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Local mural featured in New York Hall of Science

“Life of the Wetland,” a mural commissioned for the Seneca Meadows Education Center is now being featured in a show at the New York Hall of Science. The piece was painted by Linda Thomas, an artist with Earthrise Design of Trumbull, CT, and features plant and animal life found in the Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve, (also in Seneca Falls), with particular emphasis on threatened and endangered species.The show, entitled, “Vital Signs: Science Inspires Art,” runs through February 3, 2013, and features twenty artists selected by international competition. The art and details can be viewed online here.The exhibits at the Seneca Meadows Education Center, located on Route 414 in Seneca Falls, are open to the public on Tuesdays, and during community programs. The Seneca Meadows Wetlands Preserve is located on Black Brook Road in Seneca Falls, and offers 8 miles of hiking trails that are open to the public daily, from dawn to dusk. For more information, log onto senecameadows.com, facebook or call 315-539-5624.

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