Green Fire, a documentary about conservationist, Aldo Leopold, shows at the Clyde Theater on Saturday, November 12th at 2 PM.
Aldo Leopold is regarded by many as one of the most influential conservation thinkers of the twentieth century.
Green Fire, the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about this legendary environmentalist, will be presented by Whidbey Watershed Stewards. The film highlights Leopold’s extraordinary career in the early part of the 20th century, tracing how he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement. His call for a land ethic continues to be applied all over the world by a population facing 21st century ecological challenges.
Nancy Waddell, of Whidbey Watershed Stewards, organized the showing of this film at The Clyde. To promote the film, Nancy had an idea of asking Aldo Leopold’s daughter, Estella Leopold, if she would like to come to The Clyde to talk about her father and the making of this film. Estella, who lives in Seattle, agreed to come.
Estella Leopold, now professor emeritus at the University of Washington after a lifetime of environmental research and activism, will give a brief talk before the film screening and will answer questions following the film.
Estella helped prevent the flooding of the lower part of the Grand Canyon in the mid-1960s, and is fighting to keep the lava-coated land around Mount St. Helens intact as a research area and national monument. She is especially eager for children to experience the outdoors as she did in her Wisconsin youth.
The Leopold family loved the land they inhabited. "Love is very important in conservation work," Estella says. "If you don't love it, how are you going to work to protect it? And to love it, you have to know it."
Admission is $5 at the door, or tickets may be purchased in advance by mail from Whidbey Watershed Stewards, PO Box 617, Langley, WA 98260. Whidbey Watershed Stewards welcomes the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, The Whidbey Institute and Transition Whidbey as event co-sponsors.
For more information about Whidbey Watershed Stewards, visit their website.
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