Three Films with
John Grabowska
February 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
On Thursday February 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., natural history filmmaker John Grabowska will present three films highlighting our nation’s National Parks, from the mountains to the desert to the sea. The two-hour presentation will be in the Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
The three lush and lyrical films to be screened represent the geographic and natural diversity of the 
hundred-year growth of our National Park System, and explore hidden gems of the National Parks. Crown of the Continent profiles our largest national park, Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias -- larger than Switzerland, 
with higher mountains. Ribbon of Sand, with Meryl Streep interpreting the writings of Rachel Carson, is an exaltation and elegy of the transitory barrier islands of the Outer Banks. And, finally, Sky Island, featuring 
Pulitzer Prize winning American Indian author N. Scott Momaday, journeys through New Mexico’s ancient Bandelier and the spectacular Valles Caldera, an epicenter of climate change effects in the Jemez Mountains of the Desert Southwest. The orchestral scores for all three films were composed by Academy Award winner Todd Boekelheide.
John Grabowska specializes in landscape films on the American West and the Alaskan wilderness. His films win awards at festivals around the world and are broadcast nationally on PBS as prime time specials. He has lectured on natural history filmmaking at The National Geographic Society and the Smithsonian Institution, led environmental media workshops in Argentina and Panama, and co-founded the American Conservation Film Festival. The Washington Post calls him "one of the virtuoso environmental filmmakers in the country." Grabowska is an Executive Producer of visitor center films for the National Park Service.
FREE event. Registration is not required, however, registrants receive reminders and updates to the event.
