Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Laurie Kerr on December 6, 2022
Elemental Film Screening
December 4, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 2 |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 2.5 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 7 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Education & Outreach (tabling, films & lectures, regional B-walks/works)
Key Partners: 1000 Friends of Oregon, Trailkeepers of Oregon, Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center and Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Short Description of Activity
Two Broads and one guest attended the December 4 screening of “Elemental” at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland.
Reflection/Evaluation
Following the film was a panel discussion about the film. Here are the comments from our own Roseanne Hudson: “The main point that resonated for me is that loss of property due to wildfire is not a forest management problem. It is a problem of neglecting (or not knowing, or not having the resources) to remove combustible material near structures. As long as it is viewed as a forest problem, someone else is responsible. This film puts the responsibility on communities and residents to protect what they don’t want burned.
It touched on a number of areas that could be documentaries on their own, e.g.prescribed burns, indigenous culture related to fire, science and research, community preparedness, the role of Old Growth forests, and the politics of logging. to name a few.
Great film! I highly recommend it.”
Another screening is planned for Feb 16 at Lewis and Clark College. I will plan on sending out the info to my chapter when I get it.