NNLC Hosts Film “Green Fire”

PRESS RELEASE: January 3, 2018

CONTACT: Elizabeth Friel, Executive Director   804-462-0929

Northern Neck Land Conservancy to Co Host

Conservation Film and Discussion

January 11 in Williamsburg

Across the commonwealth this year, community discussions are taking place as Virginia’s United Land Trusts, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Forestry, the Aldo Leopold Foundation and local land trusts, is initiating programs to bring together community leaders and citizens to revisit Leopold’s land ethic.

The Northern Neck Land Conservancy and the Historic Virginia Land Conservancy will host a free film viewing and discussion on January 11, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188.  The event marks the birthday of Aldo Leopold with the showing of “Green Fire”, a documentary film made about this legendary conservation thinker. The film explores Leopold’s extraordinary career and enduring influence – tracing how he shaped the modern conservation movement and continues to inspire projects all over the country that connect people and the land.  “Green Fire” introduces the topic of a land ethic:  a calling for an ethical and caring relationship between people and nature.  Admission is free, but space is limited.  Please reserve your seat at Ann@HistoricVirginiaLandConservancy.org or by calling (757) 565-2990.

Aldo Leopold wrote the now famous “A Sand County Almanac” nearly 70 years ago.  The book documents man’s relationship with the natural world.   In the book Leopold states “That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology; but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics.  That land yields a cultural harvest is a fact long known but latterly forgotten”.    Leopold’s words are especially relevant today. “Creating community around nature and connecting people… and children in particular…to nature becomes more challenging as our lives are increasingly linked to technology and the indoors” said Elizabeth Friel of the Northern Neck Land Conservancy and the Virginia United Land Trust’s Board of Directors. “This event provides a great starting point for discussion”.

Information about the Aldo Leopold land ethic is available at aldoleopold.org and the Virginia United Land Trusts website at vaunitedlandtrusts.org.

Want to go?  The event is on January 11, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188.   Admission is free, but space is limited.  Please reserve your seat at Ann@HistoricVirginiaLandConservancy.org or by calling (757) 565-2990.