Press release:
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Contact: Karen Doerfer, Communications Coordinator,
Musconetcong Watershed Association, karen@musconetcong.org,
(908) 537-7060
A CELEBRATION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT!
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival comes to Hackettstown,
NJ: Join the Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) when they host the Wild
& Scenic Film Festival On Tour sponsored by National Park Service at Centenary
University on Sunday, September 9th from 10 am to 2 pm. This year, the tour celebrates the 50th
Anniversary of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Northwestern New Jersey has three National Wild and Scenic
Rivers: the Musconetcong, the Lower Delaware (Harmony Township to Trenton), and
the Middle Delaware (Delaware Water Gap National Park). A panel of speakers will discuss river
conservation issues and recreational opportunities on these rivers.
Featured at the tour event at Centenary, is the film River Connections. This film interviews local residents and MWA
Executive Director Alan Hunt discussing the benefits of the Musconetcong’s most
recent dam removal and the return of the American shad to the River. The festival is a natural extension of the
MWA’s work to inspire people to protect and conserve the river, its watershed,
and the region’s cultural and historic resources.
“This is the first time the Wild and Scenic Film Festival is
coming to our region. We are proud to have
a film featured in it and that we are able to offer free admission through the generosity
of sponsor,” said Hunt. “We want to inspire people to visit and protect these
national treasures that are right in our backyard – that is what the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act is all about.”
The Musconetcong River is a Partnership Wild & Scenic
River and is managed by local governments and non-government organizations through
the Musconetcong River Management Council.
MWA serves on this Council and was instrumental in supporting Congress’s
2006 designation of the Musconetcong as a National Wild and Scenic River.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is a collection of films
from the annual festival held the third week of January in Nevada City, CA
which is now in its 16th year!
Wild & Scenic focuses on films which speak to the environmental
concerns and celebrations of our planet.
“Films featured at Wild & Scenic showcase frontline
activism and stunning cinematography,” says On Tour Manager, Johan Ehde. “Our
changing Earth is at the forefront of conversations nationally and
globally. Now, more than ever, it is
imperative that individuals propel the groundswell of the environmental
movement. Collectively, we CAN make a
difference!”
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival was started by the watershed
advocacy group, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) in 2003. The festival’s namesake is in celebration of
SYRCL’s landmark victory to receive “Wild & Scenic” status for 39 miles of
the South Yuba River in 1999. The 5-day
event features over 150 award-winning films and welcomes over 100 guest
speakers, celebrities, and activists who bring a human face to the
environmental movement. The home
festival kicks-off the international tour to over 170 communities around the
globe, allowing SYRCL to share their success as an environmental group with
other organizations. The festival is
building a network of grassroots organizations connected by a common goal of
using film to inspire activism. With the
support of National Partners: Barefoot
Wine & Bubbly, CLIF Bar, EarthJustice, Klean Kanteen, Peak Design, and
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, the festival can reach an even larger audience.
The Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) is an
independent, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and improving the
quality of the Musconetcong River and its Watershed, including its natural and
cultural resources.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date and Time: Doors
open at 10 am and shows start at 11 am
Venue Name and Address: Centenary University, Sitnik Theature,
400 Jefferson St, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Ticket Prices: FREE! But please register here: https://goo.gl/NrwcgE
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