Scenes from the BP Oil Disaster: A Photo-Video Perspective
Scenes from the BP Oil Disaster: A Photo-Video Perspective
Saturday, October 23 at 5 pm
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton
Visitor Center, FREE Lecture. 5-6:30 pm
Wildlife Photographer-Videographer Shawn Carey
See footage and hear first-and accounts from Shawn Carey’s personal investigative trips to 
document the largest oil disaster in U.S. history. Shawn Carey’s frank presentation is focused on sharing with the public exactly what he witnessed through an impressive array of visuals, including photos and video of two of the largest Brown Pelican colonies in Louisiana, the oil-soaked shoreline on many of the small islands in the bay, and the state of the clean-up efforts. Joining Shawn will be Drew Wheelan, the Gulf Coast Conservation Coordinator for American Birding Association, who help lead the wrap-up Q&A.
Part of the annual Hawk Mountain Autumn Lecture Series, this talk is free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited and interested participants should plan to arrive well in advance. A limited number of reserved seats will be held for those who call the Sanctuary before October 20 and can arrive by 4:30 on the day of the lecture. To reserve a seat or for more information, please call 610-756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 610-756-6961
www.hawkmountain.org
Seating is Limited—Plan to Arrive Early
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
1700 Hawk Mountain Road
Kempton, PA 19529
CONTACT: Mary Linkevich
Communication & Grants Manager
linkevich@hawkmountain.org
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton, PA 19529
610-756-6961 http://www.hawkmountain.org/
Amount of Spill Could Escalate, Company Admits
Amount of Spill Could Escalate, Company Admits
By JOHN M. BRODER, CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Published: May 4, 2010
A senior BP executive said the crippled oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico could spill as many as 60,000 barrels a day of oil, more than 10 times the estimate of the current flow.
Tracking the Oil Spill
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/01/us/20100501-oil-spill-tracker.html?ref=us
Published: May 1, 2010
Tracking the Oil Spill
The map sequence shows how the oil spill has been spreading in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Coast Guard