Celebrate 20th International Migratory Bird Day
All Year Long: Connecting People to Bird
Conservation on our National Forests & Grasslands
Date: Thursday, April 5, 2012
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm ET
Place: USFS Yates Bldg, Roosevelt Room, 2nd Floor, SE
Link:
<http://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usda/join?id=M4ZP25&role=attend>www.livemeeting.com/cc/usda/join?id=M4ZP25&role=attend
Meeting ID: M4ZP25, entry code C3X}x=dpH (not needed)
Call-in: 1-888-858-2144, passcode 7028722
Speakers:
Sue Bonfield Greg Butcher Kimberly Winter
Executive Director Migratory Species Coordinator NatureWatch Program Leader
Environment for the Americas USDA FS
International Programs USDA FS WFWARP Staff
Description: Join our partners at Environment for
the Americas to learn ways to connect people to
birds and their conservation through this years
International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) special
20th year celebrations. The 2012 annual bird
conservation theme will focus on 20 ways people
may help birds every day. Whether you are hosting
an event or participating in an event hosted by
someone else, well help you discover how the 20
ways of helping birds can be incorporated into
your IMBD celebration. Well also share details
about the International Migratory Bird Day
Challenge for which you can earn recognition
and free outreach materials - and how to get free publicity for your events!!
Created in 1993, International Migratory Bird Day
celebrations are now hosted at over 500 sites in
three languages (English, Spanish, & French)
throughout the Western Hemisphere, reaching
hundreds of thousands of youth and adults. These
sites include National Forests and Grasslands,
Wildlife Refuges, National Parks, museums, nature
centers, libraries, and bird observatories.
International Migratory Bird Day is a great way for you to connect to
people and help them connect to and protect birds!
Please join us for this fun & informational presentation!
IMBD resources:
<http://www.fws.gov/scripts/exit.cfm?link=http://birdday.org/birdday/themes/2012-twenty-years-of-imbd>http://birdday.org/birdday/themes/2012-twenty-years-of-imbd
To RSVP, contact:
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] or [email protected]
Thanks!
Kim
Kimberly Winter, PhD | NatureWatch Program Leader | USDA Forest Service
WFWARP Staff, Room 3SE | 201 14th St. SW | Washington, DC 20024
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] | 202-205-1220 | fax -1599
