Programs

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

The Nature of Nature was produced by Flicker Filmworks and the Hudson River Estuary Program with funding by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund in partnership with NEIWPCC.