'Made in the Shade' - documentary screening/discussion/Q&A - March 7th

Time Tested Books

is pleased to present

'Made in the Shade'

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

+ filmmaker Q&A

Thursday, March 7th, 7:00pm

What better way to celebrate California Arbor Day than by learning about Sacramento's centuries-old reputation as the City of Trees?



With one of the largest hand-planted forests in the world, Sacramento now stands as a global leader in urban forestry. Made in the Shade captures the story of how we began our love affair with trees and the ongoing story of our world-renowned urban forest. Drawing on years of research and interviews with our early advocates for urban forestry, the filmmakers document the rise of an innovative partnership that led to the planting of over half a million trees in this region through our Sacramento Shade program.

The 49-minute film chronicles Sacramento’s path to becoming the City of Trees, highlighting the public vote to close the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station in 1989, the energy deficit that it caused, and how then-SMUD general manager S. David Freeman championed a grassroots campaign to expand the city’s tree canopy as a means to reduce energy consumption, lessen heat retention in neighborhoods, and break the city’s reliance on the energy plant.

Stick around afterwards to chat with the filmmakers and Sacramento Tree Foundation staff.

This event is FREE & all are welcome