Butterflies & Bulldozers: David Schooley, Fred Smith, and the Fight for San Bruno Mountain 2010
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
Produced by Ann Dunsky, Steve Dunsky, Keith Moreau, Sam Ellis Moreau, David L. Brown
Directed by Ann & Steve Dunsky
DVD, color, 61 min.
Jr. High - Adult
Environmental Studies, Area Studies, American Studies, Urban Studies
Date Entered: 11/18/2010
Reviewed by Brad Eden, Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication, University of California, Santa BarbaraIn a city where environmentalism and conservationism go hand in hand, nothing has been more controversial than San Bruno Mountain. This mountain is the largest intact fragment of wild San Francisco, and home to a number of endangered plants and insects, including the San Bruno Elfin Butterfly, the San Francisco Wildflower, the Callippe Silverspot Butterfly, the Coast Rockcress, and the Mission Blue Butterfly. For decades, the expansive view this mountain provides of San Francisco has been sought by developers for housing, while environmentalists have had state and United States legislation enacted to keep developers away. This film focuses on the two men who helped to preserve San Bruno Mountain: David Schooley and Fred Smith. As the first Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) in the U.S., San Bruno Mountain continues to generate controversy and interest.
An entertaining yet poignant film about compromise and commitment in the environmental movement.