This new biographical film tells the story of the legendary Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall, who served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and became a towering - yet humble - figure in the 20th century American conservation movement. He was an early campaigner for both environmental protection and social justice, encouraging JFK, LBJ and Ladybird Johnson to become conservation leaders themselves.

Through his bipartisan statesmanship, more lands and waters were protected as national parks, national wildlife refuges, and national seashores during his tenure as Interior Secretary than under any other leader in that position. Udall was directly responsible for the passage of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the establishment of a National Trails program. He was also one of the earliest leaders at the federal level to warn about the looming dangers of climate change.

Stewart Udall was a Renaissance man and authored numerous books on American history and public policy. He was also a poet who admired Robert Frost and played a key role in raising Frost’s public profile at the time.

Born and raised in Arizona, he had a deep respect for indigenous culture. Through his connection with the Navaho Tribe, he walked and talked "the beauty way" and we are all the better for it.

Kestrel Land Trust conserves and cares for forests, farms, and riverways in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts, while nurturing an enduring love of the land.

Since its founding in 1970, Kestrel has conserved more than 27,000 acres of wildlands, woodlands, farmland, and riverlands in partnership with willing landowners, communities, the Commonwealth, and federal agencies