[texbirds] Birding Classic updates - reg deadline April 1
- From: "Shelly Plante" <Shelly.Plante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:33:50 -0500
Quick reminder: the Birding Classic registration deadline is just a few days
away on Monday, April 1st!
It's easy to register online (www.birdingclassic.org) and your team
registration fees go towards avian habitat conservation projects here in Texas!
Independent teams can register for $20, $30, or $50 per person, depending on
the tournament category, and sponsored teams range from $250-$1000, depending
on the category. The more we raise, the more we can donate in birding grants!
- Local Patch Challenge folks - you can do a Regional Big Day, Big Sit!,
Human-Powered, or even the new Sunrise to Noon Tournament to scour your patch
and add to your running list!
- Want to explore a State Park? Sign up for the new State Park Tournament and
bird the park of your choice for a full 24-hours. Make a camping trip out of it
and really enjoy your time outside.
- Have you always felt constrained by the regional one-days only being on the
Coast? This year we've gone statewide so you can do a Regional Big Day right in
your own region
(http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/events/great-texas-birding-classic/tournament-categories-1/regional-tournament-map)
or don't confine yourself to a single region, or even a single day for that
matter, and give either the new Statewide Big Day Tournament or expanded 6-day
long Statewide Weeklong Tournament a whirl this year!
- You can find tips on how to tackle a Big Day or Weeklong event here (as well
as tips on finding a sponsor or mentoring a youth team):
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/events/great-texas-birding-classic/tournament-advice.
Including today, you have five more days to gather your team and submit your
registration form - team registration deadline is Monday, April 1st. You choose
your specific tournament day later based on your schedule, weather patterns,
bird migration activity, etc., making sure your selected day falls from April
15-May 15 and emailing me within 24-hours of your date for my records.
Please let me know if you have any questions - feel free to call or email me. I
look forward to seeing some new teams join us this year! Come one Heart of
Texas, Panhandle, Pineywoods, North Texas and West Texas - let's come out of
the gate with some numbers during this first statewide year!
Good birding,
Shelly
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Shelly Plante
Nature Tourism Manager, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744
Phone: 512-389-4500; Cell: 512-241-9163; Fax: 512-389-8029
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