Join us for a FREE film screening and panel discussion
Wednesday, February 4 | Online at 6:00 PM MST
Free screening of Three Creeks (18 min)
Live panel discussion and Q&A | with film's cast and crew
The public is invited to the free virtual premiere of Three Creeks, a brand-new documentary film presented by Working Lands Conservation and Western Landowners Alliance.
Can a community save itself with better grazing?
In Utah’s Bear River headwaters, the small ranching community of Randolph stood to lose the foundation of its livelihood. Grazing on public lands was under intense scrutiny, and the future of both the land and the families who depended on it was uncertain.
Rather than turn away from the problem, they turned toward each other. Ranchers, agencies, and conservation partners joined forces to reimagine how grazing could work - not just to sustain operations, but to improve water, wildlife, and the range.
Three Creeks is the story of a community coming together to save itself - and, in the process, improving our public lands for the benefit of us all.
MEET THE PANELISTS
DALE LAMBORN
Dale is the President of Three Creeks Grazing, LLC, the superintendent of Rich School District, and a multigenerational cattle rancher in the Bear River Valley.
TAYLOR PAYNE
Taylor is the Northwest Region Grazing Improvement Program (GIP) Coordinator for Utah Department of Agriculture's Grazing Improvement Program.
KRIS HULVEY
Kris is the founder and chief scientist at Working Lands Conservation (WLC), a key monitoring partner for the Three Creeks project. WLC is a non-profit that pursues research that improves the management of working landscapes by finding science-based management solutions and developing collaborative relationships among stakeholders.
ZACH ALTMAN
Zach the filmmaker behind the Three Creeks film and is communications manager at Western Landowners Alliance, where he leads media production and content strategy. He produces high-quality, story-driven content that builds public understanding of the value of landowner-led stewardship of land, water, and wildlife.
Zach also supports strategic marketing and content development as the associate editor of On Land, WLA’s multimedia brand, and produces both the On Land podcast and the award-winning documentary podcast Working Wild U.
LOUIS WERTZ (MODERATOR)
Moderating our panel is Louis Wertz, the director of communications at Western Landowners Alliance.
Presented by
Directed and Edited by
Zach Altman
Cinematography by
Executive Producers
Kris Hulvey, Louis Wertz, Taylor Payne
Produced by
Katie Siesel and Christina Wernikowski
Colorist
Special thanks to
Three Creeks Grazing, LLC
Bureau of Land Management
Utah Grazing Improvement Program
The Trough
The R Bakery
The Community of Randolph
Made possible by
This film was produced with generous support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, Award Number NR238D43XXXXC010)
Working Lands Conservation is a fiscally sponsored project of Multiplier, a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization.
This film was made possible through the vision and generosity of the ranchers and community members who shared their stories.
Additional support for Working Lands Conservation’s work on Three Creeks was provided by USDA NRCS GLCI NR248D43XXXXC01; USDA WSARE SW22-942, SW23-948; USDA NIFA AFRI 2019-67019-29953, 2022-67019-37134; BLM Cooperative Agreement, NOFO L20AS00057.
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