Region Musicians Add Support to TriCounty Arts Council Showcase;

EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE: To arrange a preview of the show or an interview with artists Fred Breglia, call Thom O'Connor at 518-294-6573.

Schoharie Region: International news and science journals are reporting that the death of old-growth forests in the western United States and Canada is increasing at a stunning rate, a troubling trend linked directly to global warming that could soon transform forests into carbon-dioxide emitters rather than much-needed carbon sinks, a new study warns.

The report published in the journal Science, examined 76 undisturbed stands in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and British Columbia, which were at least 200 years old. Some were more than 1,000 years old.

These developments add to the timeliness and poignancy of an extensive exhibit on global warning by Landis Arboretum Arborist and artist Ferdinand Breglia, of Esperance, NY.

A month-long exhibit of Mr. Breglia's perspective -- Global Warming: When Trees Talk -- opens at the TriCounty Arts Council's Gallery 107 in Cobleskill, NY, on Friday, February 6. Artist presentation, 4 - 5 pm. Opening Reception, 5 - 7 pm.

Fifteen large-scale works by Mr. Breglia will be complemented by

• A personal perspective/overview on global warming by Mr. Breglia, who an ISA Certified Arborist and Head of Horticulture at Landis, the Capital Region's Arboretum (on opening night); and
• Appearances at the reception by John Scarpulla, Tom Wadsworth, and Tom Wetmore --popular regional musicians and supporters of the TriCounty Arts Council, the Landis Arboretum, and environmental issues.

Contacts:

TriCounty Arts Council: Ms. Katie Horn, grantcoordinator@tricountyarts.org, 518. 254.0611.

Landis Arboretum: Thom O'Connor, director@landisarboretum.org, 518.875.6935