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                       Program Schedule: Winter 2010

 

 

 

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