Wild & Scenic On Tour partners with environmental groups across the country to host the festival as a way to outreach into their communities and bring together an audience of diverse affiliations. The groups use the festival as a tool to raise awareness for their campaigns and recruit new activists. Using the tour as an outreach strategy is one of the primary goals of the tour and something we strive for with each venue.

By working with grassroots organizations, the issues featured in the films are brought back to a local level to show how global issues affect everyone. Host groups are encouraged to arrange post roundtable discussions or provide take-home conversation questions to initiate dialogue.

Eligible environmental organizations interested in using the festival as a membership drive can apply for Patagonia's Wild & Scenic Grant. The grant offsets the cost to purchase the festival kit and grantees must adhere to the specific grant guidelines for increasing membership. If you are an environmental organization interested in hosting the festival and learning more about the grant, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 530-582-5334.

THE WILD & SCENIC GRASSROOTS NETWORK:
The founding organization, SYRCL, is an environmental organization and understands the importance of outreach and capacity buuilding events. SYRCL is sharing the success of their HOME festival with other enviro groups nationwide. It is a creating a network of grassroots organizations connected by a common goal of using film to inspire activism!