October 14 – Cayuga Bird Club Meeting and Presentation
Posted by Dustin Horton // September 30, 2013 // Calendar of Events
When: October 14, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca
Title: An Environmental Success Story: Saving an Ecological Treasure through Resolute Teamwork
Speaker: Bob Beck, Author, Naturalist, Educator, Environmentalist
Description: The Cayuga Bird Club will meet for the first half-hour (open to all) and be followed by the club program. Bob Beck will share his experiences in organizing and leading an 11-year fight against proposed gravel mines next to diverse, pristine wetlands. The battle culminated in the establishment of The Nature Conservancy’s O.D. von Engeln Preserve at Malloryville, in the Fall Creek area of Tompkins County. Beck’s new book “The Journey at Malloryville Bog: Commitment, Teamwork and Tenacity in Defense of Land and Nature” will also be available for signing.
Admission: free
Contact: (800) 843-2473; cornellbirds@cornell.edu
