DC Environmental Film Festival

National Park Service Student Shorts

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11 films + livestream in package
A Taste of Crabbing with Julie
Join Julie and Denise as they head out into the bay near Hoonah, Alaska to fish for crab and shrimp; a tradition that Tlingit women have participated in for generations.
Ever heard of Gumboots?
Follow Tlingit elder Owen along the rocky shorelines in Glacier Bay National Park while he collects gumboots, a not-so-widely-known treat.
Deer Hunting in Hoonah, Alaska
Jay leads us on a hunt for Sitka black-tailed deer near Hoonah, Alaska.
Smoking Salmon in Hoonah, Alaska
Follow Paul Dybdahl as he passes along his grandmothers’ process of smoking salmon.
People of the Tides
Discover the essence of the dugout canoe, and the paddles that propel them in this short film.
National Parks in the History of Science: Radiocarbon Dating
Radiocarbon dating – sometimes called carbon-14 dating – is the most important method for determining the ages of ancient organic materials as old as about 60,000 years.
Closed captions available
Keeping the Tlingit Language Alive
The Tlingit language, rich in metaphor and deep in meaning, encodes the history, life ways, stories, and traditions of the Huna Tlingit.
National Parks in the History of Science: Plant Succession
In the 1890s the dunes now protected as Indiana Dunes National Park hosted the first research on plant succession.
National Parks in the History of Science: Island Biogeography
Fifty years ago, mangrove islands in Everglades National Park were the subject of a now-famous experiment that tested an important idea about biodiversity. Meet the scientist who conducted it.
Closed captions available
Mammoth Cave Biosphere Region: Water Connects Us All
The Mammoth Cave Biosphere Region in Kentucky is a special place recognized by the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Closed captions available
Connected, a Journey through the Champlain Adirondack Biosphere Region
The Champlain Valley lies at the heart of the Champlain Adirondack Biosphere Region where the Adirondack State Park and the sparkling waters of Lake Champlain join New York and Vermont.
Closed captions available
National Park Service Shorts: Live Q&A (March 22, 7pm)
A live Q&A with the filmmakers and experts
Recorded

Curated by the Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University, the Department of the Interior Museum, the Department of the Interior’s Environmental Justice Program, and the National Park Service


Includes a live Q&A with the filmmakers and experts. NOTE: the films will not be broadcast live. They are meant to be watched separately from the discussion.


The Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University, the U.S. Department of the Interior Museum, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Environmental Justice Program, and the National Park Service present a showcase of outstanding films created with different divisions of the National Park Service, including the Office of Science Access and Engagement, the Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance, and Harpers Ferry Center for Interpretive Design. Thanks to paid fellowships provided by the National Park Service, students have the opportunity to work in the field with scientists, park managers, communicators, and others. From Tlingit cultural practices with Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, to historically significant scientific research in the Everglades, at Indiana Dunes, and at Tule Springs Fossil Beds, to landscape-scale Biosphere regions, these films reveal the extraordinary values and resources within the National Park System.

In the 1890s the dunes now protected as Indiana Dunes National Park hosted the first research on plant succession. That research helped establish ecology as a science, made succession an enduring concept, and explains why you mow your lawn.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Tim Watkins, Robert Boyd