Travis Audubon Society
3710 Cedar St.
Box 5
Austin, Texas 78705
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
3710 Cedar St.
Box 5
Austin, Texas 78705
512.300.BIRD (2473)
info@travisaudubon.org
Our Education Mission
Travis Audubon's Education Committee is dedicated to providing
high-quality educational opportunities geared toward environmental
conservation, bird identification, and bird-friendly habitat awareness
for all ages. Here we have listed classes offered in the Austin Area
by organizations with similar interests and focus.
Travis Audubon's Education Committee is dedicated to providing
high-quality educational opportunities geared toward environmental
conservation, bird identification, and bird-friendly habitat awareness
for all ages. Here we have listed classes offered in the Austin Area
by organizations with similar interests and focus.
| Passing It On |
At Travis Audubon we
believe that teaching
about birds and nature
is vitally important.
This way we "plant
seeds" for the future,
for the environment
and those coming after
us who will live in it.
believe that teaching
about birds and nature
is vitally important.
This way we "plant
seeds" for the future,
for the environment
and those coming after
us who will live in it.
Non Travis Audubon Classes
| Intermediate Birding Class (Jaci Kopra) |
NWF Habitat Stewards Training in September Help get the City of Austin certified as a Community Wildlife Habitat. Travis Audubon is a cosponsor of this initiative, and we can make a difference in the health and diversity of our bird life through this program. Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome; an interest in gardening is a plus. The National Wildlife Federation training takes place on four Thursday evenings (September 6, 13, 20 and 27) and three Saturdays (September 8, 15 and 22) at various Austin locations. It will include field trips and hands on activities as well as lectures. The cost is $40. Speakers include Alice Nance and Jennifer Ellis from NWF; Kelly Bender, Urban Wildlife Biologist at Texas Parks and Wildlife; Mike Quinn, Invertebrate Biologist at TPWD, Kevin Anderson, Coordinator of the Hornsby Bend Center for Environmental Research; Elizabeth- Drozda Freeman, Landscape Designer, Rachel Zammit Hagan, Horticulturist with Brushy Creek MUD and representatives from Travis Audubon and Austin Pond Societies. For more information please contact Rebecca at gardener50(at)netzero.net or Jane Tillman at 794-0058. Registration deadline is August 28. Enrollment is limited. Native Trees of Central Texas and Their Associated Plant Communities Sept 27 (7 – 9 PM) & Sept 29 (9 – 11 AM), 2007 Lecture and field trip to be offered by the Native Plant Society of Texas – Williamson County Chapter. Details will be published in the Sept/Oct Signal Smoke and can be found at Native Plants. Conference Two Texas conservation groups, the Native Plant Society of Texas and the Native Prairies Association of Texas, are hosting a joint annual conference October 18-21 to draw attention to the beauty and plight of Texas’ tallgrass prairies and grasslands. The symposium will be headquartered in Georgetown, TX and is open to the public. A complete list of confirmed speakers and other details, along with registration information, can be found on the symposium web site at Symposium. |
