KENNEBUNK — A high-definition documentary celebrating the establishment of the U.S. Forest Service 100 years ago will be shown on Friday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main St., Kennebunk.
This is the first film in the spring 2015 Friday night movie series co-sponsored by the First Parish social justice committee and Maine Sierra Club.
Dessert, coffe, and tea will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Following the film, Lucas St. Claire, a member of the Quimby Family Foundation board, will moderate a discussion on the future of Maine’s North Woods and the potential for establishing a national park east of Baxter State Park. St. Claire, a conservationist, is president of Elliottsville Plantation, Inc., a foundation whose mission is to conserve land in the North Woods for future generations to enjoy.
This documentary takes the audience on a journey describing the evolution of the Forest Service from the “wise use” of resources to the idea of a “land ethic,” and frames the struggles of famous conservationist Aldo Leopold and forester Gifford Pinchot to protect America’s natural resources.
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