You can read more about the James River Ecology School Project in the the Watershed Portfolio: http://watershedarch.net/portfolio/on-the-boards/james-river-ecology-school

James River Ecology School Project, Presquile Island Aerials (click on photos for larger images)
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Watershed Architects is proud to be a sponsor again this year for the 2012 Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival. This will be Richmond’s 4th annual film fest for the environment and this year’s schedule includes two days of movies and speakers at Richmond’s historic Byrd Theatre in Carytown.

The Byrd Theatre, 2908 West Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23221
Saturday, February 4, 2012 — 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, February 5, 2012 — 1:00 pm to 6:15 pm

For more detailed information, or to help volunteer or sponsor, please email RVAevnfilmfest@gmail.com or visit one of the RVA EFF sites below.

 

Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/226660794082914/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival Please click to “Like” it!

Website: http://www.rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/145440 or call 1-800-838-3006

THE MOVIE  SCHEDULE: http://rvaenvironmentalfilmfestival.com/schedule/

SATURDAY, February 4, 2012 (from 10:00 am — 6:00 pm)

10:00 am – 12:30 pm – I SPEAK FOR THE TREES (DOUBLE BILL!)
1) 10:00 – The Lorax (The Lorax is a FREE show, no tickets required. Good for kids of all ages!)
2) 11:00 AM-12:30 PM – If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

1:00-3:30 PM – A WATER TRILOGY, with APPALSHOP’s MIMI PICKERING
1) The River (Director: Pare Lorentz, 1937, 30 min.)
2) The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (Director: Mimi Pickering, 1975, 40 min.)
3) Buffalo Creek Revisited (Director: Mimi Pickering, 1985, 31 min.)

4:00-6:00 PM – GREEN REDUX, with A/V GEEKS’ SKIP ELSHEIMER!
The Last Time We Were Green (Presented by A/V Geeks, 90 min.)

 

SUNDAY, February 4, 2012 (from 1:00 pm — 6:15 pm)

1:00-4:00 PM – LIFE OUT OF BALANCE: A DOUBLE FEATURE
1) Koyaanisqatsi (Director: Godfrey Reggio, 1983, 86 min.) On beautiful 35 mm film!
2) The City Dark (Director: Ian Cheney, 2011, 84 min.)

4:00-6:15 PM
Natural Disaster? You Don’t Know the Half of It: The Big Uneasy
(Director: Harry Shearer, 2010, 98 min.) with Harry Shearer via Skype

 

SPONSORS (Thank You!):
The Byrd Theatre (http://byrdtheatre.com)
Bon Secours Health Care System (link)
Common Wealth Solar Services (http://www.commonwealthsolar.com)
James River Film Society (http://jamesriverfilm.com)
REI – Richmond-Short Pump (http://www.rei.com/stores/127)
Sierra Club – Falls of the James Group (http://virginia.sierraclub.org/foj)
Urban Grid Solar (http://urbangridsolar.com)
Watershed Architects (http://www.watershedarch.net)
Whole Foods Market (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com)
WRIR 97.3 FM (http://www.wrir.org)

REI will be holding a raffle for a door prize, and stay tuned for a list of the organizations and businesses which will be tabling and providing support for the volunteers. Thanks to all for their support this year, and every year, for this important and educational Richmond event.

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Today is the two-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and to date, little progress has been made. Haitians are still living in makeshift tent cities, hunger and disease are still primary threats to survival, and efforts to rebuild have been slow to materialize. There have been improvements but, for the majority, life remains a daily struggle.

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We here at Watershed are trying to do our part to help Haitians in need. For the past year and a half, we have been part of a team committed to supporting the rebuilding effort and are proud to now be one of six finalists from an initial field of 400 submissions to the Building Back Better Communities international design competition. The goal: to help design and build the future homes of Haiti. Through a program now being administered by USAID, we are finalizing our design work (below) for affordable, low-impact housing on a site outside of Port-au-Prince. Two years ago, the homes and businesses and lives of millions of Haitians were heavily damaged or destroyed. The gravity of their circumstances, then and now, does not fail to inform every aspect of our work on this potential project and we are honored and humbled for such an opportunity to play a role in improving the lives of so many in need.

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