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A Film by Ben Hamilton

The Salmon Forest

How five species of salmon feed a rainforest, and everything that lives in it, from the bears on the streams to the trees themselves.

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About the Film

The Fish That Grow the Trees

Salmon, bears, eagles, and the forest that depends on them

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Ben Hamilton filming a salmon stream

From the Filmmaker

Ben Hamilton

Nearly two decades behind the lens on this coast

Ben got his start on this coast in 2007, telling conservation stories for the Sitka Conservation Society. Nearly two decades of filming the Tongass followed, with work for National Geographic, the BBC, and the Smithsonian. His films have received the Wilderness Legacy Award, the Daniel Housberg Award for Excellence in Video, and a Primetime Emmy for cinematography.

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See It in Real Life

Watch the Bears Fish the Streams Yourself

Islands of Wonder

4 hours · private · $2,200

Islands of Wonder

A remote beach landing on the coast the salmon return to.

Wonder Journeys

5 days · private · from $24,000

Wonder Journeys

Five days on the water, with bears on the salmon streams from July through September.

Sitka's Hidden Wonders

Film · 40 minutes

Sitka's Hidden Wonders

Ben's Emmy-winning film on the wildlife of this coast.

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