Forest Service Film ‘Green Fire’ Screening in Laramie

Conservation is something that has an effect on everyone, especially those who live in Wyoming. So you won't want to miss the chance to see the documentary "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time" at the University of Wyoming Education Auditorium on Thursday, January 26 at 7 p.m. It's the first full-length, high definition documentary ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold.

The film shares highlights of Leopold's life and extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation in the twentieth century and still inspires people today. Although probably best known as the author of the conservation classic A Sand County Almanac, Leopold is also renowned for his work as an educator, philosopher, forester, ecologist, and wilderness advocate.

Aldo Leopold's legacy lives on today in the work of people and organizations across the nation and around the world. What is exciting about Green Fire is that it is more than just a documentary about Aldo Leopold; it also explores the influence his ideas have had in shaping the conservation movement as we know it today by highlighting some really inspiring people and organizations doing great work to connect people and the natural world in ways that even Leopold might not have imagined
-Aldo Leopold Foundation Executive Director Buddy Huffaker

The U.S. Forest Service produced the film with the Aldo Leopold Foundation and the Center for Humans and Nature. It's showing in Laramie is being sponsored by the Medicine Bow National Forest in partnership with the University of Wyoming Student Activities Center. The video below is a preview of the documentary.