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RECEPTIONS, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
All seminars are
at Festival Headquarters
Hok-Si-La Park - Dining Hall
Lake
City, MN |
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Friday Events
May 12 |
Opening Reception ~ Friday 5-8 pm
Button and $5/person
5-9 pm:
Trade Show Booths Open
Silent Auction Opens
Wild Wings Print
Kayak and Equipment
Community Baskets
5-6:30 pm: Salwey Book Signing
5:30-6:30 pm: Light Refreshments
6:30-7:45 pm: Kenny Salwey- key note speaker
7:45 pm: Book signing (continues) Kenny Salwey |
Friday Workshops
May 12 |
Workshop: Choosing & Using Binoculars, Cameras & Scopes *Button Event
Friday 2-3:30 PM
Location: Hok Si La Park - Dining Hall
Kim Risen - Nature photographer, guide, writer
2400 N Hwy 61
Lake City, MN
Contact, Park Manager 651-345-XXXX
Frustrated with your camera? Do you miss viewing those flilling warblers with your binoculars? Learn how to choose the best equipment for your wildlife watching adventrues. Kim will discuss what to look for when considering digital cameras, binoculars and scopes. You will learn how to use them in the field and at home.
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Friday,
8-10 PM |
Workshop: Night Sky Viewing *Button Event
Friday, 8-10 PM
Adam Schimbeno, leader
Location:
Frontenac Community Center
30301 Territorial Road
Lake City, MN 56041
Contact: Carrie Ryan, Lake City Chamber of Commerce, 651-345-4123
Take Hwy 61 N. of Lake City to Frontenac Station, Take Cty R #2 to Right Crossover, RR Tracks on left onto Territorial Road, then immediage Right into Parking Lot, meet at bend of Frontenac Sportman's Community Center Building. |
Saturday Events
May 13 |
Keynote
Speaker ~ Saturday 6:30-8:30 pm
Button and $5/person
9am -8:30pm: Trade Show continues
9am -7:00pm: Silent Auction Bidding
7:00 pm -?: Silent Auction Bid closes
6-7:00 pm: Wine and cheese reception
7-8:30 pm: Key note speaker - Carol Schumacher
8:30 pm: Announcement of Silent Auction winners |
Saturday
8-10 pm |
Chorus
Line-In Search Of Frogs, Toads, Insects &
Owls
Presented by: Greg Munson, Executive
Director- Friends of Quarry Hill Nature Center
Location: Hok-Si-La
Park- Lake City, MN
Croak!
Croak!  Croak!
Croak! Croak!
A walk around the edge of Hok-Si-La (good old swamp)
starting at 9:00pm. This should be fun for young and
old - dress for the weather and bring a flashlight. From Dawn song to evening chorus,
lend an ear to the night time serenades of frogs and
toads. Our native frogs and toads are harbingers of
Spring and an important barometer to the health of our
wetland areas. Some amphibians are identified by sound
and surveyed just as many birds are. Enjoy the trills,
chirps and peeps and squeaks of Chorus Frogs, Spring
Peepers and American Toads. Explore the nightlife of
vernal pools, marshes and ponds, learn the calls of
frogs and toads and listen for nocturnal wetland birds.
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Birding
by Ear- Hike/Workshop/Fieldtrip
Guides: Al Batt & Chris Benson
~ Sat 7-9 am
Guides: Ann McKenzie & Jon Peterson ~ Sun 7-9
am
Location: Hok-Si-La Park. Lake
City, Minnesota
2500 Hwy 61 N
Contact: Joanne Klees 651-345-3855
Want to find more birds? Start looking
with your ears! Sound is just as important as color
and shape to many birds. Many species are secretive,
hard to find or live in inaccessible habitat. Locate
and identify these birds by learning their songs and
calls. It's easier than you think! This workshop introduces
the beginner and intermediate birder to the use of audio
field guides. Learn about song types and seasonal vocalizations.
Plus, recognize and use alarm, distress and contact
calls to find more birds.
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Ducks
On A Stick: Divers & Dabblers Of The Mississippi-
Workshop
Program Instructer: Brian Pember ~
Sat 1-1:45 pm and 2:15-3 pm
Location: American Legion Club-
Room 224- S. Washington, Lake City, MN
 Do you know your Divers from your Dabblers?
Did you know that 40% of all North American waterfowl
use the Mississippi River as their migratory flyway
each spring and fall? Incredible, the Upper Mississippi
River Wildlife and Fish Refuge provides critical food
& habitat to thousands of ducks and geese as they make
their way north and south each year! The refuge is also
home to many duck species that breed here, some remain
year round. Learn how to identify the many species of
waterfowl that use the Upper Mississippi River NWR.
You'll get an up close look at 30 mounted ducks consisting
of 17 different species of waterfowl. The information
presented will help you identify the species, sex and
age of the birds you see on the water. Plumage, wing
placement, foot color, bill shape, and tail feathers
are all important observation features. Never leave
a raft of ducks clueless again! |
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Nature
Story Telling Workshop
Instructor: Al Batt
Sat. May 13 ~ 2-4 pm
Location: Hok-Si-La Park, Lake City, MN
Al is a writer, speaker, storyteller and humorist.
Story telling is a tradition that has been used to pass
on information and ideas. Learn about nature while learning
about the art of storytelling. Bring a notebook and
pencil in case you want to jot down insights from what
is sure to be an entertaining and informative workshop. |
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Nature
Writing Workshop
Instructor: Al Batt
Sun May 14 ~ 2-4 pm
Location: Hok-Si-La Park, Lake City, MN
Al is a writer, speaker, storyteller and humorist.
As a writer he will address "Keeping a nature journal.
Using your senses and seasons to write naturally."
Bring a notebook and pencil in case you want to jot
down insights from what is sure to be an entertaining
and informative workshop.
Guides:
Anne MacKenzie Audobon Minnesota, MOU
Jon Peterson Audubon Minnesota, MOU
Jim Fitzpatrick Director of Carpentry Nature Center
Al Batt Writer, speaker, storyteller and humorist
Chris Benson Zumbro Valley Audubon Society, MOU
Joel Dunnette Zumbro Valley Audubon Society, MOU
Bill Bruins Zumbro Valley Audubon Society, MOU, Audubon Minnesota |
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