March 11, 2010 – Green Living
Speaker: Nao Ueda, Outreach Coordinator, Audubon Arkansas
Program: Green Living 101
Nao will discuss steps you can take to reduce your environmental
footprint, and the importance of green living to bird conservation.
As the Outreach Coordinator for Audubon Arkansas, Nao coordinates
grassroots efforts regarding environmental policy. Prior to joining Audubon,
she worked for a local foundation with a mission to advance education,
economic development, and social justice in Arkansas. In 2006, she
co-founded the Arkansas Sustainability Network and helped organize the first
ever green expo in Arkansas. In her spare time, Nao writes a blog, GreenAR
by the Day, where she discusses steps she has taken to reduce her
environmental footprint, as well as various environmental topics around the
state and the country.
April 8, 2010 – Digiscoping
Speaker: Larry Jernigan
Program: Take a "Long Look" at Nature – Digiscope!
Larry will show photos to demonstrate what can be accomplished when you
meld digital camera with spotting scope. He will discuss equipment and how
pieces fit together, pitfalls and how to avoid them, and the discipline
involved to master this art.
Larry Jernigan took his first photos in 1961 and has been addicted ever
since. He is a retired chiropractor who now works part-time helping 4-H.
During two years in the Army he worked in medical research and medical
photography. He also owned a professional photography studio for 10 years.
Arkansas Audubon Society Spring Convention
The 2010 Spring Convention of the Arkansas Audubon Society (AAS) will be
held April 30-May 2 at Hope, AR. Friday registration (4:00-6:00 p.m.) will
be in the breakfast area of the Holiday Inn Express.
AAS has a block of rooms set aside at the Holiday Inn Express and the
Best Western of Hope. Both hotels are located at the same intersection.
The Holiday Inn Express is a newer, more updated facility, with an
expanded continental breakfast. Room rates are $89.10 plus tax. Call
870-722-6262 for reservations.
The Best Western of Hope is a much older facility in reasonably good
condition and features an expanded full breakfast. Rooms are $59.49 plus
tax. Call 1-800-429-4494.
Be sure to mention you are with the Arkansas Audubon Society to receive
special room rates.
Directions: From I-30 - take Exit 30 and turn north. Both hotels are
located very close to Exit 30.
For more information or to download a registration form you can visit the
AAS website at: http://www.arbirds.org/AAS_meeting_spring_2009.pdf Register
by April 1st to qualify for the Early Bird Discount.
Go to www.arbirds.org to download the agenda and registration form. If you
have any questions you may contact Carolyn Minson at 501-915-0669 or
csminson@mac.com.
Register by April 1st
to qualify for the Early Bird Discount. Go to
www.arbirds.org to download the agenda and registration form.
If you have any questions you may contact Carolyn Minson at 501-915-0669 or
csminson@mac.com.
May 8, 2010 – International Migratory Bird Day
We will not have a regular meeting or program in May.
Instead, we would like to encourage everyone to join ASCA as we celebrate
International Migratory Bird Day with a morning bird walk around
Pinnacle Mountain State Park. We will meet at 7:00 a.m. in the parking lot
of the Arboretum Trail located off Pinnacle Valley Road. 6
