New Film Makes the Case for State Parks

Three young film makers have given proof to the notion that behind every cloud there is a silver lining.

In this case, the cloud is the decision by Governor Jerry Brown and the legislature to cut the Department of Parks and Recreation’s budget and prompt impending closure of 70 state parks.

The silver lining is how the film makers–Lauren Valentino, Jarratt Moody and Cory Brown–responded. So outraged were they by the closure plan that they set out in a converted . . . → Read More

Renewable Distributed Generation: Bringing Local Clean Energy to California

Distributed Generation

Tuesday, May 1st - The First 70 Sacramento Screening

We are pleased to announce that on May 1st, 2012, the Crest Theater in downtown Sacramento is hosting a free screening of The First 70. The screening will be followed by a Question and Answer session with filmmakers Lauren Valentino, Jarrett Moody, and Cory Brown of Heath Hen Films. 

The First 70 is a short (approximately 28 minutes) independent film that chronicles the filmmakers’ journey through California as they document the closure of 70 state parks. The documentary has . . . → Read More

April 26th, 2012 – Protect California Briefing

Sierra Club Praises Designation of Fort Ord National Monument

President Obama today will designate the nation’s newest national monument, Fort Ord National Monument in California. From 1902 to 1994, Fort Ord served as a unit garrison site and basic training base for Army soldiers who served in America’s conflicts from the Spanish-American War to Operation Desert Storm. The newly named Fort Ord National Monument  contain 86 miles of trails through some of the last remaining open space in the Monterey Bay area.

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April 19, 2012 – Protect California Environmental Briefing