A Collaboration Between Anna & Black Valve Media

Anna Goes Outside is a collaborative nature education project between Anna — a wildlife specialist and conservation educator — and Black Valve Media, a Cleveland-based video production company passionate about storytelling and connecting people to the world around them.

Together, we create wildlife, nature, and educational videos that inspire curiosity, encourage people to spend more time outdoors, and highlight the beauty and importance of the natural world.

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About the Collaboration

When Anna approached us with her vision for Anna Goes Outside, we immediately saw how her expertise in wildlife education and our passion for visual storytelling could combine to make something truly special.

We work closely with Anna to film, edit, and share each story — from intimate backyard bird moments to larger outdoor adventures. Our shared goal is to make nature accessible and engaging for everyone, no matter where they live.

By combining Black Valve Media’s production experience with Anna’s knowledge and love for nature and wildlife, Anna Goes Outside creates engaging videos that help people learn more about the natural world around them.

Our Content

Anna Goes Outside explores everything from backyard bird behavior and animal identification to wildlife, conservation, and the people working to protect the natural world.

We’ve filmed throughout Ohio and traveled across the country in search of new wildlife, habitats, and stories. In Arizona, we collaborated with Visit Arizona on a birding trip exploring some of the state’s incredible wildlife and birding destinations, and we’ve also traveled to Colorado and beyond. We’re always excited for an opportunity to take Anna Goes Outside somewhere new.

Along the way, we love meeting and talking with the people who have made wildlife and nature part of their lives. We’ve gone bird banding with the Mentor Natural Resources Division, learned about urban beekeeping and farming at Hood Honey, visited Parrot Hope Rescue, and talked with organizations like the Cleveland Tree Coalition about the work they’re doing in their communities.

And sometimes we don’t have to travel far at all. Our backyard cameras have captured everything from Blue Jays, cardinals, and Mourning Doves to raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and plenty of unexpected visitors.

Whether it’s across the country or right outside the back door, the goal is simple: get outside, learn something new, and share the wildlife and people we find along the way.

Growth, Reach, & Impact

Since launching, Anna Goes Outside has reached millions of people across social media, building a growing community around wildlife, birding, conservation, and getting outside.

As of September 2026, our community includes 28.3K followers on Instagram, 13.5K on TikTok, and more than 2.8K YouTube subscribers. Multiple videos have reached over 1 million views, and our content has been featured by Daily Dose of Internet and HuffPost. Anna Goes Outside was also featured in Cleveland Magazine, which profiled Anna, the project, and how Black Valve Media and Anna work together to share wildlife and nature with a growing audience.

We’ve also had the opportunity to work with brands and organizations that share our love for nature and the outdoors. We collaborated with Visit Arizona on a birding trip across the state, including a hummingbird video that reached 349K views on Instagram. We’ve built an ongoing partnership with Cool Birds and have also worked with Bird Collective, Liberty Graphics Nature T-Shirts, Rocky Talkie, and Kingsyard Bird Feeders.

Whether it’s exploring a destination, sharing outdoor gear we genuinely use, highlighting a product, or telling a larger wildlife and conservation story, we’re always interested in working with organizations that are a natural fit for Anna Goes Outside.

Looking Ahead

Together, Anna and Black Valve Media plan to keep growing Anna Goes Outside — traveling throughout the United States and beyond to discover new wildlife, explore different habitats, share educational stories, and meet the people working to understand and protect the natural world.

Whether we’re watching birds in the backyard, exploring a nature preserve, or traveling across the country, the idea behind Anna Goes Outside remains the same: nature is everywhere, and there’s always something new to discover.

Follow Anna Goes Outside

Join us as we continue exploring, learning, and sharing the wildlife and people we meet along the way.

YouTube: Anna Goes Outside

Instagram: @annagoezoutside

TikTok: @annagoezoutside

Anna Goes Outside is a collaboration between Anna and Black Valve Media, combining Anna’s knowledge and love for nature with Black Valve’s experience in video production and storytelling.

Business Inquiries: evan@blackvalvemedia.com

Top Performing TikTOK Videos:

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@annagoezoutside at this point i know it seems insane but he genuinely keeps coming back. this blue jay is terrorizing my bird feeder. you can’t make this stuff up 🎥: @Black Valve #birding #birds #interesting #corvids ♬ original sound - anna goes outside
@annagoezoutside my first time at the biggest week in birding!!! this was amazing and the best part by far is learning more as I go. very excited to go again next year #birding #birdwatching #birds #nature ♬ original sound - anna goes outside
@annagoezoutside wait till the end to see mozart’s lovely attempt at preening me 🎥: @Black Valve #dove #wildlife #birds #pet ♬ original sound - anna goes outside
@annagoezoutside i wish i was joking but he’s back and he’s making it everyone’s problem. i will be posting the full horizontal version as well because he does this for like 10 seconds before coming down to see if they’ll scatter 😭 side note: got a lot of ai/editing accusations last time. this is real, and nature is just this cool! check out my youtube if you wanna see the full video for yourself 🤍 🎥: @blackvalve #birding #birdfeeder #wildlife #interesting #corvids ♬ original sound - anna goes outside
@annagoezoutside you guys loved mozart so here’s more of me talking about her!!! she’s the best, thank you for loving her 🤍 #pet #birdsoftiktok #dove #bird ♬ original sound - anna goes outside
@annagoezoutside meet jughead! i met a lot of kitties the other day, but jughead was by far my favorite. he’s about 8 years old, and is one of the snuggliest, most chill cats ever. he happily let me pick him up to snuggle in my lap 😭 if you’re interested in jughead, you can meet him at one of a kind pets in akron, oh ♡ 🎥: @Black Valve #animalrescue #adoptdontshop ♬ cats in the cold - mage tears

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