World Premiere of John James Audubon Documentary to Be Presented on October 21st in Rensselaerville, NY

World Premiere of John James Audubon Documentary to Be Presented on October 21st in Rensselaerville, NY

Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve Celebrates 75th Anniversary

RENSSELAERVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve announced today that it will be celebrating its 75th anniversary on October 21, 2006 in Rensselaerville, NY by paying tribute to "John James Audubon and His America Revisited in Film and Conversation."

The event will feature the world premiere of a PBS American Masters Series documentary film, "John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature," followed by a Q&A session with award-winning producers Larry Hott and Diane Garey, affiliates of Florentine Films/Hott Productions. Partial funding for the film is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the W. P. Carey Foundation.

Following the film screening, national and international experts John Chalmers M.D., Christoph Irmscher, Ph.D., and Ron Tyler, Ph.D. will conduct presentations about Audubon's life and various works. In addition, a roundtable discussion will take place about Audubon's last major work, Audubon Octavos, which are a unique collection of Audubon's prints and natural history writings. Panelists Bill Steiner, Leslie Kostrich and Tom Blanton will focus on raising awareness about the Audubon Octavos and establishing the means to preserve the limited remaining complete sets of work.

For further information about this event, please go to http://www.huyckpreserve.org/ or contact the Huyck Preserve at audubonconference@huyckpreserve.org or 518-797-3105.

Limited U.S. Postal Service Commemoration

The U.S. Postal Service has created a Special Pictorial Cancellation in celebration of the Audubon conference, featuring Audubon. The cancellations will be available at The Rensselaerville Institute Conference Center the day of the conference and at the Rensselaerville Post Office for 30 days.

John James Audubon

John James Audubon (1785-1851) established himself as the most famous bird painter of his time. John James Audubon was a respected naturalist and a prolific writer who witnessed and helped to document the rapidly changing frontier of early 19th century America. Audubon made major contributions to natural history and ornithology. In colorful prose, he captured scenes from daily life on the American frontier over a tumultuous 15-year period. http://www.audubon.org/

E. N. Huyck Preserve

The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station, located in the beautiful hill country southwest of Albany, N.Y., is a mecca for researchers, educators, and people seeking peace and serenity away from the pressures of modern life. The original 500 acres of the Preserve, established in 1931 have gone undisturbed since the late 1800s. An additional 1500 acres have been added within the watershed since 1967. Among the natural treasures found on the Preserve are hardwood stands more than 200 years old, Lake Myosotis, Lincoln Pond and the dramatic Rensselaerville Falls. These different environments provide a haven for a rich array of flora and fauna. The Preserve, one of the oldest individual biological research stations in the United States, has supported research continuously since 1938. http://www.huyckpreserve.org/

MEDIA CONTACT
Janet Haseley
518-797-3194
edhase@aol.com

Source: Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve

CONTACT: Janet Haseley of Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, +1-518-797-3194,
edhase@aol.com

Web site: http://www.huyckpreserve.org/
http://www.audubon.org/

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