Wilderness: The Last Stand (1993) [N/A]
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Featuring:
Dale Burk, Larry Campbell, Jeff DeBonis
Written by:
Nathaniel Kahn
Directed by:
Miranda Smith
Release Date:
May 31, 1993
Original Title:
Wilderness: The Last Stand
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Miranda Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 54
A look at the mandate and performance of the U.S. Forest Service in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Through interviews with Forest Service employees, loggers, environmentalists, scientists and politicians, we discover the ever-widening impact of current policy on the human and wildlife communities that depend upon the National Forests for survival. In 1905 the National Forest system was created to protect the remainder of the great woodland ecosystems that once covered America. Yet each year, more and more of these public forests have been sacrificed in the name of commerce. Everyone talks about finding the balance between preserving jobs and protecting the environment, but solutions are long in coming. While we debate, American taxpayers subsidize forest destruction to the tune of 300 million dollars each year.
The National Forest System was created to protect the remainder of the great woodland ecosystems that once covered America. But something has gone terribly wrong in our National Forests. Wilderness: The Last Stand, filmed in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, scrutinizes the performance of the US Forest Service. While neighbors quarrel and politicians dance, the ancient and irreplaceable forests of America are gradually being destroyed. Truly a call to action, the film asks: with 95% of our native forests already gone, who will care for these lands?
