GUELPH – The Rotary Club of Guelph is screening the film Call of the Forest at the Bookshelf Cinema for Earth Day, an event the club hopes will build excitement for the planting of a new forest in Guelph.
The screening is on April 20 at 7pm followed by a Q&A with scientist Diana Beresford-Kroerger, who appears in the film and its director Jeff McKay.
Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is pay what you can.
Participants are automatically entered to win a prize basket.
This award-winning film follows visionary scientist, conservationist and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger on her journey to the most beautiful forests of the northern hemisphere.
From the sacred sugi and cedar forests of Japan, the ancient Raheen Wood of Ireland, the walnut and redwood trees of America, to the great boreal forest of Canada, Beresford-Kroeger tells of the amazing stories behind the history and legacy of these ancient forests while also explaining the science of trees and the irreplaceable roles they play in protecting and feeding the planet.
Call of the Forest is a call for massive, global reforestation to reverse climate change, sounding the alarm by calling for immediate action on a global scale. But at its heart, it is a story of triumph, proposing a simple strategy for each of us to combat climate change by planting trees in our own yards and neighbourhoods.
The Rorary Club is also holding a tree planting event and environmental fair on April 22 from 9am to 2pm at 335 Laird Road.
For more details on the planting day, visit: rotaryguelph.ca/sitepage/earth-day-planting-hanlon-creek-forest.
