Check it out! We're supporting the "Naturalist Journeys Slideshow" presentations, brought to you by The North Branch Nature Center, from January 22nd-April 2nd!
All films will start at 7pm and will be held at Unitarian Church on Main Street in Montpelier.
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Film schedule:
Friday, January 22: "In Search of the Original Forests of Vermont"
Charlie Cogbill has spent much of his career studying forests which have long since vanished. His research has culminated in an image of our region's forests before European settlement, which will both fascinate and surprise us.
Friday, February 12: "Lake Champlain: A Natural History"
Lake Champlain has been described as the jewel of New England. Mike Winslow, staff scientist for the Lake Champlain Committee, will provide an overview of the history of the lake, forces that act on it, and historic and on-going management efforts drawing from the organization's award winning book, Lake Champlain: A Natural History.
Friday, March 5: "Dark Side of the Loon"
Vermont Loon Biologist of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Eric Hanson, will host the showing of this new documentary exploring the wintering life of loons by Wolcott filmmaker and producer, Gail Osherenko.
Friday March 12: "The Nature of Vermont's Long Trail"
Vermont's Long Trail inspires a sense of awe in those who hike it with scenic views, abundant wildlife, and unique ecosystems found nowhere else in the state. A veteran long -distance hiker, Lexi Shear has through-hiked the 2,700-mile Pacific Crest Trail and section-hiked the 273-mile Long Trail. Lexi, who teaches biology at Monteplier High School, has also authored the Nature Guide to Vermont's Long Trail, which will be the topic of her presentation.
Friday April 2: "Confronting the Coffee Crisis"
Our morning cups of coffee connect us to a global industry and an export crisis in the tropics that is destroying livelihoods, undermining the cohesion of families and communities, and threatening ecosystems. These disturbing problems and their possible solutions are the subject of research for UVM assistant professor Ernesto Mendez, who will lead a presentation based on his book, Confronting the coffee crisis: sustaining livelihoods and ecosystems in Mexico and Central America.
