montana audubon calendar of events
For events put on by the various Audubon Chapters around Montana, visit each Chapter website, linked HERE >>
February 2010. eyewitness to climate change - Will Steger tour
Famed arctic explorer Will Steger is coming to Montana for a 3-stop tour: Billings Feb 9, Bozeman Feb 10 and Missoula Feb 11. More information at the global warming events section of our website.... join us and pass the word!
march 14-17, 2010. Cranes Galore -- Aububon bird tour to the Platter River
Experience one of nature’s greatest bird migration spectacles anywhere in the world— 500,000 Sandhill Cranes along Nebraska’s Platte River! Learn crane biology from the experts, enjoy viewing prairie chickens, waterfowl, woodcock, and possibly Whooping Cranes. More information is HERE >>
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March 27, 2010. Montana Aububon board meeting
Our next board meeting will take place in Choteau, Saturday March 27. All board members are encouraged to come. If you are a member of Montana Audubon and interested in attending, contact Steve Hoffman >>
April 17, 2010. Earth day celebration in billings
In honor of Earth Day, please join us for a day of restoration work at the Audubon Conservation Education Center. We’ll be planting and launching several floating islands, which will help to improve water quality in Deep Mill Pond. We’ll also be working on installing our habitat gardens to attract birds and butterflies around our building.
Work and fun starts at 8 AM -- finishes by noon for a BBQ lunch. After lunch you can join a naturalist on a walk, or tour the ponds by canoe. Join us for an hour, or the whole day. Bring water, work gloves, and a desire to help restore the land to healthy habitats!
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may 2010. International migratory bird day
IMBD's theme this year is The Power of Partnerships in Bird Conservation. Let us know if you'd like to help plan an event and we'll have updates by March.
More information is HERE >>
See this great Bob Petty poster for IMBD 2010....
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may 28-30, 2010. Aububon bird tour to Red Rocks Lake & the centennial valley
Join us for a weekend trip to the Centennial Valley and Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge! This is the best time of year to explore this remote, scenic, bird-rich area (too early for mosquitoes, and lots of migrant and resident birds). In addition to Trumpeter Swans, we will also see many species of shorebirds, waterfowl, waders, grebes, songbirds, raptors, and much more. More information is HERE >>
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June 4-6, 2010: Montana Audubon's annual bird festival
Montana Audubon, in conjunction with the Five Valleys and Bitterroot Audubon Chapters, will hold our annual bird festival in and around Missoula.
We are planning an amazing variety of field trips, taking advantage of the many wildlife refuges and birding hotspots in the surrounding areas. Pre- and post-festival field trips will once again be featured. For more information about the festival, click HERE >>
December 2010 - january 2011: Christmas Bird Count
Never to early to mark your calendars for the Christmas Bird Count in Montana. This long-standing program of Audubon is an early-winter bird census, where volunteers count every bird they see or hear during one day in a designated 15-mile diameter circle. Plan to volunteer! Learn more >>