Mobile Bay’s Underwater Forest topic of Oct. 26 USA lecture in Gulf Shores

Mobile Bay’s Underwater Forest topic of Oct. 26 USA lecture in Gulf Shores

The University of South Alabama will launch the 2017-18 Distinguished Lecture Series with a screening of The Underwater Forest, a documentary detailing the discovery of an ancient cypress forest in Mobile Bay, on Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gulf Shores Cultural Center auditorium, located at 19470 Oak Road West (County Road 6) in Gulf Shores. The lecture is free. Register by calling 251-460-7200, online at usacontinuinged.com or by emailing aplatt@southalabama.edu.
The 60,000 year-old forest was preserved in sediment before being uncovered by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Come take a time-traveler’s journey to our own prehistoric forest from the ice age. Ben Raines, who wrote and directed the documentary, will introduce the film and participate in a Question and Answer session immediately following. An investigative reporter for AL.com, Ben Raines has covered environmental issues and natural wonders in Alabama for nearly two decades.