Bard College Hosts Panel Discussion and Film Screening About Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.— On February 8, Bard College will host a panel discussion and screening of The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley, a documentary that celebrates the remarkable variety of life in the region’s unique landscape. The panel discussion will be facilitated by biologist Laura Heady, producer of The Nature of Nature and Conservation and Land Use program coordinator of the Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University. Other panelists include Dan Miller, restoration ecologist at the NYS Department of Conservation; Ellie Diamant, assistant professor of Biology at Bard College; and Amy Parrella, director of the arboretum at Bard College.

The event will take place on Sunday, February 8 at 3:30pm in Olin Hall on Bard’s Annandale campus. The film screening will precede the panel, with refreshments to follow. In the event of inclement weather, the date will be moved to Sunday, March 8. The event is free and open to the public, with registrations recommended. To register, please visit here.

The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley is an exploration of the extraordinary living fabric of the Hudson Valley’s diverse landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown, guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home.

The event is sponsored by Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, NYS DEC, Bard Arboretum, Bard Biology Department, Bard Environmental Studies Program, Bard Center for Environmental Policy and Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Bard Campus Nature Rx, Hudsonia Ltd., Bard Ecology Field Station, Bard Office of Sustainability, Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council.
  About Bard College
Founded in 1860, Bard College is a four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences located 90 miles north of New York City. With the addition of the Montgomery Place and Massena properties, Bard’s campus consists of more than 1,200 parklike acres in the Hudson River Valley. It offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of music degrees, with majors in nearly 40 academic programs; advanced degrees through 13 graduate programs; nine early colleges; and numerous dual-degree programs nationally and internationally. Building on its 165-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College has expanded its mission as a private institution acting in the public interest across the country and around the world to meet broader student needs and increase access to liberal arts education. The undergraduate program at the main campus in upstate New York has a reputation for scholarly excellence, a focus on the arts, and civic engagement. Bard is committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow’s thought leaders. For more information about Bard College, visit bard.edu.
 

This event was last updated on 01-29-2026

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