[TN-Bird] FW: [AFORR] ORNL Spring 2007 Walks on the Oak Ridge Reservation

"Charles P. Nicholson" <cpnichol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:24:41 -0400

The nature walks listed below should be of interest to Tennessee birders,
especially those in the Knoxville - Oak Ridge area.

Chuck Nicholson
Norris, TN

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Subject: [AFORR] ORNL Spring 2007 Walks on the Oak Ridge Reservation

Here's a more detailed version of the schedule for the spring nature walks 
on the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Numbers of participants are limited and advance sign-up is required. 
Reservations must be made in advance by noon the day prior to each walk by 
calling Lana McDonald, 865-574-7323 (mcdonaldlk@xxxxxxxx). If inclement 
weather forces postponement, it will be announced on ORNL's Information 
Line at 865-574-9836 two hours before the scheduled walk.

Pets are not allowed on any of these walks, but children are permitted on 
all walks except the May 19th tour of the ORNL Free Air CO2 Enrichment 
(FACE) Experiment. ORNL recommends that participants in all walks dress in 
layers (as appropriate to the weather forecast), wear sturdy shoes, and 
bring a container of water.

NATURE WALK SCHEDULE  SPRING 2007

Wildflower Walk  East Fork Ridge Old Growth Forest
Date:  Saturday, April 21
Location:  Meet at west guardhouse, Oak Ridge Turnpike
Time:  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Leader:  Larry Pounds
This walk will cover a distance of almost two miles with about half of the 
trip off the trail in some steep-sloped areas of the East Fork Ridge Old 
Growth Forest. Larry Pounds has conducted many of the wildflower walks over 
the years in Oak Ridge.

Bird Walk  Freels Bend and Vicinity
Date:  Saturday, April 28
Location:  Meet at south parking lot of ORAU's Scarboro Operations Site
Time:  7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Leader:  Jim Evans (TWRA)
Bird walks will cover about two miles. It is recommended participants bring 
along a field guide about birds and binoculars.

Bird Walk   Poplar Creek/ETTP Beaver Pond and Vicinity
Date:  Saturday, May 5
Location:  Meet at west guardhouse, Oak Ridge Turnpike
Time:  7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Leader:  Jim Evans (TWRA)
Bird walks will cover about two miles. It is recommended participants bring 
along a field guide about birds and binoculars.

Tour of ORNL Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) Experiment
Date:  Saturday, May 19
Location:  Meet at west guardhouse, Oak Ridge Turnpike
Time:  10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Leader:  Rich Norby (ORNL)
This walk will tour an ORNL global climate change research facility (see 
http://face.ornl.gov/ )

Tour of Freels Bend UT Research Areas Plant Studies
Date:  Saturday, June 9
Location:  Meet at south parking lot of ORAU's Scarboro Operations Site
Time:  10 a.m. to noon
Leader:  Nate Sanders, assistant professor in Ecology and Evolutionary 
Biology at the University of Tennessee
Participants will see plant studies being conducted at Freels Bend by 
University of Tennessee researchers.

More information is available by calling Neil Giffen at 865-241-9421 
(giffennr1@xxxxxxxx). 

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