Local videographer finalist in national nature competition
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 7 years, 3 months AGO
(Photo courtesy SCOTT RULANDER) A scene from Scott Rulander’s “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
(Photo courtesy SCOTT RULANDER) A scene from Scott Rulander’s “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature.
(Courtesy photo) An aerial photo of the Pine Street Woods area. A video by Scott Rulander, "Land is My Sasquatch" was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
(Courtesy photo) A scene from Scott Rulander's “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
(Courtesy photo) A scene from Scott Rulander's “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
(Courtesy photo) Scott Rulander shooting a scene from his “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
(Courtesy photo) A scene from Scott Rulander's “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
(Courtesy photo) A scene from Scott Rulander's “Land is my Sasquatch” video, which was selected as one of 10 finalists in a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature. The winner receives $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
Scott Rulander knows Sasquatch.
Having made a few fun and innovative videos chronicling Bigfoot’s whereabouts in support of the Kaniksu Land Trust’s “Pine Street Woods” campaign, Rulander came to understand the metaphor that is Yeti. This led him to submit a video to a national competition seeking to explore the human connection to nature.
Scott’s video, “Land is my Sasquatch” has been selected as one of 10 finalists. The winner will receive $10,000 that he or she can direct to a land trust of their choice. If Rulander wins, he plans to donate the award to the Kaniksu Land Trust’s Pine Street Woods campaign.
“Scott has made a wonderful short film that describes so well how we feel about nature — the wonder, the search for the untamed and the elusive,” said Eric Grace, Kaniksu Land Trust’s executive director. “Unfortunately, we are losing the connection with nature. Every year more acres are lost to development, historic trail access is restricted, kids spend more time looking at computer screens than playing outside, and this has negative impacts on physical and emotional health.”
If Rulander’s video wins, the $10,000 prize would go to help purchase the Pine Street Woods property. This is a 160-acre parcel on West Pine Street that Kaniksu Land Trust is raising the funds necessary to purchase. Once in KLT ownership, the land will be open to the public for recreation, education and a place to host healthy living programs.
The competition is sponsored by the Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization that works to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America. Rob Aldrich, the Alliance’s community conservation director, said “the contest encourages people to reconnect with land important to them.”
To see the videos and vote, go online to landismy.org. Online voting is open until Nov. 17.
“This is a simple way that everyone in the community who supports the creation of the Pine Street Woods, can help. All you have to do is vote,” said Grace.
