Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 16:23:31 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. Comments: RFC822 error: Incorrect or incomplete address field found and ignored. From: The Cummins' Casa Subject: Birds 'N Nature Fest Comments: To: WV-BIRD@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed We are a non-profit organization, so please feel free to share this information with your friends in hard copy or via the internet. If you'd like a poster or flyer, please contact me. Potomac Valley Audubon Society's Birds 'n Nature Fest We're Not Just About Birds Saturday, June 22, 2002 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) by Shepherdstown, WV BIRD-BANDING! LIVE RAPTORS! LOCAL MUSIC ALL DAY! NATURE'S ART SHOW! WHOLE FAMILY FUN! FREE ADMISSION! BRING YOUR FRIENDS! Come spend the day with us! You can sign up for a beginner's bird walk, a nature walk, a wildflower walk or a children's walk and a tour of our Yankauer Nature Preserve. And, if you can get a Fest Food ticket by June 15, you'll enjoy great food in the Commons Dining Room (see below). **SEE, DO AND LEARN MORE ABOUT** ~~the peregrine falcon restoration project ~~live falcons and hawks ~~how to conduct a BioBlitz ~~native plants and invasives ~~which type of binoculars are best for you ~~plans and tips on how to build a bluebird nestbox ~~which birdseed your birds like best ~~bird-banding and how you can help ~~birding field guides that will work for you ~~ how to apply for a PVAS scholarship to a summer camp ~~which books are available for wildflower, butterfly or tree identification ~~bird conservation efforts around the world ~~which butterflies can we expect to see in West Virginia and on the other side of the world ~~ what plants do butterflies like best ~~why buy shade-grown coffee ~~ conservation activities for youth ~~rehabilitated owls, and other raptors ~~and much more! There'll be a Nature Store where you can purchase birdhouses, bird feeders, bird seed, field guides, t-shirts, shade grown coffee and much, much more!! There'll be door prizes, raffles and free birdseed. A BARBECUE LUNCH BUFFET WILL BE SERVED FROM 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. BUT - It must be purchased IN ADVANCE BY JUNE 15!! The lunch will NOT be available for purchase at the Nature Fest. Fest Food Tickets are: $7 for Adults (12 & up) $5 for children (11 & under) Get your Fest Food tickets at: ~ Information Desk at the Martinsburg Mall ~GOWER'S FEED in Ranson and in Williamsport, ~ FOUR SEASONS BOOKSTORE in Shepherdstown ~Joy Drohan -301.432.5843, jdrohan@nasw.org ~Diana Cummins -304.728.0345, montex@intrepid.net ~ PVAS ticket table at the Martinsburg Mall on June 15. Please bring exact dollar amount or write a check to PVAS. Fest Food Tickets can be purchased via mail at PVAS, C/O Joy Drohan, P.O. Box 357, Keedysville, Md 21756. Include your name, address and other contact information and indicate the number of adult/child Fest Food tickets you want. We will hold your Fest Food tickets for you at the Birds 'N Nature Fest PVAS Information Table. For directions to NCTC go to: http://www.nctc.fws.gov/mapdir.html SEE YOU THERE!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diana Cummins 20th Anniversary Coordinator Potomac Valley Audubon Society ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= montex@intrepid.net =========================================================================