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Teton County Library is teaming up with the Idaho Master Naturalists Teton Valley Chapter to show a screening of the documentary, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, at Pierre’s Theatre in Victor, Idaho. After the film, we will have a panel discussion and Q & A with experts in wildland fires, conservation, climate science, and residential and community fire safety.

About the documentary:
Filmed across the West and narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor David Oyelowo, ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film follows the harrowing escape from Paradise, California as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire’s start. It then continues to the even more recent fires of the last two years, when Oregon, California and Colorado suffered their worst wildfires in recorded history. In the wake of destructive fires across the nation, ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE is an important look at discovering how we can all reimagine our relationship with wildfire, and keep our homes and communities safe. The solutions are now more timely and urgent than ever.

The Panelists:

• Mike Maltaverne, Fire Chief of Teton County Fire Rescue
• Jonathan White, Fuels Specialist for the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
• Jen Pierce PhD, Department of Geosciences Professor at Boise State and Director of the Earth, Wind and Fire Laboratory
• Matthew Ward, Forest and Fire Program Manager for The Nature Conservancy