“The People’s Forest,” a film that documents one of the greatest environmental comeback stories in American history, will be shown at the Peterborough Community Theatre on Tuesday, , at 7 p.m.
This film that tells the story of how the White Mountains of New Hampshire were saved from destruction a century ago will be followed by two archival documentary shorts.
The event will benefit the development of the Contoocook Valley Visual and Performing Arts Center, also known as the Fill the Void project.
In the late 1800s, the White Mountains were ground zero for a vast environmental disaster caused by intensive logging and forest fires. The destruction of New Hampshire’s forests sparked one of the nation’s first grassroots conservation movements and a decades-long national battle over the fate of eastern forestlands. Leading the way was a unique coalition of citizens, business, and civic groups that believed conservation could benefit both the environment and economy. This is the story of how those unlikely allies helped create the first national forests in the east and saved the White Mountains.
This event is free but donations will be gratefully accepted.
A small popcorn and bottle of water will be given free to the first 25 attendees.