Legacy of Saskatoon's Secret Forest. Public Screening. Reviving Local He...

Celebrate Saskatoon's hidden forest, the Richard St. Barbe Baker Afforestation Area on its 50th anniversary. Learn about the fascinating life story of the pioneering Global Conservationist it is named after as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Tree Foundation that he founded.

Learn about the fascinating life story from global environmentalists who personally knew this pioneering Global Conservationist. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the afforestation area named in his honour and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Tree Foundation that he founded.

Richard St. Barbe Baker said Our future is in our children; the future of the world is in their

hands and in the hands of their children. Let us train them wisely, and see that the understanding and appreciation of trees is part of their heritage. –

 

Countless people motivated by him are international environmental champions today.  Meet environmental champions personally inspired by Richard St. Barbe Baker to start their own global conservation green groups around the world!  Join us as we mastermind the legacy of global Conservationist Richard St. Barbe Baker and the future of environmental protection and tree planting in 2022 and beyond.  Hear from people locally and from around the world who knew Baker and attest to Baker’s success and motivational formula.

 

Global Crusader and Changemaker introduction by Robert White, Saskatoon BSA, MES (Env. St.) Recipient of the first Men of the Trees Prize at the University of Saskatchewan

 

Admission to the film free is with a Remai Modern general admission or museum membership.

Greetings

His Worship, Charlie Clark, Mayor of the City of Saskatoon, SK, CA
David Kirton, City Councillor, Saskatoon
Hilary Gough, City Councillor, Saskatoon,
Andrea Lafond, CEO, Meewasin
Farah Haji, Saskatoon Baha’i Community: Appreciation and Prayer

Traditional Land Treaty Acknowledgements

Kevin Wesaquate Poet, painter, welder, spoken word artist and founder of the Indigenous Poet’s Society. Originally from Piapot First Nation

Special Thanks To:

-Forest History Society, Durham, NC
-West End Local History Society, UK
-University of Saskatchewan Archives and Special Collections

Featuring

Robert White, Saskatoon
BSA, MES (Env. St.) Recipient of the first Men of the Trees Prize at the University of Saskatchewan

Paul Hanley, Hawaii
Author of the biography Man of the Trees: Richard St. Barbe Baker; The First Global Conservationist and four other books, and more than 1500 articles on the environment, agriculture, and the future of civilization.

Alan Watson-Featherstone, Scotland
BA Honours Inspirational speaker and the founder of the conservation charity Trees for Life, recipient Schumacher Award, Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award and RSPB Outstanding Contribution Award.

Leona Graham, Scotland
BA/MA Findhorn Community. World Wilderness congresses, and Director CCF/Cheetah Conservation International Conservation Program Director associated with WILD

Vance Martin, Colorado, USA
BA English/forestry wildlife management. President WILD Foundation, co-founder and President of Wilderness Foundation Global (based in South Africa), & Founder Co-chair of the Wilderness Specialist Group (part of the World Commission on Protected Areas, within the International Union for the Conservation of Nature).

Scott Poynton, Switzerland
MSc Forestry. Founded The Forest Trust, through which major global wood supply companies made historic commitments to zero deforestation. Founder and leader of The Pond Foundation, offering a Carbon Zero program aimed at changing how the world acts on climate change.

Dr. Alan Grainger, England
BSc, DPhil. Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Global Environmental Change and Policy, University of Leeds, U.K

Hugh Locke, New York
B.EnvST. President of the Smallholder Farmers Alliance in Haiti and President of the U.S.-based Impact Farming Foundation

David VanVliet, Manitoba, CA
BA, MEDes, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of City Planning, University of Manitoba, CA

Dr. Camilla Allen, England
PhD University Sheffield, England. Thesis written on Richard St. Barbe Baker and his lifetime achievements globally.

Tony Rinaudo, Australia
BSc AM. Agronomist, Senior Climate Advisor World Vision, Forest Maker, Famine Fighter. Co-developer Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (or FMNR)