Top predators may hold a key to life itself. Can people and predators coexist? Can we afford not to? Birds, butterflies, beaver and antelope, wildflowers and frogs ­ could their survival possibly be connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? Narrated by Peter Coyote, Green Fire Productions has created a captivating documentary that goes behind the scenes with leading scientists to explore the role top predators play in restoring and maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity.Wolves and cougars, once driven to the edge of existence, are finding their way back -- from the Yellowstone plateau to the canyons of Zion, from the farm country of northern Minnesota to the rugged open range of the West. LORDS OF NATURE: Life in a Land of Great Predators tells the story of science now discovering the great carnivores as revitalizing forces of nature, and a society now learning tolerance for the beasts they had once banished. Saturday Evening February 20th, 60 min http://www.lordsofnature.org

ACCOMPANYING FILMS

Ascending the Giants is an ongoing series of expeditions lead by two arborists, Brian French and Will Koomjian, to measure the largest tree of each species. These trees demonstrate the pinnacle of what a species can be; they are called champion trees. Now the team has captured some of the first and only footage inside the canopies of these remarkable trees. With the goal of aiding preservation efforts for champion trees, Ascending the Giants plans to showcase these specimens to increase knowledge of their existence and their ecological importance. Friday Evening February 19th, 12 min Oregon http://ascendingthegiants.org/homepage.html

Common Ground III: The third film in the Common Ground series conveys the most current information on designating a network of marine reserves in Oregon. Learn about Oregon's proposed network of marine reserves and protected areas from scientists, coastal community leaders and business owners. Saturday Afternoon February 20th, 18 min Oregonhttp://oceansonline.org/common_ground/cg_video.html

Dance of the Warrior Mouse is the story of a small group of Hopi, Navajo and environmentalists from the southwestern United States whose clarity of vision and tenacious persistence triumph against the world’s biggest mining company and most powerful government. Saturday Afternoon February 20th, 20 min http://www.wuutiworld.com

emPOWERed is directed by award-winning independent documentary filmmaker and human-rights activist J. Coll Metcalfe and features EPA's ENERGY STAR, along with several visionary individuals leading the charge for a mass movement to conserve energy. Saturday Evening February 20th, 24 min. starts in Oregon

Fish & Cow is a poignant look at ranching in western Montana. It features ranchers who are passionate about their land, their way of life and the river that is the lifeblood of their valley. And it shows how working with local conservation groups is helping such ranchers accomplish their goals. Saturday Evening February 20th, 17 minutes

Forces of Nature: Who’s responsible for some of North America’s biggest environmental victories, such as saving one million acres of boreal forest from industrial logging, helping to prevent the permits for twenty new coal plants and five mountaintop removal coal applications, and transforming food purchasing across the University of California system? Young people who have yet to celebrate their 23rd birthdays. The Brower Youth Awards recognizes six young people in North America annually for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy. Friday Evening February 19th, Saturday Afternoon and Evening, 5 min each http://broweryouthawards.org

Hybrid Pedal was a 900-mile outdoor industry cycling initiative with a goal of generating awareness for The Conservation Alliance, a non-profit group of outdoor businesses dedicated to protecting wild places for their habitat and recreation value. Saturday Afternoon February 20th, 27 min http://hybridpedal.blogspot.com/

Red Lady: the Battle for Your Mountains: In 1977 geologists from the AMAX mining company discovered a deposit of Molybdenum within Mt. Emmons (also known as Red Lady) just two miles from the small mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado. Three decades later, the fight to preserve the area continues. Saturday Evening February 20th, 14 mins

Run Rogue Run

Southwest Oregon's Rogue River flows through one of the most spectacular and biologically unique wildlands in the United States. Right now, only part of the lower Rogue's watershed is protected, leaving a large adjacent roadless area open to commercial logging, mining, and road-building. This video looks at the importance of the river to salmon. This video project is part of Epicocity Project's Rivers in Demand program. Produced by Siskiyou Project, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center and American Rivers. Friday and Saturday Evenings February 19th & 20th, 2.5 min Oregon

The Savage Rapids Dam Removal film gives a brief history of the dam, its purpose, the harm it caused to the Rogue River salmon and steelhead, and the events that led to a decision to remove the dam and replace its diversion function with modern pumps. The film also shows how the dam was removed and the first flotilla of boats floating through the newly created channel.

The Savage Rapids Dam built by the Grants Pass irrigation District in 1921 was designed to deliver Rogue River water to the fields of local farmers; It did not offer water retention, electrical creation, or flood control. Because the age of the dam was leading to costly replacement issues and its disruption of adult and juvenile fish passage caused local leaders to consider its removal. Irrigation was to be continued with the building of a modern pumping plant. After a 20 year court and legislation battle the parties agreed to remove the dam and build the pumping facility. Friday Evening February 19th, 10min. Oregon

The Story of Cap and Trade

The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the "devils in the details" in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. If you’ve heard about cap and trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you. Saturday Evening February 20th, 7 minhttp://www.storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/

Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century

Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century is a story about renewable energy and other alternatives to fossil fuels. It features a group of passionate children calling for adults to take action and address global warming. It also includes global warming and energy experts talking about various promising technologies such as solar, wind and tidal power, transportation and the issue of food as it pertains to energy consumption. Saturday Afternoon February 20th, 26 minhttp://www.onelightonecamera.com