Who Really Gives A Hoot?

MILFORD — A free screening of the American family comedy film, ‘Hoot,’ is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 31, beginning at dusk (close to 7:30 p.m.). A family activity will begin at 6:30 p.m. Picnics are encouraged and the film will be shown rain or shine.

The film, based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name, and starring Logan Lerman, is about a group of children trying to save a burrowing owl habitat from destruction. The habitat is located on the intended construction site of a pancake house and the youngsters are concerned about the environmental damage it might cause.

‘Hoot’ features live burrowing owls and music by Jimmy Buffett. Buffett is also listed as a co-producer, and he played the role of Mr. Ryan, the science teacher, in the movie. Visit http://youtu.be/HgT_xT587MY to see the film trailer.

‘Hoot’ is the last in a series of outdoor environmental films shown this season at Grey Towers as part of the Grey Towers Heritage Association Screen on the Green program. Funded in part by the Community Investment Fund of Orange and Rockland Utilities and the US Forest Service at Grey Towers, the Screen on the Green is intended to entertain as well as educate about natural resource issues. Grey Towers, the ancestral home of conservationist Gifford Pinchot, has a legacy of conservation education and community events on the estate grounds.

For more information visit www.greytowers.org or call 570-296-9625.