[Bristol-Birds] "The Greatest Good" showing tonight in Abingdon
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 14:38:31 -0400
"The Greatest Good," the much talked about U.S. Forest Service Centennial
film, will be presented free to the public tonight (Thurs.) at 7 p.m. in the
President's Auditorium of the Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon.
The center is at the bottom of the hill below Virginia Highlands Community
College, just off I-81.
The two hour movie is being shown across America to large audiances, including
the Smithsonian Environmental Film festival. It was recently screened at
Virginia Tech.
The local showing is being hosted by the staff of the Mount Rogers National
Recreation Area, Jefferson National Forests.
From the timbered shores of the Pacific Northwest to the marble halls of
Washington, D.C., the choices about how we use our rich natural heritage are
filled with controversy. Whether it is the protection of endangered species or
meeting the needs of a growing public, the fate of the forest is constantly
challenged by the constraints of democracy.
This breathtaking, high definition documentary commemorates the Forest Service
Centennial with the epic story of the struggle to manage the nation's resources
amid global change.
The film's title comes from the urging of first Forest Chief Gifford Pinchot
for a reconciliation of competing interests through analysis of "the greatest
good for the greatest number in the long run."
The Greatest Good first examines the pre-World War II management policy under
Pinchot and then analyzes the conflicts of the post-war era, spurred by the
environmental movement of the 1960s. Incorporating the Forest Service's vast
treasury of visual images - silent films, Forest Service PSAs, cartoons,
paintings, black and white photos, newsreels, TV spots and posters - the film
blends historical fact with lighthearted pop culture.
The film was produced by Steve Dunsky and Dave Steinke.
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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