Resilience Film Festival

Friday, Sept. 26, 2025
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Student Union & Recreation Center at Central Washington University

FREE for all to attend on a first-come, first-served basis; no advance registration required.

Join us for a film festival and panel discussion about resilience in our local landscapes—then help us bring it to life!

The Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage (Greenway NHA) is a landscape recognized nationally for its ecological, cultural, and historical significance. Here, we are surrounded by unique ecosystems and groundbreaking projects in water conservation, restoration, and land management.

The Resilience Film Festival features 11 short videos on how communities and local organizations are restoring public lands and our relationships to them in the Greenway NHA. Following the films, there will be a panel discussion where you can ask questions of your neighbors, peers, and CWU alum who are working to advance this important work.

Give Back to Public Lands!

We also invite you to join us the following day (Saturday, September 27) for a hands-on day of service in honor of National Public Lands Day. Help build community and environmental resilience by taking part in service projects like beach cleanups, trail brushing, and improving campground infrastructure.

Learn More and Sign Up To Volunteer

Featured Videos:

Screen capture from Critter Crossings in the Cascades (WSDOT)
  • Land of the Yakamas (Yakama Nation)
  • This Land is Part of Us: Washington’s Shrub Steppe Ecosystems (Conservation Northwest and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
  • The Teanaway Community Forest (Kittitas Conservation Trust and The Nature Conservancy)
  • Virtual Fencing in the Teanaway Community Forest | Technology & Tradition (Washington State Beef Commission)
  • 2024 FieldSTEM Community Collaborator of the Year Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group (Pacific Education Institute)
  • This River Runs Forever (Yakima Basin Integrated Plan)
  • Saving Asúm (Yakama Nation)
  • Kachess River Restoration Project (Kittitas Conservation Trust)
  • Cle Elum Ridge Forest Lab (The Nature Conservancy)
  • Taneum Watershed Trails – A Restoration Story (The Nature Conservancy)
  • Critter Crossings in the Cascades (Washington State Department of Transportation)

Event Timeline:

  • 5:15 – 6 p.m. | Come meet partners set up outside the theatre to learn about topics that will be covered during the film festival and how you can get involved!
  • 6 p.m. | Theatre doors open
  • 6:15 – 7:40 p.m. | Films play
  • 7:40 – 8:30 p.m. | Panel discussion

Parking Information:

Parking is free around the SURC after 4:30 p.m. Click here for more information and interactive maps from CWU Guest Parking Services.

Sponsored by Central Washington University Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement and Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.

CWU is an EEO/AA/Title IX Institution. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, email Disability Services at DS@cwu.edu.