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Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time (Documentary)

Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration

Category: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)

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Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time (Documentary)
Post Date: September 11, 2019
Resource Type:
  • Audio | Video
Description:

The first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary environmentalist Aldo Leopold, Green Fire highlights Leopold's extraordinary career, tracing how he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement. Leopold remains relevant today, inspiring projects all over the country that connect people and land.

Green Fire was produced in partnership between the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the Center for Humans and Nature, and the US Forest Service. The film provocatively examines Leopold's thinking, renewing his idea of a land ethic for a population facing 21st century ecological challenges. Leopold's biographer, conservation biologist Dr. Curt Meine, serves as the film's on-screen guide.

Green Fire describes the formation of Leopold's idea, exploring how it changed one man and later permeated through all arenas of conservation. The film draws on Leopold's life and experiences to provide context and validity, then explores the deep impact of his thinking on conservation projects around the world today. Through these examples, the film challenges viewers to contemplate their own relationship with the land community.

The high-definition film will utilize photographs, correspondence, manuscripts and other archival documents from the voluminous Aldo Leopold Archives as well as historical film and contemporary full-color footage on location, including landscapes that influenced Leopold and that he in turn influenced.

The film also features commentary and insight from some of today's most recognized and credible scholars and conservation leaders, including: three of Aldo Leopold's children-Nina, Carl, and Estella, Leopold scholars, noted environmental writers, scientists, humanities experts, public policy leaders, business leaders,; and leaders of non-profit groups inspired by Leopold.

Copies of the DVD are now available for purchase in our bookstore at http://www.aldoleopold.org/books/Default.asp.

If you want to show Green Fire to an audience or use it in an educational setting, such as a classroom or library, you can purchase a public screening license of the DVD. For public screenings, we will also include a kit of publicity materials to help you get the word out about your event, including posters, flyers, a press release, and an email announcement.

For more information visit http://www.aldoleopold.org/greenfire/

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Topic:
  • Conservation
  • Stewardship
Audience:
  • All
Length in pages or time: 73 min.
Fee?: 1
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Order information or contact: Aldo Leopold Foundation PO Box 77 Baraboo, WI 53913 608.355.0279 greenfire@aldoleopold.org http://www.aldoleopold.org/greenfire/
Link: http://www.aldoleopold.org/greenfire/
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