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The Second Annual Siskiyou Environmental Film Festival The second annual Siskiyou Environmental Film Festival will bring to light environmental threats from around the globe and close to home beginning Tuesday, March 18. The festival - presented in venues across Ashland through Sunday, March 23 - features more than 20 films along with a workshop on the creation of documentaries. "The festival offers the Southern Oregon community unmatched opportunities to discover parts of the world both incredibly beautiful and intentionally threatened," said Barry Snitkin, festival organizer and local outreach coordinator for the Siskiyou Project, a Cave Junction conservation organization. "We hope the films inspire folks to find ways to make a difference." Film topics include sustainable agriculture, genetically modified foods, ethnobotany, rain forest destruction, local protection efforts, Klamath Basin water, wolf recovery, global warming, Native American issues and champions of the environmental movement. The documentary "War of the Woods: The Last Stand" will premiere at the festival on Saturday night. An examination of the Pacific Northwest timber wars and the battle between logging communities and environmentalists over remaining old growth, the film was produced by Ben Saboonchian, senior documentary producer for KIRO-TV, a CBS affiliate in Seattle, Washington. Saboonchian, who has produced 31 documentaries and has won 53 awards in 23 years, will attend the screening and answer questions after the film. He also will lead a Saturday morning workshop, "Making the Documentary," with tips on interviewing, directing in the field, photography, writing and editing. The cost for a six-day festival pass is on a sliding scale from $15 to $50. Individual evening passes can be purchased on a sliding scale for $3 to $10. Saturday or Sunday passes are available for $5 to $20. Tickets are available at the door or at the Northwest Nature Shop, the Music Coop or Room 329 of Southern Oregon University's Stevenson Union Building. For information about tickets or to volunteer, call Barry Snitkin at the Siskiyou Project at 541-592-4459. The festival is co-sponsored by SOU's Masters Program in Environmental Education, the Native American Studies Program and the Ecology Center of the Siskiyous. The Siskiyou Environmental Film Festival is an affiliate of the Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network and is made possible with major support from Herb Pharm and Fire Mountain Gems, and generous donations from many local businesses. Film Schedule Tuesday, March 18, 7 p.m. Rogue River Room, Stevenson Union, SOU Hot Potatoes - Third-generation Washington potato farmer Don McMoran and the uncertainties of using chemical sprays; Rebecca Nelson and peasant farmers battling blight in the Peruvian Andes, birthplace of the potato. Terminator Tomatoes - Five minute stop-motion animated film about the dangers of biologically altered seeds and produce. Not For Sale - Footage from the Amazon headwaters, Seattle World Trade Organization protests and farms in Washington, Iowa, India and Peru. Wednesday, March 19, 7 p.m. Havurah Sanctuary, 185 N. Mountain Ave. Disenchanted Forest - Borean rainforest orangutans are rescued from habitat destruction and released into protected rainforest. Guest Dominick DellaSala from the World Wildlife Fund will talk about endangered wildlife protection efforts around the world. Shaman's Apprentice - Interweaves mythical, dream-like folktales with western science and grim realities of extinction. Thursday March 20, 7 p.m., Ashland High School Theatre Rude Awakening - Live performance by Joanie McGowan of The Hamazons comedy troupe and Colleen Pyke, best known as "the voice of JPR." Explores the end of the world by offering fitness tips, craft projects and fashion advice. Ansel Adams - Examines the meaning and legacy of the famous photographer's life and work within the context of themes that absorbed him throughout his career - the beauty and fragility of Earth, the inseparable bond of man and nature and the moral obligation our present owes to the future. Friday, March 21, 6 p.m., A Street Market, corner of Oak and A Streets Free reception for the Siskiyou Project's 20th anniversary celebration; guests include Takelma elder Agnes Pilgrim and storyteller Thomas Doty Defenders of the Siskiyous 1983-2003 - Video collage of local protection efforts Opening Doors: The Life of Hazel Wolf - A short look at a fearless warrior. David Brower - A tribute to an arch-druid and environmentalist. Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m., Churchill Building theater, SOU Making the Documentary workshop - Interviewing, directing in the field, photography, writing, editing with award-winning producer Ben Saboonchian. Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m., Meese Auditorium, SOU 12 p.m. Subdivide and Conquer - Consequences of urban sprawl and the history of automobile-centered development; examples of good land use planning. 1:30 p.m. Billion Dollar Crop - World tour of cultivation of hemp, which can be used instead of wood and cotton. 3 p.m. Water Planet - Perspective of the molecule that makes life on Earth possible. Keepers of the Water - Native Americans fight a mine that threatens the pristine Wolf River. 4 p.m. Grand Canyon Wilderness - Trip down the Grand Canyon to celebrate 80th birthday of Martin Litton, its staunchest defender. Quartzite's Fall - Explores value of an untamed river to the human spirit while investigating the destruction of a dangerous rapid. 7 p.m. Water Wars in the Klamath Basin - Half-hour film about farmers, Native Americans, commercial fishermen and environmentalists fighting over water. Guest Bob Hunter, Water Watch attorney, will give an update on the issue and answer questions after the film. Spotted in the Woods - Short film of owls hunting and feeding their young. War of the Woods, the Last Stand - Pacific Northwest timber wars and the battle between logging communities and environmentalists over old growth forests on public lands. Producer will answer questions about the film. Sunday, March 24 Meese Auditorium, SOU 2 p.m. Bombies - Decades-long aftermath of dropping cluster bombs during the secret air war in Laos and the international campaign to ban them; still a standard part of the United States arsenal and used in Kosovo and Afghanistan 3:15 p.m. Cost of Freedom - Northern Rockies Gray Wolf Recovery Program 4:30 p.m. Arctic Meltdown: Rising Seas - Communities, cultures and wildlife populations threatened by global warming. 7 p.m. False Promises: The Lost Land of the Wenatchi - Compelling historical photographs used to make an impassioned plea for the return of ancestral lands and for the Unites States to honor its agreements made in the 1855 Yakama Treaty. Mathew Dick, featured in the film and a great grandson of the last Wenatchi chief, will answer questions. 8:30 p.m. Legend of the Spirit Bear - Computer animation and mixed media short on Mother Wolf teaching her young with stories of the legendary Spirit Bears. 8:45 p.m. Coming to Light - The history of pioneer photographer Edward Curtis, who set out in 1900 to document traditional Native American life. His work was rediscovered in the 1970s and helped inspire the revival of traditional culture on many reservations. LINKS: REVELS: Main | Calendar | Dining | Movies | T.V. DAILY TIDINGS: Main | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Opinion | Columnists | AP News | Subscribe | Archives | Weather | Classifieds | Contact Us | Privacy Copyright 2003 Ashland Daily Tidings 541.482.3456. 1661 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. - Advertisers -