2024 Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser

The 19 registration slots are full. Please email Kim Rohling at kimrohli@illinois.edu to be added to a wait list. Please indicate the date and location of the event that you would like to be added to.

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser
8:30am to 10:00am
various sites

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds! Learn to identify our feathered friends in some of our local sites. All ages and experiences are welcome. Registration is required in case the event needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather. Binoculars are available for use, please reserve a pair.

These walks are sponsored by University of Illinois Extension and are supported through a partnership with Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Giant City State Park, Green Earth, Southern Illinois Audubon Society, Shawnee Chapter of Illinois Audubon Society, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Zoology Department.

Online registration for each event will close the Tuesday before each scheduled event. Participants will be emailed the Wednesday before the outing as a reminder to attend. If you have questions about the program, please contact Lily Glaeser at littleglaeser@gmail.com.

Below are site addresses:

September 29 Giant City State Park Post Oak Trail: 460 Giant City Lodge Rd, Makanda, IL 62958. This event will be a sit. Please bring your own lawn or camp chair to be comfortable.
October 13 Green Earth Oakland Nature Preserve: 1319-1321 N Oakland Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901.
October 24 Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail: Unnamed Road,, Cobden, IL 62920.
November 28 Green Earth Stan Harris Prairie Nature Preserve: 37°45'16.2"N 89°14'46.7"W. There is limited parking. Please meet at a nearby parking lot, Saluki Gymnastics: 2421 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901 by 8:15am so we can carpool to the site.
December 12 Green Earth Brush Hill: 1085-1087 E Park St, Carbondale, IL 62901.
December 15 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Campus Lake: 1450 Douglas Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901. There are no visitor pass or parking restrictions on Sunday.

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