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BETHEL — The Backcountry Film Festival, a night of films that capture the spirit of winte, will take place beginning with a 6 p.m. social hour Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Gem Theater. 23 Cross St.
Presented by the Granite Backcountry Alliance, a nonprofit in western Maine and New Hampshire, and the Mahoosuc Land Trust, the films include those on adventure, environment and climate, youth outdoors and ski culture. Beer, wine, pizza and raffle tickets will also be avaliable. Films begin at 7 p.m.
All money from admission and raffle go to joint GBA-MLT backcountry tree skiing and land conservation projects.
GBA presents the Backcountry Film Festival in select locations throughout Western Maine and New Hampshire each season. GBA is a non-profit organization improving the sport of backcountry skiing by providing low-impact human-powered tree skiing opportunities to the public through the creation, improvement and maintenance of ski glades. GBA has established projects in the White Mountain National Forest, Weeks State Park, Randolph, NH community forest, and on private land in Gorham, N.H., as well as several maintenance projects in the WMNF. This year, GBA and MLT opened new glades on MLT’s Rumford Whitecap Mountain Preserve, with a backcountry traverse to Black Mountain of Maine.
Mahoosuc Land Trust is an accredited land trust with a mission to conserve land to benefit the natural areas and communities of the Mahoosuc region in central Oxford County and eastern Coos County in New Hampshire. MLT has conserved roughly 8,500 acres, working with conservation organizations, individuals, and agencies. MLT welcomes visitors to Valentine Farm Conservation Center, 13 preserves and 4 Androscoggin River canoe landings, and engages 150 to 200 volunteers per year to maintain and manage them.
For complete festival lineup and ticket information, visit granitebc.org/backcountry-film-festival and thegemtheater.com.
