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Upstream-Downstream: A River Resilience Film Festival and Panel Discussion
January 19 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Upstream–Downstream: A River Resilience Film Festival & Panel Discussion
Thursday, January 19 | 6:30 – 9 pm | Pavilion Auditorium
FREE | Tickets Required A community celebration of Montpelier’s watershed and our place within it. From the Winooski headwaters to Lake Champlain, we’ll travel upstream and downstream showcasing endeavors in conservation, education, and recreation along our local waterways. We’ll begin the evening with a series of 5- to 40-minute films, then transition into a discussion about the health of our local rivers with panelists who bring different perspectives about our waterways. There will also be opportunities to chat with water conservation organizations and hear from Montpelier High School students who are envisioning our future relationship with local lakes and streams. A Montpelier PLACE event. Refreshments will be provided. Have questions that you’d like our panelists to address? We want to hear from you! Our panel discussion will be driven by the input provided when you sign up for the event. The Featured Films:
No Other Lake – Trailer
Nebi: Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water
The Panel:
Michele Braun – Friends of the Winooski River
Ben Block – Aquatic Ecologist; Montpelier Conservation Commission
Kerry Wood – Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation
Moderator: Kassia Randzio – Vermont River Conservancy More info: https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/upstream-downstream/ Presented by: North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier Conservation Commission, Vermont River Conservancy, Friends of the Winooski River, Sea Grant Lake Champlain, & Vermont Natural Resources Council.
Thursday, January 19 | 6:30 – 9 pm | Pavilion Auditorium
FREE | Tickets Required A community celebration of Montpelier’s watershed and our place within it. From the Winooski headwaters to Lake Champlain, we’ll travel upstream and downstream showcasing endeavors in conservation, education, and recreation along our local waterways. We’ll begin the evening with a series of 5- to 40-minute films, then transition into a discussion about the health of our local rivers with panelists who bring different perspectives about our waterways. There will also be opportunities to chat with water conservation organizations and hear from Montpelier High School students who are envisioning our future relationship with local lakes and streams. A Montpelier PLACE event. Refreshments will be provided. Have questions that you’d like our panelists to address? We want to hear from you! Our panel discussion will be driven by the input provided when you sign up for the event. The Featured Films:
No Other Lake – Trailer
Nebi: Abenaki Ways of Knowing Water
Michele Braun – Friends of the Winooski River
Ben Block – Aquatic Ecologist; Montpelier Conservation Commission
Kerry Wood – Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation
Moderator: Kassia Randzio – Vermont River Conservancy More info: https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/upstream-downstream/ Presented by: North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier Conservation Commission, Vermont River Conservancy, Friends of the Winooski River, Sea Grant Lake Champlain, & Vermont Natural Resources Council.
