Upstate California’s Premier Environmental Event:
The 2010 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival

Members of the Executive Committee for the 2010 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival have partnered with the organizers of the 2010 Shasta College Sustainability Conference to bring a Green Film Series to Redding this spring! The monthly Series will offer 4 excellent films bound to stimulate conversation as well as action with an opportunity for discussion following each film!

These 4 very different films were picked to bring attention to the connections that exist between our food, our health, our water, our energy needs and resources, and the changes in our climate. Our understanding of these connections will help us find the solutions we need to sustain our earth and all life that depends on it!

REDDING GREEN FILM SERIES CELEBRATES WATERSHED AWARENESS MONTH (MAY) WITH THE FILM: “Journey to Planet Earth: The State of The Planet’s Oceans”  on Saturday May 15, 2010 at 7pm at First 
Christian Church    3590 Placer Street  Redding   The film is FREE and open to the public
                            
The fourth film in Redding’s Green Film Series is a thought provoking documentary that explores the state of our oceans and the impact on populations around the world. Once considered an inexhaustible source of food, the oceans are now in danger of being significantly depleted. Join host Matt Damon for “The State of the Planet’s Oceans” as award-winning filmmakers Hal and Marilyn Weiner investigate the health and sustainability of the world’s oceans and the issues affecting marine preserves, fisheries, and coastal ecosystems in the United States and worldwide. The film captures the willingness of people everywhere who are willing to find ways to strike the right balance, between what we want and what the oceans can provide.

Following the film a panel of local experts from various areas of interest will discuss the state of our area’s creeks and the Sacramento River.  There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience.

Panelists include:
Mike Berry, Senior Fisheries Biologist, CA Dept. of Fish and Game
Dan Scollon, GIS Instructor and Sustainability Committee member, Shasta College
Mark Mlcoch, President, NorCal Fishing Guides Association
Guy Chetelat, Geologist Regional Water Quality Control Board

There are many activities at the 2010 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival for children and youth of all ages including geo-caching, face painting, salmon croquet and much more! The Festival will feature 3 exciting opportunities for students of all ages!

• A Kid’s Corner for young children with lot’s of hand’s-on activities to help them learn about our planet in a fun and interactive way!
• The Watershed Passport Program available for K-12 students engages students in a variety of hands-on activities at the Festival so they can learn about the importance of our watersheds and other natural resources. Students can pick up their Passport at the Passport Bungalow on the day of the Festival located next to the large central fountain! Completed Passports will make them eligible to enter a drawing for a variety of prizes to be awarded at the Festival.
• Fame and “Small Fortune” Awaits Best Student-Produced Watershed Video
  

  Want to earn prices worth up to $200 and have your name and your talent shown at events, and on YouTube and other websites? It could happen! At least that much celebrity, praise and valuable prizes will be awarded to the Upstate CA middle, high school and/or college students who win the “2010 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival” Student Video Contest being sponsored by the Shasta Conservation Fund. This year’s theme is “Trees Are Cool”.

  

  One student at each of the above school levels will receive a prize of $100. If your video turns out to be the “People’s Choice”, you’ll be the winner of another $100. Winning videos will be announced at the Whole Earth and Watershed Festival at the Redding City Hall’s Sculpture Park on Saturday, April 24th, 2010.

This year's festival will be featuring a wide variety of live, local entertainment produced by the Traveling Bohemians! Don't miss any of these great performances taking place on our Main Stage located on the Cypress side of City Hall! Our Opening will feature remarks by Mayor Patrick Jones and the live music will start at 11am. The last performance will feature the local Celtic band, Morghande!

Check out the Entertainment schedule and make plans to be here on Saturday!

Shasta College is sponsoring a Demonstration Tent to give attendees hands-on information about composting, planting, solar cooking, greening your bottom line and many other topics! Demonstrations will happen throughout the day and presenters will be available for questions following their presentations.

We will also have a tent where children of all ages can play games while learning about sustainability. These activities will be interactive so you can learn how to save the environment while saving money. Hope to see you there!

We encourage everyone to consider their transportation to this year’s Festival as it is a celebration of our planet and the need to care for it! To sweeten the pot, we have several fabulous prizes to give away!!

How do you enter to win one of them??

1. Use RABA to get to the Festival using Route’s 3, 5, and 11. Ask your RABA driver for the Whole Earth and Watershed pass when you leave the bus. Bring it to one of the information booths to enter the drawing.
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2. Ride your bike to the Festival. We will have a guarded Bike Corral for your bike security. Bring your bike ticket to the Info Booth and sign up for the drawing! The prizes will be announced on the Main Stage beginning at 2:45pm.

An Earth Certificate is a fantastic and fun way to demonstrate your willingness to celebrate your commitment and interest in Watershed Awareness Month and Earth Day! A completed Certificate makes you eligible to win an exciting Prize!

Earth Certificate Flier: Front Back

What do you have to do??? A person must attend any 2 of the following events

1. A local Watershed Meeting of your choice before April 24, 2010.
2. The Shasta College Sustainability Conference Thursday April 22 9-5pm;
3. The Film Premier of “No Impact Man” at the Cascade Theater at 7pm on Friday April 23rd;
4. The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival on Saturday April 24 from 10am to 3pm.

The prizes will be announced on the Main Stage beginning at 2:45pm. Get an Earth Certificate at any of these events or on our website and make sure it gets stamped at the events you attend!

The purpose of our annual Whole Earth and Watershed Festival is to increase awareness of the fragile state of our planet, share information about how individuals and our community can help heal the Earth and how we can lead more sustainable lives. One unique way to illustrate this is through the eARTh Show. We are inviting local artists to display their Earth ART at the Festival, so be sure to look for these unique art displays!

Questions? Email us at reddingwewf2010@yahoo.com

The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival is organized each year by a small army of volunteers!

The Executive Committee is made up a number of Community organizations who are committed to educating, inspiring, and empowering children and adults to engage with the natural world, learn to live in a more sustainable manner, keep informed about environmental and community issues, preserve our vital watersheds, and to take a more active role in shaping our local communities. Would you like to be a part of this exciting and important event? Please send us an email at reddingwewf2010@yahoo.com. We would love to talk to you!