A Simple Question : the Story of Straw
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Originally produced in 2010.
Special features: extended interviews, trailer.
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
This inspiring film tells the story of the Bay Institute's STRAW Project (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed). In 1992, Laurette Rogers' 4th-grade class asked her what they could do to save endangered species? It was a simple question that would change their lives. Partnering with ranchers, scientists, government agencies, and schools, this remarkable effort led to the restoration of 20 miles of habitat for the endangered California freshwater shrimp in the Stemple Creek watershed of Sonoma and Marin counties. In the process it galvanized the local community and led to significant educational innovations by connecting classrooms with their local watershed. The STRAW Project serves as testimony to the importance of empowering children, which in turn transforms us all.
DVD-R, NTSC; Dolby stereo, widescreen.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English with optional English subtitles, closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
PUBLISHED
San Francisco, CA : Filmakers Collaborative SF, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 36 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Donnenfield, David.
White, Kevin.
Coyote, Peter.
Bay Institute of San Francisco.
SUBJECTS
STRAW Project.
Watershed restoration -- Sonoma County -- Citizen participation.
Watershed restoration -- Marin County -- Citizen participation.
Community-based conservation -- Sonoma County.
Community-based conservation -- Marin County.
Place-based education -- Sonoma County.
Place-based education -- Marin County.
Environmental education -- Sonoma County.
Environmental education -- Marin County.
Community development -- Sonoma County.
Community development -- Marin County.
Restoration ecology -- Sonoma County.
Restoration ecology -- Marin County.
Wetland restoration -- Sonoma County.
Wetland restoration -- Marin County.
Stemple Creek (Calif.)
Environmental films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Short films -- United States.