The depiction of the tar sands story is broken into ten stages. Each stage is represented by a piece of art, created by a local Wisconsin artist. Every stage has devastating impacts on local communities, people, and our environment. Click an image to begin your journey through the Tar Sands Storytelling Project.
Stage 1 – Cutting Down the Boreal Forest 
Stage 2 – Mining the Tar Sands 
Stage 3 – Adding Chemicals 
Stage 4 – Impeding Treaty Rights 
Stage 5 – Creating a Path 
Stage 6 – Constructing a Pipeline 
Stage 7 – Potential Spill 
Stage 8 – Oil is Refined and Shipped 
Stage 9 – A future of Climate Change 
Stage 10 – It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
The Tar Sands Storytelling Project 