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Sustainable Driftless, Inc. Co-Founder, George Howe, Passes Away

On February 14, 2024, Sustainable Driftless, Inc. co-founder and film producer, George Howe, was killed in a tragic accident on his family's rural La Crescent property. George Howe was passionate about land conservation and environmental education. To further these goals, George, along with Tim Jacobson, founded the Driftless Environmental Education Project (DEEP) in 2015, which became Sustainable Driftless, Inc. in 2016. Sustainable Driftless, Inc. is

Creators of “Decoding the Driftless” earn regional Emmy Award

October 9, 2021 BLOOMINGTON, MN – Like the pair of golden zig-zag wings gracing the Emmy statuette, lightning struck twice for a pair of Midwestern documentary filmmakers who earned their second regional Emmy Award Saturday night at the 22ndUpper Midwest Regional Emmy Awards Gala at the Radisson Blu Mall of America. Tim Jacobson and George Howe from the La Crosse, Wis. / La Crescent, Minn.

Decoding the Driftless Racks Up International Film Awards

January 29, 2020 LA CROSSE, WI – In just a few weeks, prestigious recognition for the locally-produced nature documentary, Decoding the Driftless, has come from competitions based in London, UK, and La Jolla and Los Angeles, California, bringing the total number of awards for the film up to more than a dozen. On January 29, 2020, the Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS named the Midwest-produced nature

“Decoding the Driftless” awarded “Best Picture” and “Best Cinematography” by Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards

March 11, 2019 LOS ANGELES, CA – The Midwest-produced feature-length documentary film, Decoding the Driftless, has been named “Best Picture” and “Best Cinematography” in the Documentary Feature category by the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (LAIFFA). Emmy Award-winning filmmakers George Howe and Tim Jacobson of Sustainable Driftless teamed up again with national TV series host Rob Nelson of Untamed Science to produce a feature-length

“Decoding the Driftless” Film Premieres to Capacity Crowd

More than a thousand see the film, hundreds more turned away LA CROSSE, WI – For a new documentary film, Decoding the Driftless, which premiered on September 26, 2018, the nearly 1,200-seat main theater at Viterbo University was packed, with some audience members left standing, while hundreds of people, as many as 400, were turned away at the doors. “We were delighted to host the

Decoding the Driftless to Premiere in La Crosse, WI

Upcoming World Premiere of Decoding the Driftless Wednesday, September 26, 2018 7:00 p.m. - Viterbo University Fine Arts Center - Main Theatre Emmy Award-winning filmmakers George Howe and Tim Jacobson of Sustainable Driftless and Rob Nelson of Untamed Science have teamed up again to produce a feature-length film on the amazing origins, diversity, and resources of the Driftless Region. This time the creative team also

What is this Decoding the Driftless film?

In the middle of North America exists a beautiful and mysterious land, left untouched for millions of years by massive continental glaciers of the last Ice Age. This is the Driftless—a rugged landscape home to tremendous biodiversity, fascinating geology, and features unique in the world. If you grew up here, you may know this is a very special place. But as nice as it is,

Sustainable Driftless Releases New Film Trailer and Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

On the day after Thanksgiving, Sustainable Driftless officially launched the new trailer for its feature-length film, Decoding the Driftless, and launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign (which ended 12/25/2016). The trailer provides a sneak peek at the substantial progress Sustainable Driftless and its filmmaking partner, Untamed Science, have made with filming. In it, you can see many bits of scenes and incredible scenery that will be

Hello Driftless!

Welcome to Sustainable Driftless! We are dedicated to inspiring resource conservation, vibrant communities, and sustainable growth in the Driftless Region. That’s what we do, but what can this result in? Inspiration. Connection. We seek to inspire communities and individuals to develop forward-thinking ways to stimulate investment, hold on to great workers, and attract new talent—sustainably. Targeted and also broad-based marketing that will inspire families to

NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM UNDERWAY

NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM IN PRODUCTION Sustainable Driftless, working with Untamed Science, is in the midst of producing a new, feature-length documentary film about our ruggedly beautiful and amazing Driftless Region. And that’s what filmmaking is. It’s a hike. - Joss Whedon Why Make a Feature-length film? At film festivals and screenings all around the Midwest, audiences have been yearning for more about the Driftless Area.

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