Wild and Scenic Film Festival

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is coming to The Park Center in Hayward!

Hosted by the Wild Rivers Conservancy, this night of film aims to inspire outdoor recreation and a love for nature. This year's film selection will encourage festival-goers to find their place outdoors and learn more about what they can do to save our threatened planet. Grab a treat and settle in for a night of fun and exploration!

All attendees will be eligible to win giveaway prizes at intermission

Doors will open at 6:00 PM and films will start at 6:30PM.

This event is made possible in part by Best Buy, Stantec, Surly Brewing Company, 45th Parellel Distillery, and The Park Center.

We have fun night of curated films covering research, climate, and outdoor adventure.
6,000 Miles
In 6,000 Miles, Kayla Lopez, a multifaceted artist and river activist, and Steve Evans, the impassioned Wild Rivers Director at CalWild, offer an exciting and educational exploration of California's Wild Rivers, blending expertise and passion to illuminate the essence and threats to our precious waterways. Their journey unfolds a narrative transcending advocacy, revealing the intricate connection and profound significance of preserving wild rivers.

Mussel Grubbing
Following a citizen scientist's journey of discovery, the film explores the treasure hunt for freshwater mussels in the upper Sangamon River. Finding a diverse collection of healthy mussels means a healthy river and a healthy community.

Endangered Migration: A Monarch Butterfly Story

The annual monarch butterfly migration to Mexico is at risk, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed monarchs as an endangered species. Together, local communities and World Wildlife Fund have made significant progress toward protecting monarch butterflies’ habitat in the alpine forests that the butterflies migrate to each winter. People living in the U.S. and Canada have the opportunity to help support monarch butterflies throughout the other stages of the insects’ life cycles by preserving habitats and food sources like milkweed here in our own countries. Find out how you can help WWF save the monarch butterfly at worldwildlife.org/monarchs
The Studio
Scot Simmons has dealt with various forms of anxiety, PTSD, and depression for most of his adult life. He admits he hasn’t always made the best choices in life. More recently, considering the tragic M**der of George Floyd in his hometown of Minneapolis, Simmons has wondered if “that could have been me.” He is committed to creating a better life for himself and others and strives to be a better role model for his family. Fly fishing has helped him find this equilibrium.

The Invention of Less
In 2031, due to global warming, a young polar bear has to leave her home and move to Zurich. Together with the other animals who fled, she earns a living with odd jobs. But then she has a world-changing idea!

Outlier: Trust
Trust is the foundation of our backcountry relationships: with ourselves, each other, and even the land, these are the spaces that define us. Yet in this process of becoming—alpinists, ski partners, Latinas, ourselves—snowboarder Dani Reyes-Acosta and skier Lani Bruntz learn that the journey isn’t just the destination.

The Beauty Between
The Great Salt Lake is often overlooked and misunderstood. Through her passion for wildlife photography, Mary Anne Karren unexpectedly fell in love with the lake's unique landscape and the 10 million birds that rely on it. She now uses her photography to bring attention to the lake's dire situation to save it.

We have to believe that our pursuit is not pointless, that our will to survive and thrive takes us somewhere. Maybe, just beyond our pain and suffering, we’ll find the redemption of the infinite.

HEALY
Scientists embark on a 55-day mission on icebreaker ship USCGC Healy to study why the Arctic ice cap is melting dramatically faster than previously understood, bringing insight into how a warming Arctic impacts people everywhere.

Paddle Tribal Waters

When the largest dam removal project in history begins, a group of indigenous youth learns to whitewater kayak, hoping to become the first people to paddle the restored river from source to sea.

Host or Publisher Wild Rivers Conservancy