July 12
Gardening with Nature in Mind for Greenbelt Alliance.

September 13
Creek Botany for Gardens at Heather Farm www.gardenshf.org

New Resource Available For Connecting With Nature

Rachel Carson has been a heroine of mine for decades and while we are on the subject of nature appreciation and " no child left inside", I am pleased to announce that a fabulous new DVD is available on her life and work. The film is entitled:>

A SENSE OF WONDER: RACHEL CARSON'S LOVE OF THE NATURAL WORLD AND HER FIGHT TO DEFEND IT!

As described in the following press release:

When pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1962, the backlash from her critics thrust her into the center of a political maelstrom. Despite her private persona, her convictions about the risks posed by chemical pesticdes forced her into the role of controversial public figure.

Using many of Miss Carson's own words, Kaiulani Lee embodies this extraordinary woman in a documentary style film which depicts Carson in the final years of her life. Struggling with cancer, Carson recounts with humor and some anger the attacks by the chemical industry, the government and the press as she focuses her limited energy to get her message to Congress and the American people.

The film is an intimate and poignant reflection of Carson's life as she emerges as America's most successful advocate for the natural world. Beautifully shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler at Carson's cottage in Maine.

Note: I saw the play on which the film is based at a recent national pesticide conference in Berkeley and agree with Bill Moyers that "You cannot walk away unmoved."

www.asenseofwonderfilm.com