Bird Walk is a new documentary short featuring the birds and birders of RedGate Park in Rockville, Maryland, where more than 160 bird species have been sighted, and on the grassroots campaign which helped preserve the former golf course as a public park.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about the film and the lessons learned from the “Save RedGate Park” campaign that can be applied to the Rock Creek Park Golf Course for All campaign that aims to protect over 1,200 trees, birds, and wildlife habitats under threat from a plan to improve the golf course.

Panelists include:

• Vickie Baily, Activist Photographer
• Vanessa Bertelli, Organizer for Rock Creek Park Golf Course for All and National Park Service Volunteer Weed Warrior Leader
• Cintia Cabib, Producer, Bird Walk
• Samantha Krause, Minister of Birding, DC Bird Alliance
• Brian Wee, Ph.D., Science, Technology, and Policy Strategist on Global Environmental Change

Screening Partners:

• Busboys and Poets
• DC Bird Alliance
• DC EcoWomen
• Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens