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[JimmWilkerson@xxxxxx]

Friends of Cranes;
I wish to invite you to the Whooping Crane Festival being held at the 
Tennessee River Park on Amnicola Highway, in Chattanooga Tennessee on 
Saturday, October 19, 2002.  The festival celebrates the soon arrival of our 
new little flock of 17 immature whoopers flying their maiden voyage along the 
eastern flyway. They will, of course, be following the Operation Migration 
ultra-light surrogate parents and will be accompanied by crew and staff, with 
the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.  A walk-a-thon begins Thursday, Oct. 
10th  at the Kentucky border and walkers will traverse the state of Tennessee 
with their Whooping Crane Kite in tow, and will walk as nearly as possible 
the route the Whooping Cranes will fly when they reach our state, in early 
November.  That walk will culminate at the Finish Line at the Chattanooga 
Whooping Crane Festival in the Tennessee River Park at about 2:30pm. 
Visit our Website for more information on the walk: 
www.whoopingcranesovertn.org.
Click on the Partners for links to all the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership 
partners.
Please join us at the Festival and visit over 20 exhibits and choose between 
over 10 seminars being held for your information.  Learn from actual 
ultra-light pilots who exhibit their aircraft - Larry Ramsey / ULTRA-LIGHTS - 
"OPEN COCKPIT FLYING AT ITS BEST".(4:00PM)
Park exhibits open at 1:00, admission is free.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

9:00 - 11:00 Peregrine Falcon Watch/ Harold Sharpe at the Chickamauga Dam
9:30 - 11:00 Last Chance Walk Registration at the Chickamauga Dam Gazebo
      (Sign up to walk the last mile into the park, Registration $20-Adults, 
$15  students 12-17, accompanied by an adult. Pick up your T-shirt at time of 
registration.)
9:00 - 1:30   Walkathon continues from Harrison Bay to Chattanooga State.
      (assemble new & previous wallkers  - 1:30pm at Chattanooga State)
1:00 - 5:00 Exhibits & Booths
                  Featuring Ultra-llight Aircraft/ Larry Ramsey
2:30            Finish Line: Enter all Walkers to the Tennessee River Park: 
                        
3:00           Bird Identification Walk Along the Tennessee River/ Kevin 
Calhoun
                        Begins at the Chickamauga Dam
3:00            Seminars: Chris Mahoney, Ken Dubke, Mark Armstrong, Bill 
Haley,       
                        Alan D. McClure PhD
4:00            Seminars: David Aborn, Chris Sloan, Dan Hicks, Larry Ramsey, 
and 
                        Jerry Ulrikson
5:00 - 6:00   Keynote Address: Gary Myers/ Executive Director, Tennessee 
Wildlife
                        Resources Agency
with            John Christian/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
  &             Dave Duval/ Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation
                              Auction Results, Drawings, Presentations

5:30 - 6:30 Barbeque Plate Dinners/ BONES BARBEQUE
                        Drinks provided by Coca Cola Bottling Co. of 
Chattanooga
                              (reserve tickets now at craneinfo@xxxxxx)
MINI SEMINARS:     
9-11:00am   Harold Sharp: Peregrine Falcon Watch at the Chickamauga Dam
3:00pm        Kevin Calhoun:  Birdwalk Along the River
                        Begin at the Chickamauga Dam to ID Fall Warblers and 
birds along 
                       the river to the Tennessee River Park/ Tennessee 
Aquarium, TOS

Assembly Area #1 Chris Mahoney: Winter Hummingbirds/ Wild Birds Unlimited,  
                           TOS, WCOT

Assembly Area #2  Ken Dubke: From Sandhill Cranes TO Whooping Cranes, A 
History of Cranes in Tennessee/ Tennessee Orthithological Society (TOS)

Assembly Area #3  Mark Armstrong: Migratory Bird Calls/ Knoxville Zoo, Bird 
Curator

Assembly Area #4  Bill Haley: Hawk Watching in the Chattanooga Area/ Hawk 
Migration Assoc. of North America (HMANA), TOS

Assembly Area #5 Alan D. McClure, PhD.: Wetlands and Invasive Species/ BASF, 
Ecology Coordinator

4:00 pm
Assembly Area #1 David Aborn: Radio and Satellite Tracking of Migratory Birds
/ University of Tennessee, TOS

Assembly Area #2 Chris Sloan: Bird Banding In Tennessee/ TOS, Nashville 
Chapter
                                          (awaiting confirmation)
Assembly Area #3 To be Confirmed
Assembly Area #4 Dan Hicks: Elk in Tennessee- Reintroduction  
                  Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, WCOT
Assembly Area #5 Larry Ramsey: Ultra-lights - "Open Cockpit Flying at Its 
Best"

HELPING TO SAVE THE MOST ENDANGERED CRANE IN THE WORLD

Hope to see you there, 
Cynthia Wilkerson
South Coordinator
Whooping Cranes Over Tennessee (WCOT)
Chattanooga, TN


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