Two upcoming local events of interest to birders and conservationists:  
noted author Scott Wiedensaul will be speaking on April 18 in Norwich, 
VT and on April 19 in Auburn, NH.  His talks, part of the Birds & Beans 
effort to promote triple-certified 'Bird Friendly'® coffee, will feature 
the migratory birds we know and love, and how our lives and theirs are 
inexorably connected.  A brief description of Scott's talk:

*Birds and Beans: Simple ways to save migratory birds

*Since the dawn of human imagination, we have been spellbound by the 
migration of birds, in which even the smallest species traverse 
immensities of space the way we cross the street.  But while the 
populations of many migratory birds are in drastic decline, there are 
many things we can do to save them. Naturalist and author Scott 
Weidensaul explores the wonder and mechanics of migration, and the 
simple, effective ways we can preserve them, from what we plant in our 
gardens to what we pour into our morning mug of coffee.

Scott Weidensaul is the author of more than two dozen books on natural 
history, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated/ Living on the Wind/, 
about bird migration,/ Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the 
Continent's Natural Soul/, and his newest book,/ Of a Feather: A Brief 
History of American Birding/.  Weidensaul writes for such publications 
as/ Audubon, Nature Conservancy/ and/ National Wildlife/; he lives in 
the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania, where he studies the migration of 
owls and hummingbirds.
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On _April 18 at 3:00 pm_, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies,  Hanover 
and Lebanon Food Coops, and Montshire Museum will co-sponsor Scott's 
talk at the Montshire (One Montshire Road, Norwich, VT 
http://www.montshire.org/map.html). The talk is free with admission to 
the Museum.  

The following afternoon, _April 19 at 1:30 pm_, the New Hampshire 
Audubon Society will sponsor Scott's talk at the Massabesic Audubon 
Center (26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH 
http://www.nhaudubon.org/center_masa.php).  This talk is free for ASNH 
members, $5 for non-members.

Come hear one of North America's leading natural history writers, learn 
about how your steaming mug of java can help conserve migratory birds, 
and sample some savory Bird Friendly'® coffee!

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Chris Rimmer
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
P.O. Box 420
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-1431 ext. 1
www.vtecostudies.org


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