The Tennessee Environmental Council will host the "Wild & Scenic Film Festival” at UT Chattanooga, University Center, 615 McCallie Ave. on Jan 24. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with showings at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. The festival will feature local businesses & organizations displays and information from 12:30 p.m. on.
Tickets are $10 and include a snack and drink, and can be purchase online at www.tectn.org or at the door. For more information contact Diane at 615-248-6500 or Diane@tectn.org.
Review of art featured at the tour venue:
America’s Amazon
Mary Riser, Lynn Rabren, Ben Raines
Paints a visually stunning documentary portrait of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, an amazing watery world, and one of the continent’s most diverse biological treasures. Through compelling descriptions of this rich river system’s origins, history, and connections to plants, animals and man, we gain a deeper understanding of what is at stake as the population living around the Delta grows.
Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia
Jeremy Monroe, David Herasimtschuk
Biodiversity. It’s in the rivers of the Amazon, the jungles of Borneo, the coral reefs of Belize... oh, and the creeks of Tennessee. That’s right, southern Appalachia is a little-known hotspot for aquatic life and is home to some wildly diverse fish, mussels, salamanders, crayfish and other critters. Hidden Rivers takes an immersive look at the little-known creatures of these waters, their striking beauty and extreme vulnerability. The films also reveal how some Southerners are finding new ways to explore and celebrate this precious life, and reminding us all that biodiversity is everywhere and rivers are always deeper than you think.
Glacier Caves: Mt. Hood's Secret World
Ed Jahn, Amelia Templeton, Andy Maser, Steve Amen, Hayden Peters, Katie Campbell, Todd Sonflieth
After rappelling 15 stories into a hole in Oregon’s Sandy Glacier, adventurers encounter a mile of caves and tunnels laced with waterfalls, whitewater, towering ice sculptures and otherworldly light. It's the largest glacier cave system outside of Alaska … but the caves are disappearing fast, as the Northwest’s glaciers retreat due to climate change.
Gregg Treinish, A MoveShake Story
Alexandria Bombach
National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year Gregg Treinish combined his passion for adventure, his deep interest and education in wildlife biology, and three seconds of courage to found Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation. A year of unpaid work and complete dedication was followed by a wave of support that is continuing to grow.
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