Wild and Scenic Film Festival 2012

If you are looking for a fun filled event to help transition from the darkness of Winter into Spring and to help motivate planning for your summer trips, you will not want to miss the exciting Wild and Scenic Film Festival coming to Palmer Alaska, April 26th, 2012. Please join Friends of Mat-Su, local businesses, community leaders and various local partner organizations for an exciting and inspiring event that is guaranteed to inspire and motivate all those who attend.

Featured Video

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2012 – Intro & National Sponsors. Compilation of clips from several festival entries. Edited by Gregg Schiffner, Music by Mickey Smith from his movie “Darkside of the Lens”

Asio flammeus, the Short-eared Owl, is a medium-sized owl averaging 3443 cm (13 to 17 inches) in length and weighing 206475 grams (11 to 13 ounces). It has large eyes, big head, short neck, and broad wings. Its bill is short, strong, hooked and black. Its plumage is mottled tawny to brown with a barred tail and wings. The upper breast is significantly streaked (Alsop 2001). Wingspans range from 85 to 103 cm (38 to 44 inches). Females are slightly larger than males. The yellow-orange eyes of A. flammeus are exaggerated by black rings encircling each eye, and large, whitish disks of plumage surrounding the eyes like a mask.

The Short-eared Owl occurs on all continents except Antarctica and Australia; thus it has one of the largest distributions of any bird. A. flammeus breeds in Europe, Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Galápagos Islands. It is partially migratory, moving south in winter from the northern parts of its range.
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If you are looking for a fun filled event to help transition from the darkness of Winter into Spring and to help motivate planning for your summer trips, you will not want to miss the exciting Wild and Scenic Film Festival coming to Palmer Alaska, April 26th, 2012. Please join Friends of Mat-Su, local businesses, community leaders and various local partner organizations for an exciting and inspiring event that is guaranteed to inspire and motivate all those who attend.

Film Description
Trailer for Slow the Flow- One of the Film Selections for the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Palmer Alaska on April 26th.

Follow a landscaper who shocks his neighbors by putting in native landscaping. Discover a school district that goes green. Meet a non-profit which puts gardens in the city. The projects and approaches highlighted are very low-tech, cheap, and beautiful, making a good argument for kicking back and not raking the leaves or watering the lawn.

Another reason to join us for the 2012 Wild and Scenic Film Festival!  Our friends from High Lonesome Sound playing live at the event to serve up some of Alaska’s very best Folk, Bluegrass and Old Time Music.

Featured Video:   Trailer for “Bhutan: Land of the Black-necked Crane” – One of the Film Selections for the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Palmer Alaska on April 26th.

Film Description

“Bhutan: Land of the Black-necked Crane” takes viewers on an exotic Journey to the small Buddhist kingdom high in the Himalayan mountains. See how a benevolent king promotes Gross Domestic Happiness for his citizens while fostering respect for the environment and natural resources. Travel with George Archibald co-founder of the International Crane Foundation to see the rare and endangered Black-necked Cranes.

Featured Film (trailer)

[One Percent] of the Story
“1% for the Planet exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Here’s [a very tiny bit] of the story…”

Join Friends of Mat-Su, local businesses and partner organizations for the exciting and inspiring Wild and Scenic Film Festival to be held in downtown Palmer at the Historic Train Depot on April 26^th, 2012.

Description
Yvon Chouinard, owner and founder of Patagonia sits down with See Jane Do’s Jesse Locks and Elisa Parker in the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Media Lounge to talk about sustainable business practices and what each of us can do to help the environment.