DOEE AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY KICK OFF EARTH WEEK WITH “THE BIRDS & THE BEES: CELEBRATING NATURE IN FILM” ON APRIL 18
Free environmental film event brings global issues into local focus for Earth Day
(WASHINGTON, DC) April 18, 2016 – Tonight, the DOEE and the National Geographic Society will host an evening of short environmental films where artists, scientists, advocates, and everyday people share stories that cross boundaries and give a new voice to our planet and to our wild, wonderful city. Following the screenings, DOEE Director Tommy Wells will lead a panel discussion with several representatives of the films. DOEE will also release the Sustainable DC 2016 Progress Report at tonight’s event. All attendees will receive a complimentary reusable “Explore the Anacostia” swag bag, with a copy of the Progress Report, BioBlitz info, and a packet of pollinator plant seeds. This event is free and open to the public; RSVP is required.
Press interested in attending should email Julia Robey Christian at [email protected] with name and affiliation.
WHO:
Dr. Catherine Workman, National Geographic Society
Tommy Wells, Department of Energy and Environment
Dr. Will Turner, Conservation International
Dr. Neil Losin, Day’s Edge Productions
Clay Bolt, Natural History Photographer
Rich Hatfield, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Krista Schlyer, Conservation Photographer and Author
WHAT:
The Birds & the Bees: Celebrating Nature in Film
- A Ghost in the Making: Searching for the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee [DC premiere]
- Nature is Speaking [DC Premiere]
- Rules for the Black Birdwatcher
- The Anacostia River: Making Connections
- Think Like a Scientist: Boundaries [Premiere]
WHEN:
Monday, April 18 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Film program begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by a panel discussion
WHERE:
National Geographic Society, Grosvenor Auditorium
1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
*Closest Metro: Farragut North Metro Station*