"We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes – something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view." — Aldo Leopold

"Green Fire" for your group, organization

To arrange a screening of "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time," for your school, church, community or civic group in the Burlington area, contact the Leopold Heritage Group, care of Amanda Delpardang, at Starr's Cave Nature Center, (319) 753-5808.

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About the film

A joint production of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Center for Humans and Nature, Green Fire explores the life and legacy of famed conservationist Aldo Leopold, and the many ways his land ethic idea is living on in the work of people and organizations all over the country today. The film shares highlights from Leopold's life and extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation and the modern environmental movement.

The film also illustrates Leopold's continuing influence, exploring current projects that connect people and land at the local level. Meet urban children in Chicago learning about local foods and ecological restoration. Meet ranchers in Arizona and New Mexico who maintain healthy landscapes by working on their own properties, and with their neighbors, in cooperative community conservation efforts. Meet wildlife biologists who are bringing threatened and endangered species, from cranes to Mexican wolves, back to the landscapes where they once thrived. Viewers will learn how Leopold's vision of a community that cares about both people and land ties all of these modern conservation stories together, and offers inspiration and insight for the future.

Learn more at www.greenfiremovie.com.