Hi -- this sounds of interest to birders -- 

Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD

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> February 9, 2006 – Lecture at 7:30 p.m.
> Out of the Shadows: The History, Science and Current Status of the Bird Friendly®  Coffee Program
> 
> Come learn about the creation and history of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird 
> Center's (SMBC) shade coffee certification efforts, known as the Bird Friendly® 
> coffee program. Now in its sixth year, this unique Smithsonian initiative links 
> the results of scientific field work with conservation and the marketplace. It 
> also promises to help small coffee producers in the process. 
> 
> Robert Rice, a geographer and policy researcher at the SMBC, will walk you 
> through the history, challenges, and successes of this program that—via the 
> simple morning ritual of drinking coffee—aims to preserve habitat for many of 
> the migratory birds we see in each year.
> 
> Lecture is in the Zoo's Visitor Center Auditorium; park in Lot A. Free, but 
> please RSVP at http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Lectures/rsvp.cfm. 
> To review the all of the upcoming lectures and book signings, go to 
> http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ActivitiesAndEvents/Lectures/. 
> > 
> Friends of the National Zoo/Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
> Washington, D.C. 20008
> 
> Susan Lumpkin
> Friends of the National Zoo