A biography about Canada's great unknown environmental activist. 85 years old in 2007, he was born in the USA and lives hear Chester Nova Scotia. His life's work has involved preserving wilderness in Canada, the US, Costa Rica and New Zealand. In Nova Scotia Budy Haase has been active on environmental issues spanning more than 4 decades. The film is also a primer on environmentalism. Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, appears prominently in the film covering 30 years of her life as an activist, and colleague of Rudy Haase.