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Fireforest Film Screening – Estes Valley
August 22, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
In partnership with the Estes Valley Fire Protection District, Larimar Conservation District, and the US Forest Service, we invite you to one of the early screenings of this incredible film.
In August of 2020, the Cameron Peak Fire was racing uncontrollably towards communities in northern Colorado. As it reached the footprint of a past U.S. Forest Service prescribed burn and the Drala Mountain Center, a near-miracle occurred. The prescribed burn, combined with forest restoration treatments at Drala, gave firefighters a foothold to halt a portion of the fire and avert disaster for the communities downslope.
This short film by Fort Collins filmmaker Evan Barrientos tells the story of what happened there through the accounts of a U.S. Forest Service fire specialist, the Drala land manager, and a Larimer Conservation District forester. Together, they urge Colorado and the West to see fire and forest management as natural and essential parts of the landscape. By shifting the way we perceive fire, we can create hope for the future of our forests.
To RSVP visit: https://www.evwatershed.org/events/fireforest-film-screening
Our schedule for the evening:
5:30 PM: Meet and Greet with Pizza (2 slices per person)
6:20 PM: Fireforest Film Screening
6:45 PM: Panel Q&A with Evan Barrientos
- Larimer Conservation District
- US Forest Service
- Estes Valley Fire Protection District
- Estes Valley Watershed Coalition