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Contact: Sandra Kemmer Brinkley Chamber of Commerce (870) 734-2262 Date: 1/23/06 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration Three-day event draws bird enthusiasts to Brinkley, Arkansas Brinkey, AR, January 2006-"The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration" is being held at the Brinkley Convention Center February 23, 24, and 25. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the rediscovery of this magnificent bird. Presentations will be offered by those who have actually seen the ivory-bill, including Gene Sparling, Tim Gallagher, and Bobby Harrison. Leaders of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team from Audubon Arkansas, The Nature Conservancy, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be speaking. Visitors may attend talks by representatives of optics firms Leica, Eagle Optics, and Zeiss, as well by Pete Dunne from the Cape May Bird Observatory in New Jersey, wildlife photographer Marie Read, and others. The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will also present programs and be aiding participants throughout the celebration. Visitors may take a guided bird watching tour in the bayou, browse the vendor expo, attend book signings, and enjoy a delicious southern fish-fry with music at the celebration dinner on Friday evening. A complete itinerary with times and fees is listed on the celebration's web site: www.ibwocelebration.org. Interested individuals may register online or call the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) 734-2262, e-mail [email protected]. Space for the event is limited, so early registration is recommended. Note: Alternate contact is Lisa Boyd at (870) 734-5001, [email protected] Sandra Kemmer Brinkley Chamber of Commerce 217 W. Cypress St. Brinkley, AR 72021 PH 870 734 2262, FAX 870 589 2020 --=_alternative 006E7E29862570FF_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" <br><font size=2><tt><br> Contact: Sandra Kemmer<br> Brinkley Chamber of Commerce<br> (870) 734-2262<br> Date: 1/23/06<br> [email protected]<br> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br> <br> Ivory-billed Woodpecker Celebration<br> Three-day event draws bird enthusiasts to Brinkley, Arkansas<br> <br> Brinkey, AR, January 2006-"The Call of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker<br> Celebration" is being held at the Brinkley Convention Center February<br> 23,<br> 24, and 25. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the<br> rediscovery<br> of this magnificent bird.<br> <br> Presentations will be offered by those who have actually seen the<br> ivory-bill, including Gene Sparling, Tim Gallagher, and Bobby Harrison.<br> Leaders of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Recovery Team from Audubon<br> Arkansas,<br> The Nature Conservancy, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will be<br> speaking. Visitors may attend talks by representatives of optics firms<br> Leica, Eagle Optics, and Zeiss, as well by Pete Dunne from the Cape May<br> Bird Observatory in New Jersey, wildlife photographer Marie Read, and<br> others. The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game & Fish<br> Commission and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will also present programs<br> and<br> be aiding participants throughout the celebration.<br> <br> Visitors may take a guided bird watching tour in the bayou, browse the<br> vendor expo, attend book signings, and enjoy a delicious southern<br> fish-fry<br> with music at the celebration dinner on Friday evening. A complete<br> itinerary with times and fees is listed on the celebration's web site:<br> www.ibwocelebration.org. Interested individuals may register online or<br> call<br> the Brinkley Chamber of Commerce at (870) 734-2262, e-mail<br> [email protected]. Space for the event is limited, so early<br> registration<br> is recommended.<br> <br> Note: Alternate contact is Lisa Boyd at (870) 734-5001,<br> [email protected]<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Sandra Kemmer<br> Brinkley Chamber of Commerce<br> 217 W. Cypress St.<br> Brinkley, AR 72021<br> PH 870 734 2262, FAX 870 589 2020<br> <br> </tt></font> --=_alternative 006E7E29862570FF_=--
