Woodwell Climate Research Center is once again partnering with Mountainfilm in Telluride, CO this Memorial Day weekend to elevate stories and generate conversations that inspire climate action and environmental stewardship. To learn more, visit the website at www.mountainfilm.org.
Woodwell Climate has been a Mountainfilm sponsor and participant for several years. Each year is memorable and brings fresh ideas, connections, and collaborations and this year promises to be thought-provoking and action inspiring, with climate change featured front and center in films and events.
Mountainfilm attendees can connect with Woodwell Climate at multiple events during the festival.
Friday May 24
Woodwell Climate’s MountainFilm Festival Nightcap | 8-11pm at Smuggler Union
Woodwell Climate will host an opportunity for festival participants to meet and mingle after the Filmmakers Dinner.
Saturday May 25
Coffee Talk | 8-9am at Mountain Lodge
Ancient Ice
Glaciers are the proverbial canary in the coal mine, with their rapid disappearance providing an early warning sign of the climate chaos to come. Join two scientists and explorers to delve into what ice from the past can tell us about the future of planet Earth. Lonnie Thompson is a paleoclimatologist who has led expeditions to the world’s far-flung polar regions, collecting ancient ice cores. Max Holmes is the President and CEO of the Woodwell Climate Center and served as director of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Arctic Systems Science Program. Moderated by Jon Tukman, Snow Safety at Telluride Ski & Golf.
Featuring Dr. R. Max Holmes and Lonnie Thompson, with Jon Tukman moderating.
Canary Screening | 10am at The Palm
Enjoy a screening of Canary, followed by Q&A with Lonnie Thompson moderated by Dr. R. Max Holmes.
The North Face Happy Hour – Conversations that Matter | 3-5pm at Elks Park – The North Face Basecamp
The stakes to protect the world’s freshwater systems have never been higher. The Nature Conservancy’s 2030 Goals for freshwater push us to do more than ever for our planet’s lakes, rivers and wetlands. Unless we course correct now, our freshwater resources will continue to deteriorate at alarming rates and the impacts – including flooding, water scarcity and biodiversity loss – will worsen.
Featuring Dr. R. Max Holmes, Nicole Silk, Pete McBride, and The North Face Athletes Olivia Amber, Tayler Godber, and Jim Morrison. Moderated by Carlos Fernandez.
Sunday May 26
The North Face Happy Hour – Conversations that Matter | 3-5pm at Elks Park – The North Face Basecamp
Featuring Allie Cunningham, Dr. Wayne Walker, Nichole Barger, and The North Face Athletes Erika Flowers, Dennis Ranalter, and Chantel Astorga. Moderated by Conrad Anker.