Go To The Movies or a Conference!

On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. filmmaker Jeffrey Kimball will screen his new film: “Birders: The Central Park Effect.”  The presentation will be held in the Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center, Shepherd Grade Road, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.  This film is co-sponsored by The American Conservation Film Festival.  It is free and open to the public. "The Central Park Effect" reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green and the equally colorful, full-of-attitude New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. Featuring spectacular wildlife footage capturing the changing seasons, this lyrical documentary transports the viewer to a dazzling world that goes all but unnoticed by the 38 million people who visit the park each year.   

For those of you who came to Scott Weidensaul's talk at NCTC back in May as part of International Migratory Bird Day, you heard about the importance of purchasing bird friendly coffee to protect migratory song bird habitat.  On September 15th at 6pm, Sustainable Shepherdstown and the American Conservation Film Festival will be presenting "BirdSong and Coffee: A Wakeup Call" at the Shepherdstown Opera House. The movie is free of charge.  It's not entirely about the bird conservation aspect of our coffee habit, but it's certainly touched on as part of the coffee plantation conundrum in the film.  PVAS is beginning to research ways for our members and friends to easily purchase bird friendly coffee to support the protection of migratory song birds such as the cerulean warblers we have nesting at Eidolon. Stay tuned, and in the meantime, enjoy the movie! 

The West Virgina Science Teachers Association (WVSTA) will be having its 2012 meeting in Martinsburg, November 1-3.  There will be some great speakers, topics, and workshops that can count for elective or recertification hours--especially Project Wild Aquatic.  You can register for the entire conference or just Saturday.  www.wvsta.org