5/5/08

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 sixth installment of 'Planet Earth' Film Series May 10 on 'Seasonal Forests'
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa –"Seasonal Forests" 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 sixth film in the Museum's "Planet Earth" series, "Seasonal Forests," surveys coniferous and deciduous woodland habitats and uncovers some of the most elusive creatures and well-adapted plant life on Earth. It will be shown at 1:30 and 3 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 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.

"'Seasonal Forests' examines a seemingly familiar subject but captures it in unexpected ways," says Romney Hall, public affairs coordinator for the UNI Museums. "The beauty of the Valdivian forests of Chile, the magnificence of the giant sequoia tree, and the rare gathering of periodical cicadas on North America's east coast are just a few of the film's amazing highlights."
The seventh and final installment of the Museum's "Planet Earth" series, "Caves," will be shown at 1:30 and 3 p.m., Saturday, 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.

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