Shining Mountains - Once and Future Wild
This documentary from the Shining Mountains series focuses on solutions to the conservation issues facing the Rockies. There, business, government and local residents are getting political and joining forces to ensure that the grizzly, the wolf and the caribou remain at home on their range. The film highlights a coalition known as 'Y2Y' - the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative - whose aim to connect wildlife corridors through half a million square miles, with participation from industry stakeholders. From visits with old-time mountain man Andy Russell, to a Kaska-Dene youngster heading out on his first moose hunt, Clarkson takes heart …
This documentary from the Shining Mountains series focuses on solutions to the conservation issues facing the Rockies. There, business, government and local residents are getting political and joining forces to ensure that the grizzly, the wolf and the caribou remain at home on their range. The film highlights a coalition known as 'Y2Y' - the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative - whose aim to connect wildlife corridors through half a million square miles, with participation from industry stakeholders. From visits with old-time mountain man Andy Russell, to a Kaska-Dene youngster heading out on his first moose hunt, Clarkson takes heart in the wisdom of those who know best what it means to live in harmony with Nature.
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directorGuy Clarkson
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producerGuy ClarksonBonnie Thompson
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executive producerMichael KotGraydon McCrea
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cameraGuy ClarksonRené J. CollinsGlen CrawfordBob LandisPatrick MorrowDouglas MunroArt RahamRoger VernonA.J. Vesak
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editorPaul Mortimer
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musicBruce Leitl
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writerGuy ClarksonP.J. Reece
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production managerMargot McMaster
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production coordinatorBonnie Hamilton
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production assistantJudy ClarksonBrent StanleySarah Woolsey
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sound recordistMargot McMasterLarry MacDonaldMike MyrdenIgal Petel
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key gripChris Wiseman
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camera assistantBlake ClarksonCarter ClarksonRodger DebeyerJeret Holt
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helicopter pilotBob BachelorLance CopperKen GrayCathy MooreAlex HollidayKim HyllestadClay Wilson
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fixed wing pilotGuy Clarkson
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mountain guideBarry BlanchardGuy ClarksonMark Klassen
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wranglerWayne Sawchuk
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animationRichard Hertle
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graphicsLouise OveryPierre LandryGaspard Gaudreau
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still photographyScott RowedPatrick MorrowRodger DebeyerMark Klassen
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researchBonnie HamiltonRobert SandfordHolly QuanJon Whelan
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consultantDouglas ChadwickWayne ChoquetteMike DemuthTed HartKim HeinemeyerHarvey LockeBrian LuckmanMarty MagneDan McCarthyBrian PattonStephen PyneBrian ReevesRobert SandfordDavid SchindlerDouglas SmithHenry, Jr. Vaux
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online editorDenis Pilon
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first assistant editorWarren LangfordBrad Malinich
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second assistant editorLuna BiscottiRebel Starr
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transcriptionJudy ClarksonBridget Toms
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production accountingDiane ColebankWendy Dobson
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legalLinda Callaghan
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post-production directorPierre Ferlatte
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supervising sound editorPatrick ButlerAndré Gagnon
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sound editorBennett SubaCory Gray
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foleyBennett SubaCory Gray
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re-recording mixerPatrick ButlerCory GrayLuc Léger
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audio post facilityTwisted Pair Sound Ltd.National Film Board of Canada
School Subjects
Notes
Research
and report topics: 1) Conservation use of fire, radio collars, habitat maps;
2) Wolves and grizzlies' habitats; 3) Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation
Initiative; 4)
Issues
in Muskwa-Ketchika Ecosystem; 5) Kaska Dena land objectives.
Activity:
Students
research a conservation initiative and report on success or problems.
Individuals
or class may then support an initiative with school presentations and posters
or participate in local conservation activities.
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Shining Mountains - Once and Future Wild, Guy Clarkson, provided by the National Film Board of Canada