The Leopold Legacy Film Series presents Restoring a Legacy at the Bosque School on August 29th.
6:40 pm: Doors Open
7:00pm: Kids and the Wilderness
Student film by Bosque School 2009 Graduate
7:20pm: Film Screening: “Restoring a Legacy” The Rio Grand Bosque
8:00pm: Bosque Ecosystem Management Program (BEMP) Activities
The 180 mile middle Rio Grande corridor is an ever changing natural delight and legacy. The film “Restoring a Legacy” highlights efforts by former US Senator Pete Domenici and current US Senator Jeff Bingaman is supporting some of the research, monitoring and habitat restoration projects along our beautiful river and Bosque (riverside forest).
Visit the beautiful Bosque School campus and see how the ‘Bosque Improvement Group”, a conglomeration of local organization and agencies, are working to restore and revitalize this necessary water resource and surround areas in “Restoring a Legacy” The Rio Grande Bosque.
For information about this showing, go to
www.bosqueschool.org , or contact Kimi Scheerer at 505-898-6388
The Film Series, August to November, Free Admission to All Films
The Leopold Legacy Film Series is part of the year-long Aldo Leopold Legacy Centennial Celebration honoring Leopold’s arrival in New Mexico 100 years ago. The series features films that speak to his message of land ethics, wilderness management, ecology, and observations of nature as it pertains to today’s environmental issues in New Mexico and around the world.
The films range from looking at the ups and downs to sustainable farming to preserving the last of our precious water resources. Each screening delves into topics of environmental issues with additional activities such as guest speakers, discussions, and hands-on family fun.