Celebrate Aldo Leopold This Week!

Nature Net members are hosting several events this week in celebration of Wisconsin's premier conservationist, Aldo Leopold. 

Green Fire
Those of you anxiously awaiting the release of the Aldo Leopold Foundation's Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time will be excited to learn about screenings at two Madison locations this week. The film, which has been premiering around the country and the world for the past month, is making its way to the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Friday, March 4 and the Barrymore Theater on Sunday, March 6!



First Madison Show
DATE: Friday, March 4, 2011
TIME: 7pm, with a reception following the film
LOCATION: Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center
ADDRESS: 1300 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin
TICKETS: Available through Brown Paper Tickets, $8 advance/$10 at the door
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.greenfiremovie.com/

Second Madison Show
DATE: Sunday, March 6, 2011
TIME: 7pm, with a reception following the film
LOCATION: Barrymore Theatre
ADDRESS: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, Wisconsin
TICKETS: Available through Barrymore Theatre, $8 advance/$10 at the door
MORE INFORMATION: http://www.greenfiremovie.com/

Green Fire is the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about the legendary environmentalist, Aldo Leopold. Through beautiful imagery, visits to important places in Leopold's life (including Baraboo and Madison!), quotes from his writings, and interviews with his family and colleagues, Green Fire highlights the extraordinary career and life of Aldo Leopold. Learn more about the film and watch a trailer here.
 
Leopold Discovery Day
If you are looking for something to do with the little ones, bring the whole family to Leopold Discovery Day at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Saturday. Hosted by the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, hands-on activities, games and scavenger hunts throughout the impressive Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center will highlight some of Aldo's favorite pasttimes, such as tree identification, fishing, phenology and more.

  • A search for birds in the Town Center Atrium trees.
  • An animal track identification hunt through the Mesozoic Garden.
  • A reading by author Nancy Nye Hunt of her new children's book, Aldo Leopold's Shack: Nina's Story.
  • A screening of the Aldo Leopold Nature Center's Learning from the Land video.
The program runs from 10am - noon at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and is FREE for all ages. See you there!

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