Monona Green Tuesday: Natural Connections

Natural Connections (film). This multiple award-winning program makes effective use of interviews with well-spoken scientists, has beautiful photography and graphics, and uses original music to underline the importance of maintaining biodiversity, if we as a species want to survive and thrive on our home planet. Natural Connections introduces the basic concepts of biodiversity, and takes a close-up look at salmon, rainforests, and marine ecosystems as examples. Among those interviewed are Harvard's Edward O. Wilson, known as the "father of biodiversity"; Dr. Robert Paine, who coined the phrase "keystone species"; and forester Dr. Jerry Franklin. Many programs call for us to consume less in order to leave enough room for other species, on which our survival depends. Few do it so effectively and positively.

Green Tuesdays: Films & Lectures on Sustainability is the enlightening and entertaining series of lectures, films, and conversations on sustainable living brought to you by The Natural Step Monona and the Monona Public Library.