
Local screening of new film by Damien Gillis and the Valhalla Wilderness Society aims to protect old growth Kootenay rainforest
March 15 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm PDT
The Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness is as wild a slice of wilderness as one can hope to find – a rare valley-bottom old growth forest.
Working with a team of biologists since 2017 to discover and document the incredible biodiversity of the area, the Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS) developed a proposal calling on the BC Government to protect the area by granting it park status.
The 30-minute film is a call to action for British Columbians and will be followed by a presentation by VWS biologist and campaigner Amber Peters with stunning photos taken over years of research in the ancient forest.
Castle Theatre, 185 Columbia Ave, Castlegar, BC. Saturday, March 15, 2025, Doors open at 6:30pm. Film starts at 7pm. Admission by donation, free for members of the West Kootenay Naturalists Association.
The West Kootenay Naturalists Association is hosting this event as a public show of support for the VWS’s Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness Park proposal.
Since 1975 the Valhalla Wilderness Society has worked to protect irreplaceable wilderness areas through research and advocacy.
In 2023, the VWS saw partial victory when the BC Government designated another part of our Inland Temperate Rainforest, the Incomappleux Valley, a Conservancy area.
Unfortunately, the forests Valhalla Wilderness Society are working to protect are at risk, and major public support is needed to change that.
Film preview: https://vimeo.com/1050355596