[Bristol-Birds] TOS state meeting
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:52:28 -0500
A dozen birders from Northeast Tennessee traveled to
Chattanooga Friday to attend the three-day state meeting
of the Tennessee Ornithological Society.
The group included Rick Knight, Don Holt, Rob Biller, Janet
Coffey, Tom McNeil, Nora Schubert, Michele Sparks, Larry
McDaniel, Lisa Tyler, Bill Grigsby, Carolyn Coffey and
Wallace Coffey. Jo Anne Routledge and Larry Routledge
from the Greeneville TOS Chapter also attended.
Leadership of TOS and members of the Chattanooga
TOS Chapter hosted BBC members to a pre-meeting
dinner before the opening night activities.
Birders from across the state
were fascinated with Rick Knight's
new book about the birds of
Northeast Tennessee.
Rick was busy between sessions
selling copies and autographing
books for birders.
In the photo at left, Rick sits with
Virginia Reynolds of Memphis,
former President of TOS, as
a birder awaits his signed copy.
In route, some of the group toured the National Park
Service's Saralands Visitor Center and talked with
staff about the facility to get ideas and tips for the
new Steele Creek Nature Center expansion coming
next years.
The group also
visited the
excellent and
beautiful Ijams
Nature Center
at Knoxville.
Talked with
staff and made
photos for ideas.
It was helpful to get a look at the older but heavily-used Chattanooga
Nature Center where the TOS Fall Meeting was held. Especially
the grounds and the meeting room (used by TOS for all activities)
were suggestive of good uses.
Let's go birding . . .
Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
Other related posts:
- » [Bristol-Birds] TOS state meeting - Wallace Coffey