Taming The Mouth Project

We are Joe Foss, Jeff Holt, and Gary Kobes who currently make up the "Taming the Mouth"  project team created to promote the production of a feature length documentary telling the story of the Columbia River Jetty system, its history, its construction, and its critical  role in our region and America's commerce.  This is a story that most Americans and even most Washingtonians and Oregonians know little about.  We are lifelong Pacific Northwest residents and fascinated by our unique and interesting regional history.  We are amateur historians, videographers, video editors, who believe that our combined passion and perseverance will lead to this important story being told.

The  Taming the Mouth team’s Objective is to tell the story of the building  of the Columbia River Jetty System. This story will span the period of  1880 through the present and will cover the initial motivation and  planning, the fifty-year initial construction period, the enormous task  of ongoing maintenance, and today’s economic activities that are supported by the jetty system.  We  will tell the story in a video format, in a manner that is both  entertaining as well as educational. We will investigate a range of  actions covering self-production through finding an established  producer. Choosing a particular production method will determine other  critical aspects of the project like financing and distribution.