Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Presents: Fornuate Wilderness, The Wolf and Moose Study of Isle Royale- September 11 9-5-2010
gengberg September 5th, 2010
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
9/2/2010 Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents:
Fortunate Wilderness, the wolf and moose study of Isle Royale-September 11th
MILWAUKEE, (September 2, 2010) -For the past fifty years, scientists have been observing the delicate balance among wolves, moose and climate on Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park . This Project’s purpose is to observe and understand the dynamic fluctuations of the Isle Royale’s wolves and moose, in the hope that such knowledge will inspire a new, flourishing relationship with nature. George Desort spent four years filming on the island, shadowing wildlife biologists Dr. Rolf Peterson and Dr. John Vucetich. George will present the film “Fortunate Wilderness” along with a question and answer period.
The film will be screening at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
September 11th, 2010
2:00 - 4:00PM
FEE: Member: $8 pre-registered or $10 at door
Non Member: $10 pre-registered or $12 at door
LEVEL: Adults and children 10+
About George Desort
George Desort, a Riverside, Illinois native is an independent documentary filmmaker. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison he taught skiing in Aspen, Colorado for ten years, and then returned to Columbia College in Chicago and earned a BFA. Desort spent the last three years in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan researching and collaborating on Fortunate Wilderness. His nature photography and video work has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon Magazine, Backpacker, Scientific American, The New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Located at 1111 E. Brown Deer Rd
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is a non-profit, locally supported organization dedicated to connecting people with nature and inspiring them to become responsible stewards of the natural world. The Center is open to the public seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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