT began in 2011 with an ambitious goal: to timelapse an entire watershed and use that imagery to spark a deeper appreciation of the stunning places that surround us. Through these photos and stories, we hope to give you more avenues to explore our natural world.
Timelapse Cameras
Images and Counting...
Stories
Who WE ARE
We are storytellers from many fields and walks of life, all inspired by our muse: water.
Our APPROACH
Appreciation
We tell stories because our connection to the land is not simply transactional — it’s relational.
Community
Conservation stories are people stories. We believe in building community around our shared resources.
Education
Through university classes and other educational efforts, we teach people about our natural world and train the next generation of storytellers.
Art AND SCIENCE
We partner with many types of organizations and individuals to tell the stories of their work and create new ways to engage the public in scientific research. If you care about conservation, we’d love to discuss working together.
Funders & PARTNERS
Our work is made possible through the generous support and partnerships of a diversirty of organizations and individuals. We are proudly located within the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Â
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Lower Platte South NRD
Audubon Rowe Sanctuary
AbarA, Big Creek, State Line Ranches
Calamus Outfitters
Center for Grassland Studies
Center for Great Plains Studies
Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District
City of Lincoln
Cooper Foundation
Daugherty Water For Food Global Institute
Dave Showalter Conservation Photography
Denver Water
EPA
Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation
Fire Forest
Gering-Ft. Laramie Irrigation District
Gitzo
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory – UNL
Headwaters Center
Hirschfeld Family Foundation
Humanities Nebraska
Kimmel Family Foundation
Lincoln Parks and Recreation
Lower Platte River Corridor Alliance
Lower Platte South Natural Resource District
Lower Platte South NRD
Michael Farrell Fine Art
Michael Forsberg Photography
Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Nebraska Indian Community College
Vital Impacts
Nikon
Platte River Basin Environments
Platte River Implementation Program
Platte Valley Companies
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Santee Sioux Office of Environmental Protection
Sony
Solidago Conservancy
Steve Miura
Summit Workshops
The Crane Trust, Inc
The Nature Conservancy – Colorado
The Nature Conservancy – Nebraska
The Nebraska Environmental Trust
Turner Enterprise, Inc
University of Nebraska Kearney
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska State Museum
University of Wyoming
US Bureau of Reclamation
US Department of the Interior
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Forest Service
USGS Water Center – Nebraska
USGS Wyoming
Wachiska Audubon Society
Witnessing Watersheds
Wildcat Hills Nature Center
Wyoming State Engineer’s Office
NE Public Power District
What WE’RE UP TO
University Classes
Presentations
Workshops
Film Showings
Guided Hikes
Explore THE PLATTE RIVER BASIN
Timelapse
Stories & Films
Places To Go
Support CONSERVATION STORYTELLING
Join us in cultivating community and conversation surrounding our most valuable resource: water.