{"id":59012,"date":"2021-03-10T12:51:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=59012"},"modified":"2021-03-10T12:51:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:51:07","slug":"virtual-wings-wetlands-festival-set-for-march-24-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=59012","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Wings & Wetlands Festival set for March 24-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS<\/strong>
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The Wings & Wetlands Festival sponsored by Fort Hays State University\u2019s Kansas Wetlands Education Center will continue its tradition this year and will be offered virtually in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants\nin the festival \u2013 scheduled for March 24-26 \u2013 will have access to a series of\nlive zoom classes, as well as live socials and on-demand web resources.\nRegistration is $20 at http:\/\/www.wingsandwetlands.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are\nexcited to continue the Wings & Wetlands tradition this year, even without\ngathering in person at our awesome wetlands,\u201d said Curtis Wolf, director of the\nKansas Wetlands Education Center. \u201cFrom health and humor to bird identification\nand diversity, the lineup of speakers and resources is sure to speak to anyone\ninterested in birds, Kansas wetlands, and conservation, and will get everyone\nexcited for the upcoming migration season.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live Zoom\nprograms will be offered each evening and are listed below.  Kenn Kaufman\n\u2013 renowned field guide author, naturalist, and artist \u2013 will headline the\nevening presentations with a program titled Kansas Wetlands: Crossroads of the\nBird World.  Beyond the scheduled presentations, there will also be\ninteractive Zoom socials each evening to allow participants time to interact\nwith fellow bird enthusiasts.  Various on-demand web links will also\nprovide registrants with added birding skills, local birding information, and\nadvice for planning your next trip to the central Kansas wetlands.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous organizations help organize the\nevent, including the Kansas Wetlands Education Center; the Great Bend\nConvention and Visitors Bureau; the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and\nTourism; The Nature Conservancy; and the Kansas Birding Festival, Inc. For more\ninformation, a full schedule of events, and registration information, visit http:\/\/www.wingsandwetlands.com<\/a>\nor contact the KWEC at 1-877-243-9268.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenters include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Alvaro Jaramillo, biologist,\nconservationist, and guide, will present the psychological benefits of birding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Sharon \u201cThe Bird Chick\u201d Stiteler, will\nprovide a comical presentation titled \u201cToday\u2019s Office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Bob Gress with The Diversity of Birds\non Kansas Wetlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Robert Penner with Beginning Shorebird\nIdentification for the Great Plains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Jason Wagner with Past and Future\nManagement of Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Mike Oldham with Overview of Quivira\nNWR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Chuck Otte with Be a Better Birder: Techniques and Tricks for the Beginning Birder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Pat Silovsky with Masters of the Sky: Raptors, and Sharon Stiteler with SmartPhone Birding <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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