About 40 people came to watch Michael Sciacca's film, "A Time To Heal", at Islandwood on thursday evening, Oct 22. Michael is an Island resident who wrote, directed, and performed the music for this lovely film about the history of Bainbridge Island's streams and people across the Island who have been working to protect him. 


The film was followed by a panel discussion lead by local leaders including Jim Corsetti, Principal of Sakai Middle School, who spoke about the Sakai building's drainage system that was installed to reduce stormwater runoff and velocity to the stream downhill, and about his school's multi-year program raising and releasing salmon to Woodward Creek. In addition, Island resident and fisheries biologist Wayne Daley spoke about his many years working on stream restoration on the Island and around the sound; and Brian Stahl from the Kitsap Conservation District talked about what the District is doing to help with installing raingardens, helping home and farm owners steward their lands; and eradicate highly invasive knotweed from the the Island. 


Thanks to everyone who came and participated, thanks to Islandwood for the venue and to Sustainable Bainbridge for the refreshments. And particularly thanks to Michael for sharing his beautiful film

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