The HOI Sierra Club will be showing the award-winning documentary film
Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand Kankakee Marsh. This 52-minute movie compels the viewer to consider the vital role wetlands and prairies play in our ecosystem and delivers the ongoing and living story of the marsh through expert interviews, beautiful high-definition wildlife footage, historic never-before-seen photographs, and dramatic recreations. Pat Wisniewski, producer and cinematographer on this film, will be available for Q&A following the program.
The program will be followed by
Cookies and Conversation.
Illinois has lost over 90% of its wetlands and this program comes as Illinois’s remaining wetlands are at risk due to federal rollbacks of protections that have left communities more vulnerable to flooding and water pollution. Wetlands improve water quality, provide important flood control, protect our groundwater, and preserve endangered habitats. Sierra Club as been actively supporting legislation in Illinois to restore protections for wetlands and streams.