Documentary Film features ALWRI's work in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area

3/10/26 

Documentary film features ALWRI’s work in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area

The Wild Next Door is a 40-minute documentary film that explores some of the complexities of managing high-use, urban-proximate wilderness. Considered through the case of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness outside of Seattle, Washington, the film presents the many perspectives of wilderness management in an alpine landscape, including those of current and former US Forest Service managers, Tribal council members, visitors, scientists, and nonprofit partners. The video also highlights how Tribal leadership and multi-actor collaboration offer opportunities to resolve the most pressing issues facing this beloved landscape.

Stay tuned for more information on an upcoming panel discussion--hosted by the Society for Wilderness Stewards--with some of the people who graciously shared their perspectives in this film.  The panel discussion will occur as part of the National Wilderness Skills Institute in June 2026.