Wednesday will be the shiny epicenter of Ramapo/Rockland environmental activists, politicos and people of all stripes. To learn what’s happening in Ramapo and Rockland, get to the Lafayette Theater on Wednesday, April 22, for the Suffern Wild & Scenic Film Festival.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival takes place in Suffern, NY, in celebration of Earth Day and features award-winning short films and mini documentaries that explore natural landscapes, feature wildlife conservation efforts and protection of land and water resources, encourage outdoor adventure, and tell stories of people who are making a difference.

The event is hosted by ROSA (www.rosa4rockland.org), and supported by sponsors and conservation partner organizations. ROSA 4 Rockland, among other activities, is currently fighting what it considers to be the unsustainable, poorly planned development of Patrick Farms in the Town of Ramapo along Rt. 202 and 306.

Patrick Farms is a proposed multifamily, high-density housing development slated to house some 5,000 people. Now working it’s way through the Town’s Planning & Zoning department, Patrick Farms would be set amid 200 plus acres that contain a sole source aquifer that supplies water to a vast area of the Lower Hudson Valley (NY) as well as the northern parts of New Jersey.

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival runs from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Lafayette Theater in downtown Suffern. Visit www.suffernfilmfest.com for information and to purchase tickets. Local restaurants are providing special pre-order ‘Dine in the Theater’ take out.

Some of the 13 Films featured: “American Lawn,” “Birdsongs: Yosemite Nature Notes,” “Common Ground,” “Unfair Game: The Politics of Poaching,” and “Oceans North – Protecting Manitoba’s Beluga Estuaries.”