Earth Day Film Fest

The County Climate Smart Task Force & Columbia Land Conservancy will be hosting a Film Festival at the Crandell Theater in Chatham. They will be showing two films:

Farmscape Ecology by Jon Bowermaster – A 26-minute film attempting to answer the question: “How can we produce food while ensuring farmers’ livelihoods, and respecting the needs of other organisms with whom we share the land?”

The Nature of Nature – Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley – This film celebrates the remarkable plants, animals, and habitats in the Hudson River estuary watershed, guided by the biologists and conservationists who know it best. Directed by Laura deNey and produced by Flicker Filmworks, in partnership with Laura Heady at the DEC Hudson River Estuary Program, and Cornell University.

The films will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by Columbia County Climate Smart Task Force Chair David Newman.

Panelists will be:

• Laura Heady – Conservation and Land Use Program Coordinator at the Hudson River Estuary Program

• Troy Weldy – President Columbia Land Conservancy

• Will Yandik – A fourth generation Columbia County farmer and independent researcher with a background in environmental sciences

• Conrad Vispo – Wildlife Ecologist and Co-coordinator of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program