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Coming Up:
(see below for recurring events)
Thursdays Listen to the Environmental Almanac on WILL
AM-580 at 4:45 PM, repeated at 6:45 PM. Ideas for future topics are welcome.
Contact Rob Kanter.
Thursday March 4, 7 PM.
General meeting at Urbana Free Library Auditorium
Beth Chato will present a program on Birdscaping – making your yard
more welcoming to birds and other wildlife and why this is important.
Sundays March 7 – May 30, 7:30 – 9 AM.
Sunday Morning Bird Walks
Join Champaign County Audubon Society leaders on their weekly search for
birds in Busey Woods and Crystal Lake Park. Meet at the Anita Purves Nature
Center parking lot.
Attend a Woodcock Walk this Spring:
Wednesday March 17, 7 - 8 PM.
Discover the charm of woodcock courtship during a twilight hike at Meadowbrook
Park. Meet at the park’s Garden Pavilion by the Race Street entrance.
Please call 384-4062 if you plan on attending.
Friday, March 19, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Environmental Education Center, Homer Lake Forest Preserve
Contact: Savannah Hampson (217) 896-2455 or shampson@ccfpd.org
Witness the amazing courtship display of the American Woodcock. A short
presentation will be followed by a hike to look for the Sky Dancers. $2
per person; children 2 and under are free. Registration is required.
Friday, March 26, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
9-11 Memorial Woodland, River Bend Forest Preserve
Contact: Savannah Hampson (217) 896-2455 or shampson@ccfpd.org
Witness the amazing courtship display of the American Woodcock. A brief
introduction will be followed by a hike through the 9-11 Memorial Woodland
to look for the Sky Dancers. Meet at the first parking lot inside the
preserve. $2 per person; children 2 & under are free. Registration
is required.
Thursday March 18, 7:15 PM.
CCAS Board Meeting at Anita Purves Nature Center.
Saturday March 27, 7:30 AM.
Arcola Marsh waterfowl field trip
Meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot. Dress according to
weather.
Recurring
Events:
Third Thursday of the Month, 7:00 PM
CCAS Board Meeting, Anita Purves Nature Center (no
meetings June, July, December)
Thursdays, 4:45pm & 6:45pm
Listen to the Environmental Almanac on WILL AM-580, repeated
at 6:45pm. Ideas for future bird pieces are welcome. Contact Rob Kanter
for more information.
Sunday Morning Bird Walks: March - May & September
- October, Sundays, 7:30 - 9:00am
Meet at the Anita Purves Nature Center parking lot.
Questions? Call 367-5787
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