The film follows Dr. Younes Alila, a professor of forest hydrology at the University of British Columbia, and two retired loggers as they travel through the Kettle River Watershed and unravel the science connecting industrial clearcutting and the growing risk of flooding, landslides and drought across BC. Interact with the filmmaker, Daniel Pierce, and the main subject, Dr. Younes Alila, as well as local advocates after the film.

Younes Alila is a professor of hydrology in the Faculty of Forestry at UBC-Vancouver, and a registered professional engineer with EGBC. He teaches and conducts research on climate and land use change effects on water resources. His work over the last 20 years on forests’ effects on floods challenged a century-old wisdom on how forests affect large floods. His work has been the subject of peer reviewed discussions and generated press releases by the American Geophysical Union. Younes served as an expert witness in three court cases and continues to do research in the Kootenay and Kettle River Basin.

Saturday, September 13 at the Canfor Theatre, UNBC

Doors open + food + drink at 6:00 PM