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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
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River Town
Flooded out Soldiers' Grove rises again as a model "solar town."
28 minutes
Color
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1984
Copyright Date: 1983
Directed by Kathleen Iatarelli and Mark Samels
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"This is a good story of people working together to solve a problem." Library Journal
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Like thousands of other communities, the original site of Soldiers' Grove, Wisconsin, was on a flood plain. As land upstream was cleared, flooding of the town became more and more frequent.
RIVER TOWN documents the transformation of Soldiers' Grove form a flood plagued community of the nation's first "solar town." It examines the options that faced the residents, and the rocky, but eventually rewarding road by which they decided to leave the river where it was and build a new, energy-efficient town on a higher ground.
Awards:
Honorable Mention, North American Association for Environmental Education Film Festival
Great Plains Film Festival
Reviews:
"A concise case study of one small community that sought and obtained an innovative solution to a common environmental hazard." Choice
"The film's accuracy of information and technical quality are excellent. It will work well in classes in geography, government, and the environment and with general audiences." Science Books & Films
"This is a good story of people working together to solve a problem." Library Journal
Related Subjects:
American Studies
Energy
Environment
Urban Planning
Related Links:
www.grasslandsmedia.com (Kathleen Iatarelli's web site)
Related Titles:
Building the Brookhaven House: D.O.E.'s prototype passive solar home.
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