Programs

WESTERN CUYAHOGA AUDUBON LECTURE SERIES for the 2010 - 2011 season.

Presentations are at 7:30 PM at the Rocky River Nature Center located in the Rocky River Metropark. Guests are always welcome to programs and to introduce them to the Audubon mission.

* Programs are subject to change.

We sell Shade-grown organic coffee at all our programs. The coffee is available decaf and regular. The prices are very reasonable. Come in try some. We serve it at our programs too.

See Kit for Shade-Grown Coffee.

  

SEPTEMBER PROGRAM

Tuesday, September 7 at 7:30 PM 

 

Ohio really is at the crossroads - east meets west, south meets north.  Ecologically speaking the Prairie meets the Allegheny Mountains meets the Northern Hardwood Hemlock Forest right in northeast Ohio.  David Kriska, Biodiversity Coordinator from the Natural Areas Division of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will present images of and share information on the rare creatures and the rare habitats – bogs, fens, old growth forests, sand dunes and more, that make northeast Ohio unique in the program “Protecting the Region’s Rarest Habitats.”

 

OCTOBER PROGRAM

Tuesday, October 5 at 7:30 PM

“In the Steps of Darwin – Birds and Other Wildlife of the Galapagos Islands”. Paul Barding visited the Galapagos Islands and experienced one of the most observed and studied ecosystems on Earth. From Darwin to biologists of the present day, the Galapagos continues to attract attention due to the unique wildlife on the different islands.  How the plants and wildlife arrived and diversified on the many islands is a fascinating study of adaptation and survival.

NOVEMBER PROGRAM

Tuesday, November 2 at 7:30 PM

Humans have admired birds for millenia. Is it their beauty, their flight or something else that is so attractive?  Join us as educator and naturalist John Blakeman shares his 40 years of admiration and experience with hawks and falcons in the program, “Of Hawks and Men". Blakeman is a master falconer, has conducted raptor studies in Ohio and Nevada and currently advises hawk watchers in New York City and Philadelphia. 

DECEMBER PROGRAM

Tuesday, December 7 at 6:30 PM – this is our Holiday Potluck but program begins at 7:30 PM

Who doesn’t love a lady beetle?  Dr. Mary Gardiner is an insect enthusiast and as project director in the Department of Entomology at OSU, Dr. Gardiner has enlisted citizens to participate in “The Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz!”  So what is the scoop on lady beetles?  Dr. Gardiner will discuss the Lady Beetle Blitz, results from the Blitz data collection thus far as well as interesting facts and concerns about Ohio lady beetles.

JANUARY PROGRAM

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Wildlife and people sometimes get along and sometimes they do not.  Bears in your backyard?  Deer diving through a window!  Geese (and the stuff they leave behind) on your grass?  Cuyahoga County Wildlife Officer Hollie Fluharty has to deal with wildlife AND people.  Come meet her and hear “Tales of an Urban Wildlife Officer.”   

 

FEBRUARY PROGRAM

Tuesday, February 1 at 7:30 PM

Attracting birds to one’s home or apartment is more than just putting out food and water. Casey Tucker, founder and director or the American Avian Conservation Association, will share information about landscaping and planting for birds to provide better habitat.  Learn how birds interact with plants, what attracts birds throughout the year, beneficial plants and plants that can actually be harmful.  Join us for the program, “If You Plant it They Will Come: Native Plant Landscaping for Birds.”

 

MARCH PROGRAM

Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30 PM

When you travel you need to stop and take a break, when birds travel, they too need to stop.  Jennifer Mizen has been looking into two stopover habitats used by birds, the southern shore of Lake Erie and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.  Join us for her program, “Stopover Habitat: Stories From Two Field Sites.” 

APRIL PROGRAM

Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 PM

If you have ever seen or heard a loon, it seems they are addicting.  Dr. Jay Mager from Ohio Northern University will present his program, “A Little Lecture for Those Who Love Loons.”  The program incorporates life history, behavior, and conservation and management of current loon populations in North America.  You don’t have to be loony to enjoy this program, just interested in preserving a bit of wildness.

MAY PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 PM

 

JUNE PROGRAM (OUR ANNUAL PICNIC & PLANT EXCHANGE)

Tuesday, June 7 at 6:00 PM Picnic and plant exchange - NOT at Rocky River Nature Center – held outdoors at a picnic shelter