'Green Fire' documentary, to be shown May 25 on campus, looks at life of Aldo Leopold

The biology department at Western Washington University, together with the WWU Office of Sustainability, will hold a unique, early showing of the new Aldo Leopold documentary and Q&A session with Estella Leopold this evening in Bellingham.

The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, in Fraser Hall Room 4 on the WWU campus.

The film, "Green Fire," is the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold and his environmental legacy. "Green Fire" shares highlights from his extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation and the modern environmental movement. It also illustrates how Leopold's vision of a community that cares about both people and land continues to inform and inspire people across the country and around the world, highlighting modern projects that put Leopold's land ethic in action in a multitude of ways.

Tickets will be sold at the door, and all proceeds will benefit the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association. Tickets are $6 for general admission, $4 for students and free for children 12 and younger.

Estella Leopold is emeritus professor of Botany and past director of Quaternary Research Center at the University of Washington. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Her research interests and publications focus on paleobotany, forest history, restoration ecology and environmental quality. She studies fossil pollen and spores of the Cenozoic interval with an interest in plant biogeography. Currently, she chairs a nonprofit group, Farming and the Environment, in Washington state. Most recently, she was awarded the prestigious Cosmos Prize for her life work in conservation.