On January 24, we
went to the Wild and Scenic Film Festival hosted by UTC. We watched six nature
and geographical documentaries and the proceeds went to the Tennessee Environmental
Council.
These short films were very informative, ranging from short films
about land conservation and teaching children about ways to save water to
longer documentaries about ice caves and river pollution. Our favorite
documentary was about the Mobile Tensaw Delta in Alabama. It was called “America’s
Amazon: Mobile Tensaw Delta.” We learned about the ecosystem involving
everything from the smallest plants to the huge gators that lurked in the
swamp. We learned that the pollution from cities and industry is turning our
river brown and murky, which can harm the plants and fish that live in the
water. We also learned that the fish could not migrate to other areas because
of the dams that block the waterway resulting in the death of many types of fish
and extinct species. You can watch the film through Alabama Public
Television here: http://video.aptv.org/video/2365149942/
We loved seeing how much effort was
put into making these films and how many people were involved. We learned so
much about how nature and our ecosystems are affected by our waste and
industry. If you have not seen these films we highly recommend going to their
website for more showing dates and more ways to get involved. We hope you will
check this out!
Thanks!
-Hannah and Amanda
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