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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · 6d

On Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6pm, our film 'Trouble in the Headwaters' will be screening at the New Westminster Public Library with Dr. Younes Alila and myself present for a discussion about forestry and flooding. Come on out! Reserve a seat here >>
www.nwpl.ca/events/clima...

Climate Films: Trouble in the Headwaters | New Westminster Public Library

Join us for our Climate Films Series! Each month we will screen a film about the climate crisis, focusing especially on existing, difference-making solutions. We will have a brief discussion after the...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · 23d

Tomorrow we're bringing Trouble in the Headwaters to Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast. Dr. Younes Alila and I will be in attendance for the discussion, along with @suzannesenger.bsky.social from the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. Here's the event page >> www.facebook.com/events/12842...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · 24d

The last stop on our Trouble in the Headwaters screening tour (for now) is Wed. Sept 17th on the Sunshine Coast at the Roberts Creek Hall. The event is being sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. Myself and Dr. Younes Alila will be attending.
www.coastreporter.net/local-news/d...

Documentary screening in Roberts Creek highlights logging and flooding risks

Award-winning filmmaker explores Grand Forks disaster

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Sep 9

Watch my new film on Dr. Younes Alila's science and the 2018 Grand Forks flood on @thenarwhal.ca >>
youtu.be/WjG8oIqgLVU?...

The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

YouTube video by The Narwhal

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Sep 9

A fantastic feature story just came out in @thetyee.ca about Dr. Younes Alila, the star of my new documentary 'Trouble in the Headwaters.' Go give it a read. Journalist Alice Kassam does a great job of laying out the story of Dr. Alila's groundbreaking science.

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Sep 8

For more than a decade, professor of forest hydrology Younes Alila’s research showed how B.C.’s land management choices can amplify floods and landslides.

He published in peer-reviewed journals, warned officials and spoke to anyone willing to listen.

Few did.

Floods, Fires, Forests. For Younes Alila, It All Connects | The Tyee

Meet the UBC forestry prof whose path-breaking work links disasters to how BC manages forests.

thetyee.ca

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Sep 9

There are discussions in the works for another Vancouver screening (or at least the Lower Mainland). Stay tuned for more details! You can also watch the film online here >>
youtu.be/WjG8oIqgLVU?...

The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

YouTube video by The Narwhal

youtu.be

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Sep 9

Would love to! Just need to find some local groups to sponsor a screening and bring us there. We have no funding so we rely on community partners to make these events happen :) Also the film is online if you want to watch it >>
youtu.be/WjG8oIqgLVU?...

The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

YouTube video by The Narwhal

youtu.be

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Sunshine Coast Conservation Association @thescca.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trouble in the Headwaters — Sept 17, 7 pm, Roberts Creek Hall.
Film screening + panel on forests, water & climate resilience, featuring Dr. Younes Alila’s hydrology research.
#SunshineCoastBC #ProtectOurWater
@danieljpierce.bsky.social @suzannesenger.bsky.social
thescca.ca/trouble-in-t...

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Sep 7

TOMORROW! Clearcuts & Floods & Droughts & Trauma & Expenses Mon, Sept 8 "Trouble in the Headwaters "doc screening with filmmaker, main subject, and local expert. Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton Doors open 6PM to get a seat. @danieljpierce.bsky.social

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Sep 3

In Penticton Mon, Sept 8 at 6:30PM Oasis United Church FREE by donation to the film project. Don't Miss This powerful doc and panel discussion on watershed destruction and flood risk caused by clearcutting BC forests. tinyurl.com/5969muvj

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Wilderness Committee @wildernews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trouble in the Headwaters is a powerful new documentary by Ramshackle Pictures about how clearcut #logging is dramatically increasing flood and drought risk.

The film is going on tour across B.C. Find a screening event near you 👇 @danieljpierce.bsky.social

linktr.ee/headwaters.f...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our new film, Trouble in the Headwaters, is going on tour in BC. The film looks at the latest science linking clearcut logging and flooding. We'll also be hosting in-depth discussions about local forestry and watershed issues. Please join us in one of these communities >> linktr.ee/headwaters.f...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks so much! Glad you can make it!

Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here is the Eventbrite page for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Prince George, hosted by Conservation North:
www.eventbrite.com/e/trouble-in...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here is the poster for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Vernon, hosted by Armstrong Spallumcheen Trails Society (no Eventbrite page, tickets at the door.)

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here is the Eventbrite link for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Penticton, hosted by First Things First Okanagan. @ftfokanagan.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/doc-screen...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here is the Eventbrite link for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Nelson, hosted by the West Kootenay Watershed Collaborative:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/trouble-in...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here is the Eventbrite link for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Grand Forks, hosted by the Boundary Forest Watershed Stewardship Society:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/trouble-in...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Here is the Box Office link for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Kelowna, hosted by the Interior Watershed Task Force:
www.theboxoffice.ca/upcoming-eve...

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 20

Hey everyone, I've got an amazing screening tour coming up for my new documentary 'Trouble in the Headwaters'. Here's the Linktree with all of our events coming up in Kelowna, Grand Forks, Nelson, Penticton, Vernon, and Prince George: linktr.ee/headwaters.f...

The ticket links are in the 🧵 below.

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First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Save the Date Sept 8, Mon Doors open 6PM. Clearcutting and floods in BC - a recipe for disaster. Panel discussion follows w. filmmaker, UBC prof, and local ecologist Don Gayton. Don't miss this powerful doc. #forest #floods #climate

First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 3

"Trouble in the Headwaters" is a powerful 25-minute documentary exploring the root causes behind the devastating floods in Grand Forks, BC. Sept 8 - 6:30-8:30 PM
Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton *by donation Flimmaker, UBC prof, local ecologist in panel discussion. Please share.

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Aug 3

Excited to be bringing Trouble in the Headwaters to communities across BC! Here's all the info for the Penticton screening on Sept. 8th.

First Things First Okanagan @ftfokanagan.bsky.social · Aug 3

"Trouble in the Headwaters" is a powerful 25-minute documentary exploring the root causes behind the devastating floods in Grand Forks, BC. Sept 8 - 6:30-8:30 PM
Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton *by donation Flimmaker, UBC prof, local ecologist in panel discussion. Please share.

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Jul 18

My new video about the Texas flood is now live on my YouTube channel The Cutblock, where I break down the key factors that made this flood such an unmitigated disaster – natural landscape features, climate-fuelled storms and bad land-use decisions all played a role.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_PR...

The Texas Flood Was a Manmade Disaster

YouTube video by The Cutblock

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Daniel J. Pierce @danieljpierce.bsky.social · Jul 18

Agreed, it seems really *duhh* but the timber industry has used outdated science for decades to say the exact opposite – that clearcutting has minimal effect on larger floods. This turns the table 180 degrees on the prevailing wisdom. Hydrologists and RPFs rubber-stamping logging better take note.

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