Spring 2010 ACOW — March 19-21
Our Theme: Your Backyard – It’s Habitat!
Guest Speaker: Russell Link
Author of Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest and
Living with Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest
The Spring 2010 ACOW meeting will be hosted by Rainier Audubon (South King County). Hospitality is through San Juan Island Audubon.
The Spring 2010 ACOW will be based at
Hawthorn Suites
6329 So. 212th St.
Kent WA 98032
Hawthorn Suites is offering a special discount of $79/night for a large double room, which includes a full buffet breakfast. They have set aside a block of 30 rooms for meeting attendees at this rate. To reserve a room, please contact the hotel directly at (253) 395-3800 or visit their website at the address below, which should provide you with the $79 rate:
http://www.hawthorn.com/Hawthorn/control/Booking/property_info?sid=&p_brandBH&p_pid=30824&as_srp=LKRA
If you wish to camp, there is a KOA just a block away at 5801 So. 212th St. in Kent.
Website is at www.koa.com/where/wa/47161 and phone number is (253) 872-8652.
BIRDING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
SATURDAY
Hawthorn Suites is adjacent to the Green River Natural Resource Area (aka Kent Ponds). We will offer a birding field trip to the area on Saturday morning, March 20. The GRNRA is one of the largest man-made, multi-use wildlife refuges in the United States. Rainier Audubon participates in a monthly bird survey of GNRA. See more at www.ci.kent.wa.us/parksmaintenance/index.aspx?id=11170
SUNDAY
Charlie Wright will lead a field trip on Sunday morning, focusing on Birds Along Puget Sound Waterways.
Matt Knox will lead a field trip to the Green River Natural Resource Area (aka Kent Ponds).
Carol Schulz will lead a trip along Hylebos Creek, which winds from Federal Way all the way down to Commencement Bay in Tacoma.
Adele Freeland will take us to see the birds and wildlife at Shadow Lake Bog, a unique 90+ acre restored peat bog in Renton.
Spring 2010 ACOW Tentative Agenda
Friday, March 19
12:00 Noon – 6:00 PM……Registration
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ………. WA State Audubon Conservation Committee Meeting
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM ………. Education Meeting
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM……….. Dinner on your own
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM ……… Welcome/Orientation
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM ……… Speaker: Lyanda Haupt: Crow Planet
Saturday, March 20
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM ……… Field Trip to Green River NRA
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ……. Registration
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM ……… Breakfast (included with room reservation)
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM ……… Orientation
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM ….. Workshops
Brett Johnson: Native Plants for Your Yard
Barbara Ogaard: Bats in Your Environment
11:15 AM – 12 Noon……. Statewide Presence and Summary of 2009 Chapter Survey
Presentation by ad hoc group addressing the state of
Audubon in Washington
12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM…. Lunch/WA Birding Trail
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM ……… Workshops
Sherry Edwards: Highline School Environmental Project
Christi Norman: Puget Sound Birding Trail
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ……… Chapter Reports
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ……… Breakout Sessions related to the future of Audubon in
Washington: What functions do we want and need from
the following areas of focus?
· Audubon Council of Washington (ACOW)
· WA State Audubon Conservation Committee
· Citizen Science (e.g. birding trails, IBAs, etc.)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ……… Drinks. Ad hoc group interested in moving statewide
presence issue forward meeting as a group over drinks
to talk about next steps.
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ……… Dinner
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ……… Presentation by Russell Link: Your Backyard – It’s Habitat!
Sunday, March 21
7:00 AM ……………………… Pick up sack lunches for field trips
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon…. Audubon WA Board of Stewards
8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon…. Field trips
Rainier Audubon
Spring 2010 ACOW Registration Form
Please use a separate form for each person attending.
You may make as many copies of this form as you need.
Name: ______
Address: ______
Phone: ______Email: ______
Note: Registration fee includes Saturday lunch and dinner.
Saturday Sandwich Bar: Check your preference
c Turkey & Swiss c Beef & Cheddar c Ham & Cheese c Thai Veggie Wrap
Saturday Banquet Dinner: Check your preference
c Grilled Rosemary-Lemon Chicken c Meat Lasagna cVegetable Lasagna
Optional Sunday Sack Lunch for Field Trip ($10): Check your preference
c Turkey c Roast Beef c Ham c Vegetarian
I will be attending
c WA State Audubon Conservation Committee Meeting (Friday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
c Education Meeting (Friday 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM)
Sunday AM Field Trips (8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon)
c Hylebos Creek – Leader Carol Schulz
c Shadow Lake Bog – Leader Adele Freeland
c Birds Along Puget Sound Waterways – Leader Charlie Wright
c Green River Natural Resource Area (aka Kent Ponds) – Leader Matt Knox
Fees:
Registration fee includes Saturday lunch and dinner.
c Registration Fee $100
c Optional Sunday Sack Lunch $10
My total fees ______
Please use a separate form for each person attending. Send this completed registration form with your check to:
Nancy Streiffert
10102 SE 270th Place
Kent WA 98030-7635
(253) 796-2203