An exhibit of photos from the Great Bear Rainforest is now up in the Rotunda Gallery at the University of Northern British Columbia - including some from a National Geographic magazine story on the controversial Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
"This photo exhibit is a call to action for the citizens of Prince George to voice their concerns about the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project to the Joint Review Panel" said Sonja Ostertag, spokesperson for the Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance.
The Joint Review Panel will be conducting hearings across Northern BC in 2012. The deadline to register for an hearing is Oct. 6.
Patrick Freeny's images of the great Spirit Bears, Thomas P. Pechak's underwater Seal Lion Ballet and the work of many other photographers communicate the fragile and vulnerable beauty of this complex habitat.
There is also a bulletin board for community members to post their own nature and wildlife photographs and drawings.
A grand opening for the exhibit, which is in place until the end of this month, is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m. The film spOIL, which follows the photographers through the region, will be screened at the Weldwood Theatre, room 7-238 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the same evening.
Three other films are also scheduled for the Weldwood Theatre: End:Civ on Tues., Sept. 20, Awakening the Skeena on Tues. Sept. 27 and On the Line on Tues., Oct. 4, all 7 p.m. starts.
Photos from the exhibit are also on display at Nancy O's restaurant downtown.
To find the story from National Geographic, visit ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/canada-rainforest/barcott-text.
