Teaming research with education to promote bird conservation

Conference Schedule
Master of Ceremony - Elliott Miller, age 14
8:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks Kim Kaufman, BSBO Executive Director
8:45 a.m.	Sarah Winnicki, age 15 "For the Love of Condors, a conservation story"
09:15 a.m.	Lukas Padegimas, age 16 "The Piping Plovers at Cape Henlopen"
09:45 a.m.	Break
Keynote Presentation
10:15 a.m.	Malkolm Boothroyd, age 17 “Big Year by Bicycle all over North America” Malkolm is from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. He cycled a total of 13,133 miles, identified 548 different bird species and raised more than $25,000 for bird conservation.
About Malkolm . . . Malkolm Boothroyd is a 17 year old from Whitehorse, Yukon. He's been a birder since age seven, (after a journey to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) and an environmental activist and a since age 8, when he dressed up as a baby caribou and joined a protest against British Petroleum's plans to drill in the Arctic Refuge. Since then Malkolm has found ways to combine conservation efforts with birdwatching adventures. Last year Malkolm and his parents cycled 13,000 miles on their “Bird Year”. They succeeded in raising over 25,000 dollars for bird conservation and proved that you don’t need to burn fossil fuels to rack up a big year list. Malkolm continues to be addicted to long distance cycling. This summer he cycled from Whitehorse to Ottawa as part of Pedal for the Planet, to call for climate leadership from Canadian Politicians. In Malkolm’s “Bird Year” slide presentation he recounts adventures that he and his parents had during their fossil fuel free big year. They experienced everything from sailing into Monterey Bay on a small craft warning day, to camping in a graveyard for fear of drug dealers. He’ll tell about the birds he found , including his discovery of a Flame-colored Tanager. For information about Malkolm's big year click here.
11:30 a.m.	Kenn Kaufman Bird Quiz
12:00 p.m.	Raffle
12:15 p.m.	Closing Remarks
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
02:00 p.m.	Field trip to the Marsh

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Last updated on Saturday, January 23, 2010
 

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13551 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor,, Ohio 43449
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We are located at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

Black Swamp Bird Observatory is a 501(C)3 organization dedicated
 to avian research and education to promote bird conservation.