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The "Is a River Alive? | Field Notes" 3-Pack features blue and green marbled, textured embossed covers with white "Field Notes" branding—an ideal companion for readers of Robert Macfarlane.
The Is a River Alive? | Field Notes 3-Pack features abstract gray, blue, and green textured embossed covers, displayed side by side for a distinctive look.

Field Notes Is a River Alive?

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Our 67th Quarterly Edition for the summer of 2025 coincides with the American publication of Is a River Alive?, a brilliant and important new book by author Robert Macfarlane. Recounting three epic journeys, Macfarlane surveys the state of Earth’s rivers and the people who are fighting for them. It’s an impossibly large story, interwoven with an extremely personal fourth river tale.

The highly textured and colorful covers are printed and embossed on Sappi McCoy 100#C Silk stock. Three gloss-white staples bind-in 48 Domtar Lynx 60#T pages featuring a “Cloud Forest Gray” graph grid.

Two of the three Memo Books in our 3-Pack reproduce the U.S.A. and U.K. hardcover edition covers, treated with matte, gloss, and reticulated U.V. varnishes. The third book features the labor of Donwood’s artistic process, the linocut itself—treated with matte and gloss U.V. varnishes. The embossing and varnishes lend an added tactile element to Donwood’s stunning visuals.

Field Notes Is a River Alive?

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MADE BY HAND IN BRENHAM, TEXAS

Ballad Originals

ONE OF A KIND, BY DESIGN

Every Ballad Original is designed in-house, right here in Brenham — often hand in hand with local artists we know and trust.

That means each design is 100% original. You won't find it anywhere else, on anyone else. When you wear a Ballad tee or hat, you're wearing a piece of art with a story behind it.

ONLY THE GOOD STUFF

We print on heavyweight Comfort Colors® blanks — the kind that feels broken-in from day one and only softens with age. No thin, scratchy throwaways. Just garment-dyed weight that holds its color and earns a permanent spot in your rotation.

HAND SCREEN PRINTED TO LAST

We hand screen print every piece ourselves. It's slower and harder than the cheap way, but it's worth it — the ink sits right, the graphic holds, and your shirt stays sharp for years, not months.

THIS IS OUR WAY

MADE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IT

BUILT FOR BIRD DOG COUNTRY

Ballad Originals are made for upland hunters, bird dog owners, and anyone who knows the bond between a person and their dog. If you've spent cold mornings in the field, you already get it. This isn't for everyone — and that's exactly the point.

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