Last year during Earth Month, I shared several conservation-related headlines that caught my eye. This year I’m sharing a film I saw on PBS called “A Thousand Pines.”
PBS has been celebrating Earth Month with a collection of films and shows that address conservation, wildlife on land and underwater, notable people who work in the climate arena, and more. The film “A Thousand Pines,” caught my eye because it tells the story of workers who come to the U.S. from Oaxaca, Mexico, and I’ve spent a lot of time in Oaxaca. The documentary follows guest workers in the temporary work visa program who spend several months every year in the U.S. planting pine trees on lands to be reforested. I think the film does an excellent job showing how teams carry out the job, what it’s like for team members day in and day out, and the relationships with their families back home. This film also inspired me to learn more about how these “forest management” programs manage (whether properly or improperly) large swaths of land across the U.S.
Alison Trujillo Translations 