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On Saturday, February 5, the Aldo Leopold Foundation released “Green Fire,” the first full-length, high definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. The film explores Aldo Leopold’s life in the early part of the twentieth century and the many ways his land ethic idea continues to be applied all over the world today.

Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time is a production of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the US Forest Service, and the Center for Humans and Nature. The film shares highlights from Leopold’s life and extraordinary career, explaining how he shaped conservation in the twentieth century and still inspires people today. Although probably best known as the author of the conservation classic A Sand County Almanac, Leopold is also renowned for his work as an educator, philosopher, forester, ecologist, and wilderness advocate.

Following the film’s world premiere in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on February 5, the film will be presented at other major screening events in cities across the country, including San Francisco, Denver, New York, Seattle, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and various venues in Wisconsin throughout the spring. It will then be released on public television in early 2012.

Learn more about the Aldo Leopold Foundation and the Green Fire movie at www.aldoleopold.org. Visit www.greenfiremovie.com for venue information and to buy tickets. Premiere venues and dates continue to be added. Check the following web link for the most up to date schedule: http://www.aldoleopold.org/greenfire/premieres.shtml