The 13th North American Crane Workshop will be held 14-18 April 2014 in Lafayette, Louisiana at the Hotel Acadiana (http://www.thehotelacadiana.com/). The Workshop will include 2 full days of presentations and one day of field trips to the spectacular Louisiana wetlands. The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS and registration are now open -- go to https://savingcranes...e-services.net/.
April in Louisiana offers spectacular birding with peak migration of neotropical migrants and shorebirds and a plethora of native waterbirds (see http://www.louisiana...-birding-trails for a list of birding trails). Of course, crawfish will be in peak season and, as always, if you go home hungry and healthy it is not our fault! Please continue to monitor the NACWG website (http://www.nacwg.org/) for specific details and updates. Student travel awards for this meeting -- NACWG is offering up to three (3) Student Travel Awards of $500 each. To be eligible, the student must present a paper (oral or poster) at the Louisiana Workshop and be the lead author, although other authors may be listed on the paper. Student Travel Awards are given on a competitive basis. Applications will be judged on the cover letter, statement of interest in crane research, and abstract of the paper to be presented. Applications should be submitted to Jane Austin at [email protected]. **************************************************** Jane Austin US Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 8711 37th Street SE Jamestown, ND 58401 Phone: 701-253-5510 Fax: 701-253-5553 Email: [email protected] *************************************************** When we talk among ourselves, all we get back are echoes. But when we talk with others of a different mind, we are made to think. And it is in thinking that we learn, and in learning that we grow. Romeo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada
