This screening will be held at Ferguson Library (1 Public Library Plaza, Stamford, CT).

The event is sponsored by the Greenwich Tree Conservatory.

Tracy Kay, CEO of Bartlett Arboretum, Dr. Gregory T. Kramer, Superintendent of Parks and Trees and Tree Warden for the Town of Greenwich, and Diana Kolaj, Volunteer for Stamford's Urban Forestry Working Group, will be doing a post-film discussion. The panel discussion will be moderated by Mark Greenwald, FAPLD.

People and the natural world intertwine in the stories of a young boy hidden among trees, an artist refining American bonsai, a photographer observing trees, a mother fighting to protect the forests, and a man who steadfastly plants them.

Dr. Gregory T. Kramer is currently the Superintendent of Parks and Trees and Tree Warden for the Town of Greenwich.  Prior to his tenure with the Town of Greenwich, he was the Director of Horticulture at Bok Tower Gardens for seven years. Dr. Kramer has over twenty-five years of professional experience working in the horticulture industry.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Miami, a master’s degree in horticulture science and a doctoral degree in plant medicine;  both are from the University of Florida. His areas of expertise are plant diseases, staff management, teaching, public speaking, landscape design, and habitat restoration.

Diana Kolaj is an upcoming environmental studies student, aspiring urban forester, and volunteer for Stamford's Urban Forestry Working Group, where she advocates for equitable urban green space and canopy.  Originally from a tree-less neighborhood in Dublin, she first encountered magnificent mature trees upon immigrating to Stamford. Gradually, canopy and community thinned. Diana began to observe and experience patterns of environmental inequity emerge. Her passion for stewardship ultimately grew from this complicated entwinement with both the urban environment and the natural world. As a teenager, Diana worked to restore Scalzi Park’s urban riparian forest, where she raised and planted native species along the banks. She now works as an ecologically-minded landscaper and leads emerging community-based greening efforts with the East Side Partnership. Diana is also a poet and flutist, whose creative practice is entwined with the rhythms of nature and the pulse of the city. 

Tracy Kay is the CEO of the 93-acre Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens in Stamford, CT. Prior to his current post, Tracy served as Executive Director of the Westchester Children’s Museum located in the National Historic Landmark bathhouses at Rye Playland in Westchester County, NY. Tracy is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and received his master’s degree from Yale University’s School of the Environment. He began his museum career as Director of the Rye Nature Center and later was Executive Director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia, PA. In 2005 he was appointed as Deputy Commissioner for the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums, directing the operation of the County’s extensive museum system, and coordinating its partnerships with other Long Island Museum institutions. Tracy has served on the adjunct faculties at Swarthmore College and Arcadia and Temple universities. He has been a field reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums, grant panelist for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. In addition to his day job, he currently is President of the Board of the Connecticut League of Museums.

Mark Greenwald is a principal of Maher & Greenwald • Fine Gardens, a Stamford-based, award-winning Garden and Landscape Design/Build firm. He was one of the original co-founders of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, and in addition to his design & development duties, has spent much of the last 40 years orchestrating numerous public/private partnerships for civic improvements locally in CT and in NYC.