Songscapes

Sustain to Present at the University of Cambridge

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Sustain Co-Founders, Betsy Mortensen and Harrison Goodale, will be sharing Sustain’s environmental advocacy work at the University of Cambridge on March 6, 2025.

The lecture, titled How Can Music Propel Environmental Action?, will cover how nonprofit Sustain Music and Nature harness the emotional hook of music and cultural capital of musicians to generate new fans for land conservation. It is open to the public and will be held in the Department of Geography’s large lecture theatre from 4pm-5:30pm.

If you’re England based, we hope you can join us for a creative discussion and showings of our Songscapes and Refuge Alaska music videos!

KT Tunstall Sings Amongst the Brown Bears of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in New Music Video

KT Tunstall Sings Amongst the Brown Bears of  Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in New Music Video

The 5x Platinum singer-songwriter partnered with Sustain Music and Nature and the US Fish & Wildlife Service to create music inspired by our public lands.

 “Century Trail” will be released through Green Hill Music and available across all digital platforms on 21 April, ahead of Earth Day.

Want a postcard from the Songscape? Donate!

We’ve just launched a crowdfunder for the upcoming Songscape: Green River with Liz Beebe. You can help make this project successful!

  • $25 - Behind the scenes newsletter & exclusive content

  • $50 - A postcard from UT signed by the crew

  • $100 - Trip experience audio - field recordings of the river and our trip!

  • $500 - A personal Thank You video from the field!

  • $1000 - Your name included in the credits

Songscape Announcement: Liz Beebe at Green River

New Songscape retreat announced! Liz Beebe will be headed to the Green River on the CO/UT border to explore the public lands that protect this important place. We’ll be visiting Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, John Jarvie Ranch (BLM), Brown’s Park National Wildlife Refuge and Dinosaur National Monument. The adventure starts on July 5, 2021. Learn more about the project and support HERE.

Songscape Selected for Colorado Environmental Film Festival

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Our Songscape music video featuring Ben Sollee’s Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge inspired song, Slackwater, was selected for the Colorado Environmental Film Festival! Tickets still on sale through Feb 21 if you want to see it alongside great films on everything nature from Ocelots to the Grand Canyon!

CEFF: https://ceff.eventive.org/welcome

“‘Slackwater’ Represents Great Bay in Colorado Film Festival” - The SandPaper