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“This Way to Oz” by Jerry Staton, taken near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. 

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"Last Rays" photographed at the Great Salt Lake, Utah by Charles Uibel

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Clip of the Week: The Evolution, History and Politics of Wild Horses, Part II

Editor’s Note: High Plains Films, the Missoula-based non-profit documentary shop responsible for such films as Libby, Montana and Brave New West is offering a film clip each week here on our pages. This week, High Plains Films is showcasing the second of a series of clips from the one-hour their one-hour documentary, El Caballo: The Wild Horses of North America.

In this clip, Dan Flores, professor of history at the University of Montana, talks about the the concept of wild horses as a native species to North America. Before working on the film, we really knew very little about the subject, but once we were involved we found it a fascinating story of evolution, history, ecology and environmental policy. The film is edited by Dru Carr. It is directed and produced by Doug Hawes-Davis. The original score by Ned Mudd, most of which is available for free download at www.highplainsfilms.org.

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“Crow Fair” photographed in Crow Agency, Montana by Adam Sings in the Timber

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“Choice” photographed at the Great Salt Lake, Utah by Jerry Staton

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Clip of the Week: American Values, American Wilderness, Part 1
Editor's note: With all the buzz surrounding big "W" wilderness the last few weeks, (link opens chronology of four years of NewWest.Net coverage) spurred by Sen. Jon Tester's new forest legislation and the languishing Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, we are featuring clips from the documentary American Values, American Wilderness as the High Plains Films Clip of the Week. Click on the image to play and see filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis' comments on the clip below.



This clip is from the introduction to the film, AMERICAN VALUES, AMERICAN WILDERNESS, Directed by Chris Barns and narrated by Christopher Reeve. It features a historic audio recording of President Johnson speaking at the signing of the Wilderness Act in 1964. More about the documentary at www.highplainsfilms.org [read more]
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"August Color" photographed in Ashton, Idaho by Chris Leavell

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White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. Photo by Marc Gutierrez

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Clip of the Week: The Value of Wilderness
Editor's note: With all the buzz surrounding big "W" wilderness the last few weeks, (link opens chronology of four years of NewWest.Net coverage) spurred by Sen. Jon Tester's new forest legislation and the languishing Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, we thought this week's Clip of the Week selection from High Plains Films, appropriate. Click on the image to play and see filmmaker Doug Hawes-Davis' comments on the clip below.



This clip is the television trailer for the PBS documentary, AMERICAN VALUES, AMERICAN WILDERNESS, directed by Chris Barns and produced and edited by High Plains Films. Given the recent debate over Montana Wilderness in the news and the U.S. Congress, we thought we should post a few clips from our work on the subject. The documentary is narrated by Christopher Reeve and was one of his last on-camera appearances. Reeve was a strong supporter of Wilderness and environmental causes in general. The trailer includes camera work by Doug Hawes-Davis, Ken Furrow and Dru Carr. The music featured in the trailer is from the original score by Ned Mudd. Much of the music from the score is available for free download from www.highplainsfilms.org. [read more]
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"Night Sky" in the San Juan Mountains near Barlow Creek south of Telluride, Colorado. Photo by Matt McGrath

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