Woodwell Climate returns to Mountainfilm this year as a nonprofit partner, alongside The Nature Conservancy.
Woodwell Climate has been a Mountainfilm partner and participant for several years, elevating meaningful conversations that address our climate crisis. Recent events—from extreme weather to extreme policy actions—have made this work more important than ever.
Together with Mountainfilm and The Nature Conservancy, we have developed festival programs to inspire, educate, and motivate attendees. Our common vision is at the heart of this partnership—it’s the foundation for our collaborative work to inspire positive change for our planet.
Wednesday May 21
Telluride Arts | 7-8pm at The Alibi Telluride
Woodwell Senior Geospatial Analyst and cartographer Greg Fiske will be one of five speakers presenting a Pecha Kucha. A Pecha Kucha is a presentation technique from Japan that follows strict rules: an oral presentation is visually supported by 20 images that are displayed every 20 seconds.
Friday May 23
A New Era of Conservation: How Indigenous Leadership Is Reshaping What We Thought We Knew About Land Management | 11am-1pm at High Camp Theater (Conference Center)
This year’s Minds Moving Mountains Speaker Series kicks off with this symposium focused on the movement to re-Indigenize conservation and the vital role of Indigenous voices, knowledge and history in conservation movements. The program will start with a special screening of the film The Opening Address. Then, Jade Begay (Diné and Tesuque Pueblo), Indigenous rights and climate policy expert, will moderate a discussion with the following panelists:
- Brooke LaRae Woods (Dlel Taaneets); Climate Adaptation Specialist, Woodwell Climate Research Center)
- Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo); Gubernatorial Candidate for Governor of New Mexico, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Ernest House Jr. (Ute Mountain Ute); Senior Policy Director, Center for Tribal & Indigenous Engagement, Keystone Policy Center; Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy
- Ken Lucero (Zia Pueblo and Cochiti Pueblo); Senior Director, Tribal & Indigenous Lands Initiative, Trust for Public Land
- Dr. Len Necefer (Diné); CEO, NativesOutdoors
- Konwanahktotha Alvera Sargent (Mohawk Nation); The Opening Address Co-Director
Saturday, May 24
Coffee Talk: What’s Really Working in Sustainability? | 8-9am at Wilkinson Public Library
With wildfires worsening and climate solutions lagging, this panel will explore the successes and challenges of sustainability and barriers to real change. Panelists will discuss what’s working, what’s not, and how we can drive meaningful progress in protecting our planet.
- Max Holmes; President & CEO, Woodwell Climate Research Center
- Erik Dalton; Owner, Jagged Edge Mountain Gear
- Kendra Held; Climate Action Coordinator, EcoAction Partners
- Jill Tidman; Executive Director, The Redford Center
- Ben Ayers; journalist, writer, and National Geographic Explorer
Global Indigenous Stories | 11:45am-1:45pm at Masons
This is a Story About Salmon, a film by Princess Daazhraii Johnson and featuring Woodwell Climate Adaptation Specialist Brooke Woods, will be screened. Following the screening, Woods will participate in a Q&A/panel alongside guests from other films in the program block.
Sunday May 25
Fire Lines screening and presentation | 9:30am at High Camp Theater (Conference Center)
Woodwell Climate President & CEO Max Holmes will moderate a panel discussion following the film screening, featuring Journalist Abe Streep, the film’s director Ken Etzel, and the film’s subject Greg Williams.
The North Face Happy Hour | 3-5pm at Basecamp
Woodwell Climate President & CEO Max Holmes will join the North Face Athletes for a panel discussion titled, “Harnessing Collective Action: How Athletes & Scientists Can Work Together to Move the Needle on Climate Progress,” moderated by rock climber, mountaineer, and author Conrad Anker.