The South Yuba River Citizens League is taking action to keep the South Yuba River and Malakoff Diggins State Park open. By uniting our community around the rallying cry, “People Can Save the Parks!” we act as the umbrella organization to protect the river we love. The Save our State Parks Campaign is incorporated in [...]

Take part in the 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival by volunteering — the success of the festival depends on over 500 volunteers who truly make the festival a community event. The Festival is now two weeks away! We still have many volunteer roles available, but the favorite jobs are filling up. Sign up [...]

More than ever, musicians will play a larger part in our festival (excuse the pun) with shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday. From wild dance parties, soothing melodies and everything in between, local and regional musicians will get your foot tapping. For you night owls, find our late night music at the Haven Underground. Professor Burns [...]

Our Head Juror, Alison Jones-Pomatto, gives the inside scoop on how the Wild & Scenic Film Festival’s jury decides which of our official selections are award winners. With the retirement of the incomparable Chuck Jaffee, I am the head juror for the 2012 Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival.  I have been privileged to serve [...]

Editor’s note: Chuck Jaffee, of Nevada City, continues his years of writing a series of reviews for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival.  Find his other movie, film festival, and related reviews at www.startlets.com. This set of reviews basks in a bunch of the films in the festival.  The film festival is held in historic [...]

Chuck Jaffee plays an essential role in the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. As a past Head Juror and as a key player in the film selection process, Chuck’s film experience ensures our film selections have the quality and diversity required to create a successful festival. Rolling Down the River ["Rock the Boat"] Sometimes what [...]

The gold country of California cannot forget the environmental effects of mining since toxic residues still contaminate our watersheds and public lands. While we still are assessing the effects of mining from the 19th century, mountain top removal is devastating the health of local communities and creating a wasteland from the once green Appalachian Mountains. [...]

A common misconception surrounding environmental films is that they are all documentaries. Anyone that enjoys the Wild & Scenic Film Festival knows that environmental films span many genres from adventure, animation and fiction. Yes, fiction! Environmental fiction films are no longer limited to a young audience, although many will be featured at our Kid Film [...]

Combining activism, adventure and environmental awareness creates the inspiring force of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Films including these three forces have the strength to change lives. The Naked Option has this potential. The Naked Option reveals the inspiring story of an organized group of Nigerian women who use the threat of stripping naked [...]

Amy Goodman, an award-winning investigative journalist and syndicated columnist, author and the host of Democracy Now! will present a lecture followed by Schooling the World, a film addressing the effects of instituting Western education worldwide. Amy Goodman is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ for [...]