October 16, 2006
Prescott "CreeksFest" on November 4th
Photo by Nick Berezenko, courtesy of APS
Prescott Creeks is proud to announce its CreeksFest on November 4th at the Elks Opera House with showings at both 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The CreeksFest will explore and celebrate rivers and flowing waters. Both showings will include the same set of five films. Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for students. They will be available at the door or by calling (928) 445-5669. Each film was chosen for both its visual beauty and for its inspirational and educational look at rivers.
The films include:
The River Returns
Travel with the Water’s Journey team from the mouth of the mighty St. Johns River to its beginnings deep in the heart of Florida, enjoying striking underwater photography along the way. Like most rivers across the country, it runs through the heart of civilization, where the human and wildlife populations that cradle its banks struggle to coexist.
Zoltan
Will Zoltan, international lover of rivers and "professional" tuber, ever gain respect in the world of whitewater? You can't help but love this guy as he fights the currents of organized danger.
The Green Zone
The riparian zone: as important to the river as the water itself. The strip of vegetation along a waterway is called the riparian zone. A stream and its riparian zone are really a single entity. The riparian zone protects the structure of the stream, maintains water quality, and provides food and shelter for animals and insects. It's as important to the river as the water itself. Over time a river or stream will occupy different paths, moving like a wave pattern traveling down a valley. Periodic floods deposit rich sediments--fertile soil for the vegetation that supports the stream. This video shows that protecting a stream or restoring a river requires preservation of this vital green zone.
The Verde River
Travel the Verde and experience the uniqueness and challenges that resulted in American Rivers listing it as one of the top 10 endangered rivers in the United States. Filmed and produced through a collaborative effort between Salt River Project and The Nature Conservatory Arizona.
A RIVER REBORN: The Restoration of Fossil Creek
Fossil Creek is among the brightest jewels of Arizona’s Rim Country. After 100 years of diversion it is now reborn as one of the last free-flowing, year-around streams in Arizona, a magnificent ribbon of life in the high desert. Fossil Creek is a startling case study of collaboration in the decommissioning of a hydroelectric facility. It is also the site of one of the most significant watershed-level restoration efforts ever undertaken in the Southwest. This documentary recounts both the natural and human history of the scenic waterway. The campaign to protect Fossil Creek as a Wild and Scenic River continues to flow, and strongly at that. A Wild and Scenic River designation forever protects the free-flowing condition and outstanding values of our country's most precious rivers.
Prescott Creeks is a local nonprofit organization that educates the community about the importance of our creeks and how people affect them. The mission of Prescott Creeks is to protect and celebrate the ecological integrity of the Granite Creek Watershed riparian systems and associated wetlands through conservation, restoration and education. This event will educate the public about the importance of water in our local environment and celebrate the waters around us. Proceeds from CreeksFest will benefit Prescott Creeks as Prescott’s voice for riparian conservation. For more information contact Ann-Marie Heins at (928) 445-5669 or http://www.PrescottCreeks.org .
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