Wilderness: The Last Stand

Wilderness: The Last Stand

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 31, 1993

Runtime

0h 54m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Wilderness: The Last Stand

Production Companies

Miranda Productions

Director

Miranda Smith

Description

A look at the mandate and performance of the U.S. Forest Service in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Through interviews with Forest Service employees, loggers, environmentalists, scientists and politicians, we discover the ever-widening impact of current policy on the human and wildlife communities that depend upon the National Forests for survival. In 1905 the National Forest system was created to protect the remainder of the great woodland ecosystems that once covered America. Yet each year, more and more of these public forests have been sacrificed in the name of commerce. Everyone talks about finding the balance between preserving jobs and protecting the environment, but solutions are long in coming. While we debate, American taxpayers subsidize forest destruction to the tune of 300 million dollars each year.