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Conservation Board Meeting

Monthly meetings are held at the Benton County Nature Center. Board meetings are regularly scheduled for the second Monday of each month, unless otherwise noted or posted. Other meetings are called as needed.

Benton County Conservation Foundation

Building Better Birders Workshop

Building Better Birders Workshop - Introduction to Birding - January 20th, 2023 9:00AM - 3:00PM at Benton County Nature Center; $10 per person

Benton County Conservation is hosting a Building Better Birders Workshop where bird watchers, “birders,” will learn the basics about birding and have a chance to put their knowledge into practice. This workshop is the first of three Building Better Workshops around Benton County. To learn more about other workshops, visit: https://buildingbetterbirders.com. Registration is required by visiting https://www.mycountyparks.com/County/Benton.aspx

Come for the whole workshop, or just a portion! 

9:00-9:15 Introductions

9:15-10:45  Introduction to bird ID (passerings) presentation 

10:45-11:00 Break and snack

11:00-12:30 Birding hike (if there's 4+ inches of snow, we will snowshoe)

12:30-1:15 Lunch break on own

1:15-1:45 Backyard Bird Count presentation 

1:45-2:45 Build your own bird feeder

2:45-3:00 Wrap up and questions

Building Better Birders Workshop will be conducted by Kelly McKay (BioEco Research and Monitoring Center), with assistance from Mark Roberts (Clinton County Conservation), Brian Ritter & James Wiebler (Nahant Marsh Ed. Center). Funding for this workshop was provided by the Resource Enhancement and Protection – Conservation Education Program (REAP-CEP).