International Wildlife Film Festival
Guardians of Yellowstone + Restoring the Headwaters
Sponsored by:
Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Glacier Institute, Wild Montana!
Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Glacier Institute, Wild Montana!
Guardians of Yellowstone: The Yellowstone Cougar Project
For over 35 years, a dedicated team of biologists has quietly shaped one of the most enduring and impactful wildlife research programs in America. Guardians of Yellowstone takes viewers deep into the wild heart of Yellowstone National Park to reveal the hidden lives of cougars—stealthy apex predators whose presence is vital to the health and balance of the ecosystem.
Restoring the Headwaters
Restoring the Headwaters follows wildlife biologists and stream ecologists as they take on the urgent challenge of repairing a stream headcut in the fragile sage-steppe ecosystem of the Big Hole Valley in Montana. What begins as an eroding scar in the landscape becomes a threat to drain wetlands, degrade critical sage-grouse habitat and disrupt water flowing downstream. Through collaboration, grit, and innovative restoration, this short documentary reveals how protecting water at its source is essential for the resilience of rivers, communities, and all ecosystems downstream.
Q&A with Restoring the Headwaters producer Pedro Marques to follow the screening!
For over 35 years, a dedicated team of biologists has quietly shaped one of the most enduring and impactful wildlife research programs in America. Guardians of Yellowstone takes viewers deep into the wild heart of Yellowstone National Park to reveal the hidden lives of cougars—stealthy apex predators whose presence is vital to the health and balance of the ecosystem.
Restoring the Headwaters
Restoring the Headwaters follows wildlife biologists and stream ecologists as they take on the urgent challenge of repairing a stream headcut in the fragile sage-steppe ecosystem of the Big Hole Valley in Montana. What begins as an eroding scar in the landscape becomes a threat to drain wetlands, degrade critical sage-grouse habitat and disrupt water flowing downstream. Through collaboration, grit, and innovative restoration, this short documentary reveals how protecting water at its source is essential for the resilience of rivers, communities, and all ecosystems downstream.
Q&A with Restoring the Headwaters producer Pedro Marques to follow the screening!
Director: Andy Adkins, Max Freund, William Freund/Tom Attwater
Producer: Andy Adkins, Max Freund, William Freund
Duration: 84 min