BEFORE THEY FALL film screening and discussion
BEFORE THEY FALL film screening and discussion
Thu, Apr 6, 6:00 PM
Harry Hickman Building - Room 105, University of Victoria • Victoria, BC
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Evening for BC's Ancient Inland Rainforest
Explore the rainforest through film and photography w/ special guests: ecologists Rachel Holt and Andy Mackinnon and filmmaker Damien Gillis
By Valhalla Wilderness Society
When and where
Date and time
Saturday, February 25 · 7 - 9pm PST
Location
Vic Theatre 808 Douglas Street Victoria, BC V8W 2B6 Canada
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About this event
All are welcome to join Valhalla Wilderness Society on a journey into British Columbia's ancient Inland Temperate Rainforest!
DOORS OPEN 6:30 P.M.
Home to the deep-snow mountain caribou, grizzly bears, rare fungi and lichens, BC's Inland Rainforest is a globally unique ecosystem worth celebrating. We are excited to share our findings from many groundbreaking scientific and exploratory expeditions into this incredible BC wilderness over 20 years of research, including photography of rare rainforest species and primeval cedar trees. A briefing on the recent Incomappleux protection will be shared with a screening of Primeval: Enter the Incomappleux, a stunning film by VWS and Damien Gillis, which we have toured the province with to gain support for protection of the Selkirk Mountain Caribou Park proposal.
Photography and a short film screening will explore the wonders of this globally significant rainforest found 500 kilometers from the coast in BC's Interior Wetbelt.
The event will follow the old growth Super-Rally happening the same day, hosted by Elders for Ancient Trees.
For more information on our work visit www.vws.org/action
or contact Amber@vws.org
**The concession will be open with snacks and drinks for purchase.
***Following our Evening for the Ancient Inland Rainforest we will be hosting:
Write for the Rainforest!
Sunday, Feb 26, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. @ the Downtown Community Centre (755 Pandora Ave., Victoria, BC)
Victoria, BC! Please drop in on Sunday, February 26th at any time between 11am and 2pm at the Downtown Community Centre to make your voice count for the protection of one of our rarest and most biodiverse ecosystems: The Inland Temperate Rainforest. This ancient ecosystem, its wildlife and future generations need your help!
Come have tea, chat with our hosts to learn about this global wonder in our back yard, and cast your vote for a future with ancient forests.
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Valhalla Wilderness SocietyValhalla Provincial Park was created in 1983 after eight years of hard-won battle by the Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS). VWS went on to successfully spearhead campaigns for the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, Goat Range Provincial Park, and the Spirit Bear Conservancies on Princess Royal Island. The charitable organization also played one of the key roles in the protection of South Moresby National Park Reserve. Its Endangered Wilderness Map of 1988 initiated the movement to double BC’s park system to 12% of the province. VWS has led park campaigns that now protect over 560,000 hectares. The work resulted in numerous national and international conservation awards received by Chairperson Colleen McCrory.