Free Film Screening: “Losing the West” with Alex Warren

The UT Geography Society is hosting a screening of “Losing the West”, a new documentary film. The Dept. of Geography is organizing the introduction and Q&A with Alex Warren, director of the film.

Losing the West is a documentary on small ranching and farming, exemplified by the story of a lifelong Colorado cowboy. Howard Linscott IS the original Marlboro Man, a gruff, chain-smoking 70-year-old who’s been ranching all his life. With sweeping shots of the Colorado Rockies, the film explores whether cherished Western traditions and this fiercely independent lifestyle can survive as they collide with inevitable population growth in the West and its dwindling natural resources.

Interviews include Dr. Patricia Limerick of the Center of the American West, Senator Michael Bennett (D-Colorado), Andy Lipkis, founder and president of TreePeople, one of California’s preeminent environmental non profit organizations , members of the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts and the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, as well as the family, friends and co-workers of Howard Linscott.

With farm and ranch land dwindling due to population growth and development, many have made the hard choice to sell their land. Their children are leaving the business as well, unable to afford the steep costs of equipment, raising crops and livestock, or simply to choose careers that offer more financial reward. As the U.S. population expands, who will raise our crops and livestock? How can we preserve the precious resources that we need to sustain life?  What will happen if we loose our fertile land and how can we stop this before it’s too late?

Filmmaker Alex Warren was born in Denver and owns a small ranch outside of Ridgway.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, email madelineenos@austin.utexas.edu.

Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 7:00pm to 9:30pm

Skyspace, Student Activity Center (SAC), 1.402 - Auditorium
2201 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78712

Event Type

Academics, Arts & Humanities, Campus & Community, Policy & Law, World & Culture

Target Audience

Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni, Families, General Public

Website

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/geog...

Cost

FREE

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