2013 OBS Annual Education Conference

Mysteries of Nature and How They Relate to Bluebirds Saturday February 23

Click here to download the registration form (PDF)

At the Arden Shisler Center for Education & Economic Development –
1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, Ohio 44691
Click here for a map
Wayne County Visitors Bureau

Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 Registration, light refreshments
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome – Kyle Maurer, OBS Director; Marcella Hawkins, Executive Director
9:15 – 10:00 Darlene Sillick, Conservationist/Birder–OWLS – WHOO knows anything about owls?
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:00 Roger Downer, Ph.D. – MOTHS – WHAT is the mystery?
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:00 Chuck Jakubchak, Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist –How do migrating birds know WHEN to migrate?
12:00 – 12:30 Medina Raptor Center
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch – Raffle – Vendors
1:30 – 1:45 Presentation of Blue Feather Award and Wildlife Conservation Award
1:45 – 2:30 Jason Martin, Ph.D., Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Inside the box is WHERE the action is.
2:30 – 2:45 Break – Last Chance for Raffle
2:45 – 3:30 Greg Miller (The Big Year) – On birdwatching – WHY is it so addictive?

Accommodations

Be sure to mention “OBS” when making your reservation. Rooms for Friday (22nd) are being held until January 23.

Hilton Garden Inn
(across the road from Shisler Conference Center)
959 Dover Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Phone – 330.202.7701
Fax 330.202 7781
$91/night plus tax

If you would like to have a vendor table at the conference, please send an e-mail request to info@ohiobluebirdsociety.org or call 330.465.6987.

Walk-ins welcome!

This Is A Free Educational Event Provided By The Ohio Bluebird Society if you pre-register.
There will be a $5/person fee for walk-ins.
*Don’t forget to bring a raffle item. The money we raise helps us with our conference costs and
allows us to keep this a “free” educational event.