It's a Wrap! Tucson Audubon's Lecture Series: Living with Nature finishes the season.

This season's revamped lecture series was a smashing success, due in no small part to all of the hard work done by membership meeting chairpersons Peggy Wenrick in Tucson and Clark Blake in Green Valley.

Peggy's idea for renaming the series, and her scheduling of a wide variety of speakers in three basic themes—conservation, education and recreation—allowed us to try some new formats and experiments this year. In addition, by calling the event a lecture we were able to take advantage of additional publicity outlets that in the past had refused to post announcements of anything called a “membership meeting.” With what we learned we plan to continue to offer exciting speakers that will draw both existing members and potential members.

Tucson Audubon cannot thank Peggy enough for all of her work as the chairperson for this event over the past 2 seasons. If all of this sounds like hard work, it is! So it is little wonder that Peggy has opted to take the next season off as chairperson, but promises to be one of our speakers. And if you went to the “Crazy about Cranes” lecture you know it's a win-win situation for everyone. Thanks, Peggy!

Clark Blake continues to keep the lecture hall in Green Valley filled with wonderful speakers and lively conversation. The hall is a little cozier in Green Valley , and members help with setting up the room, supplying fresh-baked cookies, and have even stepped in to help with the audio/visual equipment. We tried a few experiments there too, but in the end found that our past format continues to be the best one for that venue. Tucson Audubon sends out a big thank you to Clark!

Next season promises to be equally exciting with several speakers already booked, including Rich Hoyer of Wings Birding Tours, and Australian author, birder, and anthropologist Denise Goodfellow on “Birding the Top End” (of Australia). If you've got ideas and/or contacts for potential speakers or would like to help out at either venue, please share them with us by contacting Vivian at 629-0757 or email. We'll see you there!

Tucson Lecture Location and General Information
In Tucson our series starts in September and runs through April. Lectures will be held in the DuVal Auditorium at University Medical Center on the second Monday of the month at 7:00p.m.

September, 2008 - 7 p.m.
TBA

Green Valley Lecture Location and General Information
Green Valley lectures are held in October, November, and January through March at the Green Valley Public Library on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00a.m.

October, 2008 - 10 a.m.
TBA

See the full schedule of lectures

For information on the Lecture Series, please contact Vivian MacKinnon, 629-0757.