GIANTS RISING – The Secrets & Superpowers of The Redwoods

GIANTS RISING – The Secrets & Superpowers of The Redwoods, is a new film that tells the story of the amazing life of redwoods through history, science and art. This will be a family friendly community building event provided by the Forest Lakes Firewise & Safety Association. We will start with a food truck (@realtaco56) at 4:00 pm so you can grab some great food and meet local organizations and businesses that will help protect and beautify your home.

We’ll show the film at 6:00 followed by a 7:30 panel featuring:
Lisa Landers – the Director of Giants Rising
Portia Halbert – Senior Environmental Scientist at California State Parks
Brian Woodward, PhD – Forest Advisor and Ecologist UC Cooperative Extension

It will be a night to celebrate the very rare opportunity of living among the redwoods!

Tickets are free but seating is limited. Donations are appreciated.
Get your tickets here: https://givebutter.com/giantsrising

Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/F9cX1v9zLdU

There are some scenes of wildfire so you may want to consider the movie to be appropriate for children over 12.

The Food Truck will be provided by The Real Taco! @realtaco56

Agenda:
4:00 – 6:00 pm Grab dinner from The Real Taco Truck and stop by the lobby tables to meet our Santa Cruz Mountains wildfire community organizations and local home resilience vendors
6:00 – 7:30 Movie showing of Giants Rising – The Secrets and Superpowers of the Redwoods
7:30 – 8:30 Q&A with the movie director and panel