Wild and Scenic Film Festival February 22nd Free Event for the Bozeman Community
Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, and Gallatin Wildlife Association are excited to host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at the Emerson Theater in Bozeman on Thursday, February 22nd, at 6 PM. The festival features environmental and adventure films that illustrate the Earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities, groups and individuals are doing to protect the places and wildlife we love.
Doors open at 5 PM. We will have information tables and representatives of the local conservation groups there to give information and discuss issues. There will be free coffee, beer, and pizza. The event is free, so please come and feel free to invite all those who are interested. We also have some great raffle prizes from local businesses! All proceeds from the raffle go to benefit Gallatin Wildlife Association, an organization that promotes restoration, maintenance and perpetuation of wildlife and their habitat. We hope to see you February 22nd at the Emerson!
There will be 11 films, here are the descriptions of four of them.
Wild Owhyee
Tucked away in southeastern Oregon is a gem of a wilderness. For those in the know – ranchers and anglers, trail runners and climbers, hikers and campers who venture out here – it’s a place of beauty, solitude and ecological value. It’s also the largest conservation opportunity remaining in the lower 48 states – and it’s at risk.
Dragging 235 lbs Uphill Both Ways
The next generation is becoming increasingly plugged in to electronics and out of touch with the outdoors. This will have enormous effects on future conservationism. A mother of four kids decides to turn off the screens and make a change. Though challenging, her kids go from fearing and ignoring nature to understanding and loving it.
Sky Migrations
Each fall, our skies fill with the wings of migrating raptors, a migration that relies on two hemispheres worth of wild and healthy ecosystems. Join ecologist and filmmaker, Charles Post, as he shines a light on the network of back country scientists and sentinels at the front lines of raptor conservation.