The tour brings together a selection of films from the annual festival held the second week of January in Nevada City, CA. "The films include narratives coming directly from people throughout the world engaged in protecting our natural resources and wild places," says tour manager Susie Sutphin. "The films highlight the 'tipping point' that the planet is reaching. Yet portrays the 'turning of the tides,' as communities realize what needs to change and how they are responding with creativity, resolve and heart."

The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival was started by the watershed advocacy group, South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL). The festivals namesake is in celebration of achieving Wild and Scenic status for 39 miles of the South Yuba River in 1999. The festival enabled SYRCL to mobilize their community for the advocacy of it's local watershed. By partnering with grassroots organizations, SYRCL is sharing their success as an environmental group with other organizations nationwide. It is building a network of grassroots organizations connected by a common goal, to use film to inspire activism.

The Wild And Scenic On Tour partners with environmental and grassroots groups to host tour venues across the country reaching 75 towns and cities. The festival brings a community together around film allowing audiences an opportunity to evaluate local issues affecting their surrounding area. The films inspire and motivate people to go out and make a difference in their communities and around the world. Featured at the event in Baton Rouge are films that not only highlight the environmental challenges we face but also the ways in which people are meeting those challenges.

The festival is a natural extension of LEAN's work to inspire people to act on behalf of the environment.

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