Environmental Film Night Explores How Watersheds Once Worked—and How Nature Can Help Heal Them Again

Middleburg, VA (February 2026) — Goose Creek Association and the Land Trust of Virginia will host a free Environmental Film Night on Friday, February 27, 2026, featuring the documentary Water’s Way: Thinking Like a Watershed, produced by The Bay Journal. The event will take place at The Hill School’s Sheila C. Johnson Performing Arts Center, located at 130 Madison Street, Middleburg, VA. Doors open at 5:30 PM, with the film beginning at 6:15 PM.

Water’s Way: Thinking Like a Watershed invites viewers to step into the hidden history of the Chesapeake Bay watershed—a landscape once shaped by millions of beaver ponds, wetlands, and forested streams designed to slow, spread, and naturally filter water as it flowed toward the Bay. Over time, development, agriculture, and stream channelization disrupted these natural systems, creating what scientists describe as an “ecological amnesia” about how watersheds once functioned. Through compelling storytelling and striking visuals, the film explores how restoring natural elements such as beavers, trees, and wetlands could help repair these processes and improve water quality today.

Before and after the screening, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with local conservation professionals to learn more about watershed health and practical, community-based ways to support restoration efforts close to home. Light refreshments will be served.

The event is free and open to the public, though registration is encouraged. Donations are graciously accepted. Community members of all ages with an interest in conservation, water quality, and the future of the Chesapeake Bay watershed are encouraged to attend.

For more information and to register, visit landtrustva.org.