America's Wildest Refuge: Discovering the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Sunday, September 25, 2011, 2:00 p.m.

Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford, CT

Tucked into a remote corner o fAlaska, the Arctic National WildlifeRefuge is a place where wilderness is experienced on an epic scale. From forested lowlands in the south to the towering mountains of the Brooks Range and north to the coastal plain, here is where we can go back in time to see how the earth was before modern civilization.

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this often-discussed and oil-rich Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Geographic has created a stunning new film, America's Wildest Refuge: Discovering the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

On Sunday, September 25, Menunkatuck will presen tAmerica's Wildest Refuge: Discovering the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The film is an ecological and historical portrait of this place. Meet the early conservationists who helped establish the refuge, the Alaska Natives who rely upon it for their subsistence way of life, and those who look to it for economic sustenance. Get to know the refuge's wildest residents, including caribou, bears, musk oxen, and the scientists studying them. America's Wildest Refuge is a timely look at a landscape of global significance that leaves the viewer with a visceral sense of place. Discover the natural bounty of the Arctic Refuge, the crosscurrents that forged its past, and the challenges shaping its future.