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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY EVENT: Snowy Owl Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Snowy Owl Festival is a month-long celebration that takes place at the Hessel School House in Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula. The festival provides a unique opportunity for bird enthusiasts\, nature lovers\, and the local community to come together and witness the awe-inspiring presence of these magnificent birds. The kick-off weekend\, February 2 – 4\, 2024 will be filled with various activities and events organized to educate and engage participants. From guided birdwatching tours led by experienced owl watchers\, to educational workshops and LIVE owl presentations\, attendees have the chance to learn more about the snowy owl’s habitat\, behavior\, and conservation efforts. Additionally\, the celebration showcases the artistic side of snowy owls through art classes for all ages that are held during the month of February. \nComplete information about each event and registration details can be found on the Hessel School House – Avery Arts & Nature Learning Center website at https://www.hesselschoolhouse.org/event/snowy-owl-month-at-hessel-school-house-2/2024-02-02/ \nThe festival’s educational opportunities are made possible by support from The Americana Foundation\, Les Cheneaux Community Foundation\, Little Traverse Conservancy\, Michigan Arts & Culture Council\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-event-snowy-owl-festival/
LOCATION:Hessel School House\, 3206 W Cedar Rd.\, Hessel\, MI
CATEGORIES:Birding,Birding Tour,Educational Event,Festival,Presentation
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SUMMARY:AUDUBON SOCIETY OF KALAMAZOO — Winter is Coming: How Animals Prepare for Winter
DESCRIPTION:NOVEMBER MONTHLY MEETING \nWinter is coming. I am thinking about my preparations for fall and winter. Get out sweaters\, coats\, and boots and put away the shorts and sandals. Can tomatoes and make applesauce. Pull the tomato plants out of the garden and plant a cover crop. Store bulbs from summer annuals. Make sure furnace is working. Take down screens and put up the storm windows. Phew! It’s a long list. What does the list look like for our feathered and furred friends? How do animals prepare for and cope with winter? Whether they leave\, stay active\, or sleep through the winter\, animals have a variety of physical\, physiological\, and behavioral strategies for getting ready for winter and surviving until the return of spring. \nBe sure to come to the program on November 27 to hear all about the strategies our wildlife neighbors use to handle a Michigan winter. Dr. Leah Knapp is Professor of Biology and the Biology Program Director at the University of Olivet. She earned her BS in animal science from Rutgers University\, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree as well as post-doctoral coursework in ecology\, ornithology\, and environmental toxicology from Michigan State University. She teaches a wide range of ecology\, environmental\, and medical classes including ecosystem ecology\, genetics\, ornithology\, winter ecology\, and environmental health and oversees student-run habitat restoration and invasive species removal at Olivet’s biological preserve. She also participates in various bird counts and other species surveys for several organizations. \nWe hope you’ll join us on Monday\, November 27\, at People’s Church\, 1758 North 10th Street\, Kalamazoo. Come at 7:00 PM for some refreshments and socializing. Snacks and beverages will be provided. The one-hour program will start at 7:30. Masks are recommended but not required in the church. Handicap parking and access is at either the front or the rear entrance. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/audubon-society-of-kalamazoo-winter-is-coming-how-animals-prepare-for-winter/
LOCATION:People’s Church\, 1758 North 10th Street\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event,Presentation
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SUMMARY:Audubon Society of Kalamazoo: April Meeting
DESCRIPTION:APRIL PROGRAM “Two Rivers Coalition: Partnering with Prothonotary Warblers” \nTwo Rivers Coalition (TRC) is a citizen-based nonprofit group working to protect the health and promote the awareness of the Black River and Paw Paw River Watersheds through conservation\, education\, and advocacy. TRC\, along with several partners and volunteers\, supports a variety of projects and activities including aquatic macro invertebrate studies\, water quality analysis\, invasive species education\, paddling events\, and educational meetings. TRC is also involved in supporting the Paw Paw River Water Trail and the Black River Water Trail. \nProthonotary Warblers are bright\, colorful\, vibrant yellow warblers that can be found nesting along river floodplain forests\, swamps\, and forest ponds. Southwest Michigan is at the northern edge of the Prothonotary Warbler’s breeding range. Research supports that Prothonotary Warblers can also be an indicator species of the ecological integrity of the floodplain forests where they nest. \nTRC has launched a project\, led by Dan Burton\, to look into the distribution and abundance of Prothonotary Warblers nesting in the floodplain forest corridor along the Paw Paw River. Following study information from other areas\, TRC has also launched a Prothonotary Warbler Nest Box Project to see if the warblers will utilize the “man-made” nest boxes at a couple of locations along the Paw Paw River. \nPlease join us Monday\, April 24th\, as Dan Burton presents an overview of Two Rivers Coalition and the TRC Prothonotary Warbler Project. Dan has worked as a food scientist and quality engineer for 30 years\, but spends his free time exploring his interests and passion in the outdoors through a variety of activities. Those activities include 30 years involved in aquatic macro invertebrate studies\, ten years doing frog and toad surveys and butterfly surveys\, and he has also participated in Monarch research and Bumble Bee surveys. Dan is also a MSU certified Conservation Steward and Master Naturalist and volunteers as a steward for two Michigan Nature Association sanctuaries. An avid paddler\, Dan also assists on TRC paddling events and is a TRC Board member. Dan is also the author and publisher of “A Paddling Guide to the Kalamazoo River Watershed.” \nWe hope you’ll join us on Monday\, April 24\, at People’s Church\, 1758 North 10th Street\, Kalamazoo. Our program starts at 7:30 PM and is preceded by a social time with light refreshments at 7:00 PM. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Masks are recommended but not required in the church. Handicap parking and access is at either the front or the rear entrance of the building. \nWe will have a simultaneous Zoom link to the meeting for those who can’t make it or feel uncomfortable as yet to attend in person. This link will be emailed shortly before the meeting. We will also be recording the meeting for later viewing. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/audubon-society-of-kalamazoo-april-meeting/
LOCATION:People’s Church\, 1758 North 10th St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49009
CATEGORIES:Chapter Event,Presentation
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY: Finding Peace in Birding
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating Black Birders Week with Photographer\, Birder\, and Social Justice Advocate\, Ryan Henyard. He will introduce birding at Trinkle Marsh Preserve\, a large wetland complex that is a premier location for watching waterflow. Over the years\, birding and photography has become a meditative practice for Ryan\, which focuses the attention on the present moment\, and has strengthened his connection to the natural world. This program is open to all and free. \nTo register\, email Kelsey Dehring at dehringk@washtenaw.org. \n#BlackBirdersWeek #BlackBirdersWeek2022 #SoaringToGreaterHeights #ExploreWashtenaw #WashtenawCountyParks \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-finding-peace-in-birding/
LOCATION:Trinkle Marsh Preserve\, 1152 N Dancer Road Dexter\, MI 48130\, Dexter\, MI\, 48130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bird Walk,Educational Event,Presentation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220606
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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY: Aldo Leopold Festival
DESCRIPTION:Les Cheneaux welcomes you to celebrate the legacy of Aldo Leopold — one of America’s most influential naturalists — during our festival\, June 1st – June 5th\, 2022. Activities include paddling excursions\, orchid and wildflower tours\, guided birding trips\, presentations\, and many other nature-based activities. Experience the woods and water that formed Leopold’s early impressions of the natural world as we honor the mark he made on conservation and the environment. \nFestival Pass is $45 per adult. Youth 17 and under are free to attend! The festival pass includes access to over 70 workshops\, lectures\, guided nature walks and paddles\, and more. Pre-registration is required. \nNEW for 2022 – Adventure Day Trips\nThis year we have scheduled 9 full-day and one half day adventure tour to our offerings. All trips are hosted on the opening day of the festival\, Wednesday\, June 1st.\n– Whitefish Point Birding Trip\n– Vermillion Point’s Piping Plover\n– A Day in “da Woods”\n– LSSU’s Freshwater Research Facility Tour and Forestry Hike\n– Les Cheneaux Geology Tour\n– Straits of Mackinac Birding Tour\n– Leopold Preserve Trail Maintenance\n– Become a Smartphone Photography Genius\n– Coffee\, Boats\, Hikes\, and Hops\n– Exploring Drummond Island’s Maxton Plains Alvar \nTrips have an additional fee. Lunch is provided on full-day trips. For complete details about the Adventure Day Trips\, visit https://www.aldoleopoldfestival.org/adventure-day-trips/. \n\nThis event was submitted to our community calendar page by an outside organizer and is not a Michigan Audubon event. If you have questions\, please reach out to the event organizers or the contact information provided in the event description.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/community-aldo-leopold-festival/
LOCATION:Hessel School House\, 3206 W Cedar Rd.\, Hessel\, MI
CATEGORIES:Birding Tour,Citizen Science Event,Festival,Presentation,Whitefish Point Bird Observatory,Workshop Series
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SUMMARY:Swifts in the City: Presentation and Roost Watch
DESCRIPTION:Enjoying birds doesn’t always mean heading to the woods or shoreline. Join Michigan Audubon on August 22 at 7:30 p.m. for an in-depth look at Chimney Swifts\, an urban bird species that has suffered steep population declines in recent decades. \nOnce nesting in caves\, cliff faces\, and hollow trees\, this species has become dependent on man-made structures to simulate this habitat — most often opting for large chimneys. These aerial insectivores spend their days eating and bathing mid-flight\, returning to the roost at night to sleep. \nMichigan Audubon Conservation Program Coordinator Linnea Rowse will share a general overview of Chimney Swifts\, causes for their declining population\, ways you can help\, citizen science projects\, and more. \nFollowing the presentation\, we will caravan to a nearby roost\, where you can observe hundreds of Chimney Swifts flocking together in a tornado-like formation before dropping into the chimney for the night. \nThis free event will begin at the Michigan Audubon office\, located at 2310 Science Parkway\, Suite 200\, Okemos\, MI 48864. \nIf you have any questions please contact Linnea Rowse at lrowse@michiganaudubon.org or 517-580-7364.
URL:https://www.michiganaudubon.org/calendar/swifts-in-the-city-presentation-and-roost-watch/
LOCATION:Michigan Audubon Office\, 2310 Science Parkway\, Suite 200\, Okemos\, MI\, 48864\, United States
CATEGORIES:Michigan Audubon Membership Meeting,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180412T160000
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SUMMARY:Wege Speaker Series Presents Dr. J. Drew Lanham: On Being a Rare Bird
DESCRIPTION:The Wege Foundation will host the 22nd Wege Speaker Series on Thursday\, April 12 at 4pm at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. \nThis year’s speaker is Dr. J. Drew Lanham\, ornithologist\, conservationist and distinguished professor at Clemson University. Dr. Lanham is a widely published scientist\, author\, and poet with work appearing in numerous academic and literary journals. His latest book\, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature\, is currently available from Milkweed Editions. Dr. Lanham is also a member of the National Audubon Society and Audubon South Carolina boards\, along with several other environmental organizations. His research at Clemson University focuses on songbird ecology. \nIn Dr. Lanham’s book\, The Home Place\, he relates his love of nature and the world around him as a child growing up in Edgefield County\, South Carolina. As his passion for the environment takes flight\, Lanham asks what it means to be “the rare bird\, the oddity”—to find joy and freedom in the same land his ancestors were tied to by forced labor\, and then to be a black man in a profoundly white profession. \n“Birds and people need the same air\, same water\, same soil\,” said Dr. Lanham. “When we agree on that fact\, then conservation becomes the inclusive and intensely caring\, loving\, selfless thing that it is meant to be.” \nLanham’s presentation will provide insights into assuring equitable access to nature and outdoors experiences. \n“Dr. Lanham’s work directly relates to The West Foundation’s commitment to diversity\, equity and inclusion\,” said Mark Van Putten\, President\, and CEO of the Wege Foundation. “It is our hope that all individuals and families\, no matter their background or economic status\, can enjoy the benefits of nature and the environment.” \nCan’t attend in person? Grand Rapids Mayor Bliss will make Dr. Lanham’s lecture available for livesteaming on her Facebook account at   www.facebook.com/blissforgr \nPartners for the 22nd Wege Speaker Series event include: \n\nCity of Grand Rapids\nGrand Rapids Public Schools\nGrand Rapids Urban League\nLatina Network of West Michigan\nLINC UP\nMichigan Audubon\nNAACP Greater Grand Rapids Branch\nSierra Club Michigan Chapter\nWest Michigan Latino Community Coalition\n\nThe Aquinas College Performing Arts Center is located at 1703 Robinson Road S.E. in Grand Rapids. The public is invited and the event is free. A book signing will follow. Limited seating\, please register soon at aquinas.edu/wegespeaker \nAbout the Wege Foundation\nFounded in 1967 by Peter M. Wege\, son of Peter Martin Wege\, who started what is now Steelcase Inc.\, the Wege Foundation focuses on funding good works that enhance the lives of the people and preserve the health of the environment in West Michigan. The Wege Foundation’s Five Pillars\, or areas of interest\, are: education\, environment\, arts & culture\, health care\, and human services. For more information\, go to wegefoundation.org
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