Great Fen Project

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#999980" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="040467f1eoxqcf.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Californian FB" >Barry W. Van Dusen - events and projects</FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B><B>|  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Barry W. Van Dusen"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>      </B><A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="events and projects"><U><B>events and projects</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Four Corners Print Offer"><U>Four Corners Print Offer</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="British Duck Stamp"><U>British Duck Stamp</U></A>   |   <B>Great Fen Project</B>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forgotten Forests Project"><U>Forgotten Forests Project</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Artists for Nature</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>project in East Anglia, England</div> <bR> <div> August 2004</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Great Fen Project</B></div> <bR> <div> In August of 2004, Barry joined a group of international nature artists in Great Britain to help raise funds for an ambitious habitat restoration project.  Named the <I><B>Great Fen Project</B></I>, this undertaking will create a 3000 hectare wetland between Huntingdon and Peterborough, England.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="229ff500.jpg" border=0 width="511" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Californian FB" > </FONT><I>Young Swallows - Woodwalton Fen, England    August 25, 2004   </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>watercolor, 11" x 16"</div> <bR> <div> The artists worked at <I><B>Woodwalton</B></I> <I><B>Fen </B></I>and <I><B>Holme Fen National Nature Reserves</B></I> - the only remaining natural wetlands in what was once the largest inland Marsh (or "Fen") in great Britain.  Home to many rare and declining species, these fens will form the core of the future <I><B>Great Fen</B></I><B> </B><I><B>Reserve</B></I>.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="585" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 284 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="23b2b160.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="278" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="23ddc8f0.jpg" border=0 width="220" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I>left: Red Admiral - Woodwalton Fen    August 27, 2004    </I>watercolor, 6" x 6"</div> <div> <I>right: Edge of the Fen - Woodwalton Fen     August 27, 2004</I>    watercolor,  11" x 14"</div> <bR> <div> During Barry's week at the fen, he painted landscapes, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, plants and even fish!   His work, along with that of the other participating artists is showcased in a handsome full-color book, entitled <I><B>THE GREAT FEN</B></I> , published by <I><B>Langford Press</B></I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Californian FB" >(see link below)</FONT>.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="23fb93f0.jpg" border=0 width="441" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Robins on Sod Pile - Woodwalton Fen    August 23, 2004    </I>watercolor, 12" x 17"</div> <bR> <div> <I>To learn more about the Great Fen Project visit: </I></div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.greatfen.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greatfen.org.uk"><U><I><B>www.greatfen.org.uk</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.langford-press.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.langford-press.co.uk"><U><I><B>www.langford-press.co.uk</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>