UW Haub School to Host Popular Mountainfilm Tour Oct. 5-6

The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources will host the popular Mountainfilm on Tour, with screenings of environmental and outdoor adventure films and documentaries Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5-6.

This is the 12th consecutive year that the Haub School has hosted Mountainfilm on Tour in Laramie. The screenings are free and open to the public.

The screening both nights -- at the Gryphon Theatre in Laramie, located at 710 E. Garfield St. -- begins at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.uwyo.edu/haub/events.

Established in 1979, Mountainfilm is an organization and festival of films, people, stories and ideas celebrating indomitable spirit; educating and inspiring audiences; and motivating individuals and communities to advance solutions for a livable world.

Mountainfilm on Tour shares a selection of the films from the annual festival with audiences around the world and offers a free educational outreach initiative for K-12 schools titled “Mountainfilm for Students.” Each year, the tour reaches more than 50,000 people on six continents.

To learn more about Mountainfilm on Tour, visit www.mountainfilm.org. Follow the Haub School on Instagram for event updates.

The Haub School advances the understanding and resolution of complex environmental and natural resource challenges.

For more information, email Anastasia Brady, special events coordinator at the Haub School, at abrady2@uwyo.edu.