January 25, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        

Contact: Ann O’Leary

203.259.6305, ext. 102

aoleary@ctaudubon.org

Dr. James D. Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA molecule, to Speak at Connecticut Audubon Society’s Second Annual EcoForum

Phil Donahue to Host Town Hall Meeting Following EcoForum

Connecticut Audubon Society will present the second annual EcoForum, New England’s premiere EcoEvent on Saturday, February 18, 7:30pm at the historic Ivoryton Playhouse. This year’s EcoForum will feature Dr. James D. Watson, distinguished researcher and co-discoverer of the DNA double helix. After the lecture, Dr. Watson will be joined by Phil Donahue, Eagle Festival Honorary Chairman and former talk show host, for an interactive audience town hall meeting.

James D. Watson was director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York from 1968 to 1993 and is now its president. He was the first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research of the National Institutes of Health from 1989 to 1992. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, he has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, and, with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, the

Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1962.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

7:30pm - Ivoryton Playhouse

General Admission:                                                                          $50.00

Student price with college ID:                                                            $35.00

Pre-event reception & Show with Dr. Watson and Phil Donahue

with opportunity to purchase a signed book by Dr Watson                   $100.00

Tickets are on sale now by calling the Ivoryton Playhouse at (860) 767-7318 or online at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org.

Founded in 1898, Connecticut Audubon Society is a statewide, nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to providing excellence in environmental education, encouraging the conservation of the state's natural resources and advocating for enlightened public policy on ecological matters. Connecticut Audubon Society is completely independent and is not affiliated with any government, national or state Audubon agencies.  For information on membership, programs, EcoTravel, 2005 Connecticut Audubon Society Eagle Festival and more, please visit our website at www.ctaudubon.org.

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