4/21/08

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Romney Hall, Public Affairs Coordinator, UNI Museums, (319) 273-2188
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-6728

UNI Museums to host fifth installment of 'Planet Earth' Film Series April 26 on 'Jungles'
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa –"Jungles" will be the next offering in the University of Northern Iowa Museum's select Saturday showings of the British Broadcasting Corporation's "Planet Earth" documentary film series, running through May 31, at the University Museum, 3219 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls.
The fifth film in the Museum's "Planet Earth" series, "Jungles," explores environments that occupy only three percent of the land, yet are home to more than half the world's species. It will be shown at 1:30 and 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26, and is free and open to the public.

"Planet Earth" is a four-time Emmy® Award winner from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and relies on high-definition production techniques to capture never-before-seen animal behaviors and views of remote locations from around the globe.

"'Jungles' reveals the amazing world that lives beneath the forest canopy," says Romney Hall, public affairs coordinator for the UNI Museums. "From the early morning calls of siamangs and orangutans to the nocturnal cacophony of courting tree frogs, the documentary offers an incredible glimpse into this thriving ecosystem."
Future installments include "Seasonal Forests," showing May 10; and "Caves," showing May 31.

The "Planet Earth" film series is presented in connection with the University Museum's current featured exhibit, "Earth from Space," on display through June 28, "Earth from Space"is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The exhibition has been made possible by Global Imagination, with additional support provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Smithsonian Women's Committee. The Smithsonian Community Grant program, funded by MetLife Foundation, and John Deere Waterloo Operations are also sponsors of these public programs.

For details on the "Planet Earth" film series and the "Earth from Space" exhibit, visit www.uni.edu/museum or call (319) 273-2188.

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