IAPS BOOKS & VIDEOS
Winner of four Emmy Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for radio feature writing, the Florida Museum of Natural History's Expedition Florida project introduces audiences of all ages to the natural wonders of Florida's past and present with the hope of conserving and preserving them for future generations.
Inspired by producers Leslie M. Gaines and Stephen Robitaille, Ph.D., the program is designed to take vuewers on a journey that explores Florida's natural beauty. Personal encounters with these natural sights and sounds help viewers develop a sense of place about Florida abd its rapidly vanishing habitats and wildlife.
This combination DVD includes the first three half-hour films in the Expedition Florida Series:
From Exploration to Exhibition, released in 1999, takes viewers behind the scenes as teams of scientists, curators and artist transform remarkable discoveries into museum exhibits.
The Wild Heart of Florida was released in 2002. It is based on an anthology of Florida nature writing by the same name, which was edited by author and photographer Jeff Ripple and his colleague Susan Cerulean, and was published by University Press of Florida.
Wild Alachua, also released in 2002, introduces viewers to the cultural and natural history jewels of North Central Florida, including the Florida Museum of Natural History's Butterfly Rainforest, Devil's Millhopper State Geologic Site, Dudley farm Historic State Park and the historic Cross Creek home of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of "The Yearling." In 2005, 110 public television stations in 50 markets aired this film via American Public Television distribution.
ISBN 1-881448-15-0; DVD format, run time approx. 90 minutes