Events
Great Backyard Bird Count 2019
11th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve
Saturday, February 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org. Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from beginning bird watchers to experts, and you can participate from your backyard, or anywhere in the world.
Each checklist submitted during the GBBC helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share. Last year, more than 160,000 participants submitted their bird observations online, creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.
Members of the Louisville Audubon Society will help identify and count birds at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve, 12501 Harmony Landing Road, Goshen, Kentucky. The event will start inside the heated Nature Center. Kathy Dennis will give a presentation, followed by a walk led by Barbara Woerner. Please dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes. Bring binoculars and lunch, if you’d like.
Saturday, February 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org. Anyone can take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, from beginning bird watchers to experts, and you can participate from your backyard, or anywhere in the world.
Each checklist submitted during the GBBC helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share. Last year, more than 160,000 participants submitted their bird observations online, creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.
Members of the Louisville Audubon Society will help identify and count birds at Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve, 12501 Harmony Landing Road, Goshen, Kentucky. The event will start inside the heated Nature Center. Kathy Dennis will give a presentation, followed by a walk led by Barbara Woerner. Please dress in layers and wear comfortable shoes. Bring binoculars and lunch, if you’d like.
Beckham Bird Club’s Annual Dinner - Tuesday, March 12
The March dinner meeting is on Tuesday, March 12 at Big Spring Country Club, 5901 Dutchmans Lane. A cash bar will be available from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are required. The Louisville Audubon Society is a co-sponsor of this dinner. For more information and to make a reservation, go to http://www.beckhambirdclub.org/annual-dinner.htmlwww.beckhambirdclub.org/annual-dinner.html
The speaker will be Melissa Groo, a wildlife photographer and writer. She writes a regular column on wildlife photography for Outdoor Photographer magazine, and is a contributing editor to Audubon magazine.
The speaker will be Melissa Groo, a wildlife photographer and writer. She writes a regular column on wildlife photography for Outdoor Photographer magazine, and is a contributing editor to Audubon magazine.
Louisville Audubon Society’s Request for Grant Applications
In order to preserve birds and ecosystems for future generations, we must be willing to work toward a better future. Louisville Audubon provides grants for organizations working to conserve our local environment. We encourage applications from groups interested in birding, environmental conservation, restoration and education. The deadline is April 1, 2019.
The grant application form is available at www.LouisvilleAudubon.org, and the deadline is April 1, 2019. Grants will be awarded at the May 28, 2019 annual meeting.
The grant application form is available at www.LouisvilleAudubon.org, and the deadline is April 1, 2019. Grants will be awarded at the May 28, 2019 annual meeting.
Louisville Audubon Society’s Annual Meeting - Tuesday, May 28
Can Organic Bioherbicides Replace Roundup To Control Woody Invasive Plants in Woodlands and Gardens?
Dr. Margaret Carreiro, Professor emerita
University of Louisville
Among the most commonly recommended and widely applied herbicides, glyphosate (Roundup) is used for weed and invasive plant control in agricultural fields, urban settings and forests. However, there has been growing public concern about harmful effects of glyphosate on humans and non-target organisms. Dr. Carreiro will speak about the encouraging results of a two-year experiment conducted in Cherokee Park woodlands with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. The goals were to test the efficacy and potential unwanted side-effects on soil organisms of applying two organic bioherbicides and Roundup in controlling four of the most aggressive and damaging woody vine species in Kentucky forests, Winter creeper, English ivy, Vinca minor, and Chocolate vine, all of which are still sold in Kentucky garden stores. Implications for use by home gardeners will also be addressed.
The Annual meeting will also have election of officers and board members, and awarding of grants.
Dr. Margaret Carreiro, Professor emerita
University of Louisville
Among the most commonly recommended and widely applied herbicides, glyphosate (Roundup) is used for weed and invasive plant control in agricultural fields, urban settings and forests. However, there has been growing public concern about harmful effects of glyphosate on humans and non-target organisms. Dr. Carreiro will speak about the encouraging results of a two-year experiment conducted in Cherokee Park woodlands with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy. The goals were to test the efficacy and potential unwanted side-effects on soil organisms of applying two organic bioherbicides and Roundup in controlling four of the most aggressive and damaging woody vine species in Kentucky forests, Winter creeper, English ivy, Vinca minor, and Chocolate vine, all of which are still sold in Kentucky garden stores. Implications for use by home gardeners will also be addressed.
The Annual meeting will also have election of officers and board members, and awarding of grants.