Peak to Creek Films

16/08/2024

It doesn’t happen by accident!

15/05/2024

AGRICULTURE & WATER IN THE WEST - This story encompasses so much of what is unfolding in the west with water, agriculture and desire to maintain the identity of a place. The Sulphur Springs Valley has been deeply divided over groundwater sustainability but they are taking it upon themselves to write their own story.

Thank you to Arizona State, the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy and the Babbitt Center for bringing us on to capture this place and the passionate folks who want to sustain their community

In September 2023, the Babbitt Center, with our partners at Arizona State University’s Water Innovation Initiative and Lincoln Institute’s Consortium for Sce...

13/05/2024

“When the pursuit of their American dream affects my American dream there’s a problem.” Learn about the Sulphur Springs Valley in Arizona and the people working to maintain agriculture and sustain water availability.

30/04/2024

Kuiu’s Bears is live! Excited to share this project that took us on an amazing adventure with black bears, all of the salmon and some truly wonderful people. FULL FILM - https://bit.ly/3QqG7lX

25/04/2024

Filming this project was an experience of a lifetime. I’ve always dreamed of filming in Alaska, experiencing the salmon runs is indescribable and spending time amongst these bears was truly remarkable. Thank you to everyone who invited me on this journey and made this happen! Coming soon…

23/04/2024

Got a fun one coming out soon!

14/04/2023

Yesterday the feature version of "Yuma: The Winter Salad Bowl" premiered to a local audience in Arizona! Here is the trailer for a sneak peak - looking forward to seeing this story reach an audience interested in where food comes from and water conservation.

At the convergence of Arizona, California, Mexico and the Colorado River is Yuma, Arizona, the Winter Lettuce capital of North America. Between the months of...

24/02/2023

Do you know where your leafy greens and vegetables come from during the winter? This has been an awesome project to work on, and can’t thank the folks in Yuma enough for bringing us on. This short is part of a longer more in depth film still in production, but should give you an indication as to how advanced the industry in Yuma is, how efficient they are with water and how important they are for food in North America. Enjoy!

At the convergence of Arizona, California, Mexico and the Colorado River is Yuma, Arizona, the Winter Lettuce capital of North America. Between the months of...

01/02/2023

Drones!?!? We don’t need no stinkin’ drones!

10/12/2022

That’s a wrap in Yuma, AZ! 90% of North America’s leafy greens come from this area from November through April, but with cutbacks on the horizon for the Colorado River this is no longer a guarantee. This is one of the most efficient water user in the system and advanced agricultural industries in world. This is the best place to grow national food supply!

Thanks to for a good shoot, lots of laughs and filming this story with me!

16/11/2022

https://www.keeprouttwild.com/mad-rabbit-trails The Forest Service's proposed plan will have detrimental impacts on the Routt National Forest's elk herds. I encourage folks to read the proposal, understand the science and consider the impacts to wildlife. Write in to encourage USFS to adopt a compromise. Habitat loss is permanent. Please help keep Routt and our elk wild and abundant.

The US Forest Service, with funding from the City of Steamboat Springs, is proposing a massive network of trails in Routt National Forest originally spanning from Mad Creek to Rabbit Ears Pass known as “Mad Rabbit”. Link to the project proposal is here.

04/10/2022

"Wildlife is about the most precious thing we have." - Shane Mahoney

Our focus is creating media that supports the conservation of wild places and wild things. We've had the opportunity to film with some amazing creatures, produce award winning films and tell stories we're passionate about. While this is a look at what we've done in the past, we're looking forward to the adventures and stories to come.

To learn more, please visit PeaktoCreekFilms.com

01/10/2022

Check out the latest film we produced for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It was eye opening to film this massive migration of native fish that goes largely unnoticed. Hats off to the biologists and managers who are working incredibly hard to learn about these impressive fish and conserve these populations!

Colorado Parks and Wildlife's aquatic research scientists have embarked on multiple projects to protect the three fish species native to the Upper Colorado R...

31/08/2022

We're super excited to see this video launch! We recently had the opportunity to work with Mile High Labs to show off their collaboration with Tivoli Brewery Company and Willie's Reserve. Willie's Remedy is a brand new CBD infused seltzer hitting shelves and the road with Willie Nelson. Great to work with High Grove and The Social Goat to bring this collaboration to life!

17/08/2022

Look what the FedEx guy dropped off today! Proud of this film and humbled by the recognition. Thank you Colorado Parks and Wildlife for the opportunity to tell the story of elk research in Colorado. Check out “Emblems of the West” to see the film!

17/07/2022

Proud of this film and story, absolutely humbled by the award. Thank you to the researchers at CPW for the opportunity to film so many incredible scenes and help tell about elk management in Colorado

21/04/2022

It was a privilege to film with and converse with a conservation icon today at the Capitol. The passion and thoughtfulness that Shane Mahoney brings to the world of wildlife conservation is truly inspiring and extremely educational.

21/04/2022

One more from today’s hatchery adventure. These are native cutthroats that have hatched but are still attached to the yolk of the egg, a stage called alevin (learned that from a friend later). Neat!

20/04/2022

Grow up big and strong tiny tiger trout! Big thanks to the Shavano Hatchery for letting us come film all sorts of tiny fish and some stocking today!

17/04/2022

Over a thousand fish processed, and sorted over the past 24 hours. Stay tuned for the next research film about 3 native species being protected in Colorado.

17/04/2022

We’ve filmed iconic species, rarely scene species and now we get to tell the story of the unknown and under appreciate. Here a flannelmouth sucker, one of the “3 species,” is captured on a weir, processed an tagged. Similar to salmon in the PNW, the 3 species migrate great distance to spawn and contribute greatly to the biomass of the Colorado River!

05/04/2022

Last weekend I got to film a behavior I’ve been wanting to see for years. Another conservation success story, the Greater Prairie-Chicken has recovered from as few as 600 birds in Colorado. In the spring males gather at a lek to perform a rather unique courtship ritual. Things can get a little feisty at times!

10/03/2022

What is the future of agriculture in the West?

Earlier this year we worked with the Babbitt Center, part of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, on a film highlighting two communities working on new approaches and innovative solutions. Thank you to everyone who worked on the film and the forward thinking conservationists who helped tell this story!

https://youtu.be/OkXRI5sUmzU

Irrigated agriculture in the U.S. Southwest and northwest Mexico faces a future where water supplies will not only be reduced, but also less reliable and mor...

07/03/2022

Thousands of sandhill cranes stop off in in the San Luis Valley each year as they make their seasonal migration north. When the birds leave their roosts in the morning, a chorus of bugles echoes through the valley and one by one they fly off to feed in nearby fields.

05/03/2022

Gar-oo -oo! After listening to this orchestra echo through the San Luis Valley all day I can still hear a hundreds of birds bugling even though I left them hours ago - same effect of listening to waves crash on a beach all day. Awesome experience capturing these beautiful creatures along their travels.

17/12/2021

Where does food come from? This time of year it is more than likely your leafy greens are coming from Yuma, AZ! We’re down in the world’s salad bowl telling this story and discussing the future of agriculture throughout the Colorado River Basin. Stay tuned!

16/11/2021

Excited to announce that both “Emblems of the West,” and “Lynx: Shadows of the Forest” are Official Selections at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival in Golden, CO! Both short films tell the stories of wildlife research projects being done by . Thank you CPW for bringing me on board to tell these stories and thank you for selecting these films. We look forward to the screenings!

25/09/2021

Helicopters are cool! Thanks .m.ender for bring me on two super cool jobs filming up close with this incredible aircraft. Now go help put those fires out CalFire 9!

21/09/2021

What are we up to now? Filming Pine Marten research of course! Little science exists on these super cool members of the weasel family, but has set out on a new project to help estimate densities of these fury little creatures.

18/07/2021

Well this is super humbling. Thank you to everyone who was a part of this story and supported making this documentary. Honor to work with you all, looking forward to what’s next!