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| October 1, 2011 |
Big Sweep/Historic Bethabara
Park Cleanup
Historic Bethabara Park
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot of the former day care center at Reynolda and Bethabara Park Roads.
Wear sturdy shoes. Bring gloves, trash bags and binoculars.
Event Leader: Pam Wooten
See also Historic Bethabara Park
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| October 1, 2011 |
GoExpo Sustainability Event
Benton Convention Center
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Forsyth Audubon will have a presence. See GoExpo.
Event Leader: Kim Brand
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October
4, 2011
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Board
Meeting
Arbor
Acres Activity Center
7:00 p.m. |
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8, 2011 |
Second
Saturday Bird Walk
Walnut Bottoms Preserve at Bethania
Fall migrants like Rose-Breasted Grosbeak and Scarlet Tanager should still be around. Meet at the Bethania Visitor's Center parking lot at 8 a.m.
Walk Leader: Shelley Rutkin |
October 13, 2011 |
Sierra Club Foothills Chapter Program
Dave Cook, Superintendent at Hanging Rock State Park, will speak about Wilderness Rescue. Polo Park Recreation Center, 1850 Polo Rd., 7 p.m. See Foothills Chapter. |
October
15, 2011
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Fall Wildflower Day Trip
Blue Ridge Parkway
Carpool from Thruway behind Wachovia/Wells Fargo at 8:30 a.m. Local native plant guru Lisa Gould will take you looking for mountain wildflowers. Beginning at Milepost 248, the caravan will work its way north to Brinegar Cabin. You should be back in town by 5 or 5:30. Bring a lunch, binoculars, field guides, a hand lens if you have one. Dress in layers for cooler weather.
Note: There is a 20-person limit on participation for this trip.
Trip Leader: Lisa Gould. RSVP to Lisa if you plan to come.
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October
19, 2011
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Birds and Beer
Foothills Brewery
Stop by Foothills for our first Birds and Beer, 638 Fourth St., beginning at 5:30 p.m. No binoculars necessary. We can just talk about birds, "The Big Year," etc. Dinner optional. We plan to make this a monthly event.
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October
25, 2011
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Chapter
Program
Bethabara Visitor Center
Topic: "Brown-headed Nuthatch Declines: Are Bluebirds to Blame?"
Guest Speaker: Dr. Mark Stanback, Professor of Biology, Davidson College
Dr. Stanback has been studying competition for nest boxes among Brown-headed Nuthatches, Eastern Bluebirds and Carolina Chickadees. Refreshments and socializing at 7:00 p.m., meeting at 7:30
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