Free Screening of Hometown Habitat on April 5, 2022

We are excited to announce the next film in The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series!  We'll be showing Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7pm, at the Goldsmith Family Cinema,  Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies, Wesleyan University, 301 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT.  Directions and parking information can be found here.

The film highlights a variety of stories of community commitment to conservation landscaping demonstrating how humans and nature can co-exist with mutual benefits, as well as stressing the importance of incorporating native plants in the landscape to support habitat for wildlife. Renowned entomologist, Dr. Douglas Tallamy, is featured in the film. He is the author of several books, including his most recent, Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard. 

A discussion will follow the film facilitated by several people who will share their perspectives and answer questions. They include Tom Christopher, garden writer and horticulturist, who has interviewed Doug Tallamy several times; Aubree Keurajian, an ecologist and practitioner of ecological restoration, who founded the business Ungardening Native Plants; and Brian Stewart, home gardener, who has created a haven for wildlife using native plants in his yard.

As always, the film is open to the public and free of charge. Wesleyan is a vaccinated campus and full vaccination is required to attend. In addition, masks must be worn in all indoor spaces.  Please preregister at ctrivercoastal@conservect.org, and complete this form prior to attending.

We hope you can join us!  Please phone the Conservation District office for more information at 860-346-3282.

The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series was begun in 2015. The series is co-sponsored by the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Middlesex Community College, Middletown Garden Club, The Rockfall Foundation, and Wesleyan University's Center for the Arts, College of the Environment, and College of Film and the Moving Image.