Glen Canyon Institute and Friends of the White Salmon Present “What the River Knows” at Columbia Center for the Arts
From Columbia Center for the Arts:
By Cole Goodwin
Hood River, Ore., 14, 2026 — Glen Canyon Institute and Friends of the White Salmon River will present “What the River Knows,” a documentary about the re-emergence of Glen Canyon from beneath Lake Powell, at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in the Columbia Center for the Arts Theater, 215 Cascade Ave., in downtown Hood River. A panel discussion and audience Q&A will follow the screening.
Directed by Will Buckley and Diego Riley of Good Intentions Paving Co. and produced in collaboration with Glen Canyon Institute, the 34-minute film documents a landscape returning after decades underwater. As water levels in Lake Powell drop, a canyon once called a lost Eden is coming back into view, revealing both the consequences of past decisions and a possible new path forward for the Colorado River.
The film examines this pivotal moment in which the urgent need to rethink water management aligns with an opportunity to restore a remarkable landscape and a flooded ancestral homeland. Amid difficult conversations about climate change and the Colorado River crisis, “What the River Knows” offers a story of nature’s resilience.
The screening carries special resonance in the Columbia River Gorge, where Friends of the White Salmon works to protect and restore the White Salmon River.
Tickets are $15 and are available at: ColumbiaArts.org.
About Glen Canyon Institute
Glen Canyon Institute (GCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration of Glen Canyon and a free-flowing Colorado River through Grand Canyon. Founded in 1996, GCI has embarked upon a multi-year campaign to protect and restore Glen Canyon, and reverse the decline of Grand Canyon’s fragile ecosystem. Learn more at glencanyon.org.
About Friends of the White Salmon River
Friends of the White Salmon River were founded in 1976 to oppose the construction of seven dams and generation stations on the White Salmon River, above BZ Corner. They have been a small but mighty, largely volunteer organization since that time. Learn more at friendsofthewhitesalmon.org.
About Columbia Center for the Arts
Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) is a nonprofit gallery, theater and arts education center located in downtown Hood River, Oregon, dedicated to promoting an equitable, accessible and arts-rich environment in the Columbia Gorge. In fiscal year 2025, CCA served 14,500 people, including 700 youth and 6,500 through free programs, and paid $80,000 directly to visual and performing artists, primarily local. Learn more about CCA and upcoming events at columbiaarts.org.
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