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‘Green Fire’ Screening at the Morton Arboretum, September 22, 2011
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our TimeAugust 29th, 2011
Join the Center for Humans and Nature and the Morton Arboretum for the upcoming ‘Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time‘ screening on September 22, 2011 at 6: 00 pm. Come and explore Leopold’s personal journey and the threads that connect to his legacy today through an intimate screening of the new documentary Green Fire. After the screening, stay to discuss the film with Curt Meine, Director of Conservation Biology and History at the Center for Humans and Nature, Laurel Ross, Urban Conservation Director at The Field Museum, and author Jim Ballowe, author and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Bradley University . Join us for a dessert reception preceding the film. For more information please visit the Morton Arboretum calendar.
Vermont Premiere of Green Fire
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our TimeJune 7th, 2011
Come see Vermont’s Green Fire premiere, at the University of Vermont, Friday, June 24th, as part of the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Conference. Curt Meine, the Center for Humans and Nature Director of Conservation Biology and History, and the film’s on-screen guide, will be part of a panel discussion following the film. Gavin Van Horn, Center for Humans and Nature Director of Midwest Cultures of Conservation, will also present a paper at the conference session Legacies of Aldo Leopold: Confronting the Ethical and Spritual Complexities of the Land Ethic entitled: Dramatizing Ecology: Aldo Leopold’s Green Fire Narrative.
The screening is free and open to the public.
Common Ground, The Story of the ACE Basin, Wins 3 Awards form the 32nd Annual Telly Awards
ACE Basin History Documentary: Taking the Show on the RoadMay 27th, 2011
Common Ground, The Story of the ACE Basin, documentary produced by the Center for Humans and Nature’s Senior Program Associate, Bill Bailey, has been honored with 3 awards from the 32nd annual Telly Awards. These awards are from a field of over 13,000 entries this year. Common Grounds has been awarded the Silver Awards for Non Broadcast Nature/Wildlife; the Bronze Award for Non Broadcast Videography/Cinematography; and the Bronze Award for Non broadcast “People’s Telly Award”. The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the web. To find out more visit the Telly Awards website.
Santa Fe Radio Cafe Interview With Curt Meine on Green Fire
April 21st, 2011
Listen to radio interview with Curt Meine, Center for Humans and Nature Director of Conservation Biology and History, as well as the on-screen narrator for the Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time documentary. Hear also from the film’s co-producer and filmmaker, US Forest Service’s Steve Dunsky.
Green Fire Screening at Roosevelt University, Chicago
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our TimeApril 18th, 2011
Green Fire continues to spread across the Chicagoland region. Gavin Van Horn, the Center’s Director of Midwest Cultures of Conservation, will help to facilitate an Earth Day (April 22) screening of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time. This free event was organized by professor Michael Bryson, who co-founded the new Sustainability Studies program at Roosevelt University. The event will be held at Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus (1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd), Alumni Hall, and more information can be found on Micheal Bryson’s Roosevelt University webpage.
Listen to Recent Aldo Leopold Discussions on Wisconsin & Iowa Public Radio!
March 4th, 2011
Listen to Curt Meine, Center for Humans and Nature Director of Conservation Biology and History and Director of “Green Fire;” Steve Brower landscape architect and Burlington historian; and Erv Klaas, organizer of the fourth annual “Ames Reads Leopold”discuss with Iowa Public Radio,the new documentary,”Green Fire, Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time.”
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Listen to Susan Flader and Curt Meine, Center for Humans and Nature Director of Conservation Biology and Historyand Director of the Green Fire documentary, discuss with WUWM, Wisconsin Public Radio, discuss Aldo Leopold and his legacy by clicking on image below:
Green Fire Preview at 2011 Chicago Wilderness Wild Things Conference
Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our TimeFebruary 24th, 2011
Come join Curt Meine, the Center for Humans and Nature Director of Conservation Biology and History, for his keynote presentation at the Chicago Wilderness 2011 Wild Things conference. Curt will show a preview of Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time and discuss Leopold’s legacy in the Chicago area. Green Fire is co-produced by the Center for Humans and Nature, the Aldo Leopold Foundation, and the US Forest Service. The film seeks to provide viewers with a basic historical biography of Aldo Leopold while simultaneously surveying the contemporary relevance and creative evolution of the conservation ethic that Leopold defined. To find out more about the Green Fire project please visit our Ideas of Humans and Nature project page.
Videos From the Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability are Now Available for Viewing
Regional Cultures of Conservation, Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and SustainabilityFebruary 8th, 2011
For the 2010 Chicago Regional Forum on Ethics and Sustainability, we were fortunate to have eight excellent speakers. For each of our topics—which were thematically based on Chicago Wilderness’s four initiatives—nationally recognized scholars and authors of Moral Ground, were paired with local Chicagoans known for their regional work and impact. Videos of each of these talks can be accessed below, along with the opening and closing remarks from ethicist Michael Nelson. We invite your comments on our Vimeo webpages! See a write up of the day’s presentations by CHN Director of Midwest Cultures of Conservation, Gavin Van Horn, in our upcoming December issue of Minding Nature. See also in this issue a related article by Moral Ground editors and authors Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael Nelson.
Opening Remarks by Michael Nelson
Session I – Kathleen Dean Moore
Session II – Scott Russel Sanders
Session III – Suzanne Malec-McKenna
Session IV: Robin Morris Collin
Closing Remarks by Michael Nelson
In Session 1, which centered on concerns about water, philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore spoke lyrically about her relationship to her own watershed as well as the underappreciated values of water. Chicago water commissioner Debra Shore then gave a primer on the history and use of water in the Chicagoland area, appealing to the audience to become involved in local water policy.
In Session 2, which focused on place-based education, conservation writer Scott Russell Sanders offered insights and resources in relation to the importance of childhood experiences and explorations of the natural world. Fuller Park Community Development founder Michael Howard shared from his own childhood experiences in farming, connecting these formative moments to his work in revitalizing urban areas and restoring vacant spaces in south Chicago.
In Session 3, the speakers addressed how we process information about climate change and how we might best engage others when communicating and mitigating environmental impacts. Wildlife biologist John Vucetich spoke about an ethics of empathy and the role that science can play in developing such a perspective. Chicago’s Commissioner for the Department of the Environment,Suzanne Malec-McKenna, provided a perspective on how to embed environmental concerns in locally meaningful issues and language.
In Session 4, dedicated to the community values of ecological restoration, law professor Robin Morris Collin shared from her own experiences as a former Chicagoite and focused on the connection between human healing and sustainable communities. Alaka Wali, the applied cultural research director at the Field Museum, highlighted the connection between the physical, political, and spiritual dimensions of restoration and her work in the Calumet region.
‘Green Fire’ Film World Premiere in Albuquerque, NM February 5
Ideas of Humans and Nature, Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our TimeJanuary 4th, 2011
Co-producers, Center for Humans and Nature, the U.S. Forest Service and the Aldo Leopold Foundation are proud to present the world premiere of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and the Land Ethic in the 21st Century to show in Albuquerque, New Mexico February 5th, 2011.
This is the first full-length documentary film exploring renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold’s life, philosophy, and legacy and to connect his story to contemporary trends in conservation ideas and actions. Curt Meine, Director of Conservation Biology and History at the Center, serves as the on-screen “guide” and narrator for the film.
To find out more go to our Green Fire Project page.
To host a Green Fire screening contact anjaclaus@humansandnature.org.
See also related article by Curt Meine (page 12) in the December issue of our free e-journal Minding Nature.
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