[Bristol-Birds] Vickie Henderson brings her passionate love for cranes to BBC (Tuesday)
- From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:13:48 -0500
CRANE WOMAN, VICKIE HENDERSON, COMING TO BBC
Vickie Henderson, an artist, writer, and extremely-talented
wildlife photographer from Knoxville, TN, will be the speaker
for the Bristol Bird Club's Tuesday, Feb 16, meeting, at 7:30.
She will bring her passionate love for
the Sandhill Cranes and her years of
experience observing and photographing
the large birds which winter in southeast
Tennessee at Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge.
Vickie was a determined and successful
advocate for the cranes last month when
she, and a small group of conservationists
from the Tennessee Ornithological Society,
were joined by hunters across the state to implored the Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency's policy-making commission to delay
an impending crane hunting season. She worked tirelessly
and traveled great distances, even in severe weather, to advance
the Sandhill agenda of no hunting until we have an appropriate
plan for the species. The commission extended that request for
the next two years.
Now she comes to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service requesting
that USFWS: 1) re-evaluate the Management Plan for the
Eastern Population of Sandhill Cranes to examine its underlying
science; and 2) remove the Plan objective that provides for
"hunting opportunities for EP sandhill cranes" until science is
adequate to monitor the population, and a system is in place to
include input from hunters and non-hunters who do not wish to
see this population hunted.
Her presentation will, without a doubt, be one of the most
informative, educational, entertaining and beautiful presentations
the Bristol Bird Club will have enjoyed in decades. It will be
something special. BBC is anticipating a large crowd in the
second floor meeting room at the Bristol Public Library.
Vickie will travel Tuesday afternoon from Knoxville in time to
join our members who gather to have dinner at the Mad Greek
Restaurant at 6 p.m. She will be happy to see and meet
everyone. You will have a chance to visit with her on a more
personal basis. She will drive home to Knoxville following her
program so there will be little time for her to linger afterwards.
She will have a PowerPoint presentation for our birders. You
will love her presentation. You will love Vickie.
She is an international blogger. Her blog is one of the most
beautiful and fascinating sites.
Vickie's photographs adorn the blog site of the famous
Julie Zickefoose of Birdwatchers Digest and a writer,
naturalist, and National Public Radio (NPR) commentator.
Come join the Bristol Bird Club:
Tuesday, 15 Feb (next week)
7:30 p.m.
Bristol Public Library (upstairs)
program open and free to the public.
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