The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley

Registration recommended: New York State Museum

An ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of this unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown… guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home.

Join us for a screening of The Nature of Nature followed by a panel discussion with biologists and filmmakers, including:

• Carl Herzog, Biologist featured in The Nature of Nature
• Dr. Mary Beth Kolozsvary, Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Siena University
• Dr. Denise Mayer, Malacology Collections Manager and Director of the New York State Museum’s Field Research Laboratory
• Dr. James C. Lendemer, Curator of Botany at the New York State Museum
• Laura deNey, Nature of Nature Director and Founder and Co-owner of Flicker Filmworks
• Laura Heady, Biologist, Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University, and Nature of Nature Producer