[Riverweb] Environmental Film Festival

[csmith at prairierivers.org]

Environmental Film Festival

The largest environmental film festival in North America is coming to  
McHenry & Kane County, IL.  Join Friends of the Fox River (FOFR) as  
they host the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Tour at  
McHenry County College on Thursday evening, January 31 from  
6:00-9:00pm and Elgin Community College on Saturday afternoon,  
February 2 from 2:00-5:00pm.  Different films will be featured at each  
venue; consider attending both.

The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival Tour brings together  
award-winning environmental films in the spirit of inspiration and  
education. The films leave people feeling inspired and motivated to go  
out and make a difference in their communities and around the world.   
Whether it is the struggle for environmental justice, information on  
renewable energy, or an educational tale about an endangered species,  
the films bring awareness to the natural world around us and our role  
in that delicate balance.

This will be the only stop for the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film  
Festival in the Chicago area.  In partnership with tour sponsor  
Patagonia, FOFR will use the tour as a community outreach tool to  
raise awareness of both local and global issues.

This festival is a natural extension of FOFR's work to inspire people  
to act on behalf of the watershed.  The mission of the Friends of the  
Fox River is to preserve, restore and protect the Fox River  
Watershed's natural resources by connecting people with nature through  
education, research, restoration and advocacy. In 2007, FOFR mobilized  
hundreds of community members to care for the watershed through the  
planting of water willow to stabilize stream banks, collected trash by  
the tons along shorelines, and adult & student citizen scientists  
monitored the water quality to provide data for decision makers to  
better protect our watershed.

EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, January 31, Doors open at 6:00pm and shows start 6:10pm at  
McHenry County College Conference Center, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal  
Lake, IL

Saturday, February 2, Doors open at 2:00pm shows start at 2:05pm at  
the ATC Auditorium, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. FOFR membership deals  
at the door.

For information, call Gary Swick, 847.426.1322


***PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS***

Cecily Smith
Interim Watershed Organizer
Prairie Rivers Network
1902 Fox Drive, Suite G
Champaign IL 61821
217.344.2371