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| Atlanta Audubon Society’s 2010 Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Tour |
Saturday, Sep 11, 2010
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 (9:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
Songbirds do more than provide us with an amazing array of colors, beautiful songs, and a sense of wonder as they flit about, nest in the most amazing ...
Songbirds do more than provide us with an amazing array of colors, beautiful songs, and a sense of wonder as they flit about, nest in the most amazing places, and migrate hundreds and thousands of miles yearly – they also help pollinate the flowers, fruits, berries and vegetables in our gardens, and distribute seeds.
But songbirds are under tremendous pressure from loss of habitat and other factors related to the growth of urban and suburban areas.
Don’t miss this opportunity to visit several bird-friendly habitats that have been created by homeowners in their backyards of the Buckhead and Sandy Springs areas of Atlanta, and the Blue Heron Nature Preserve, the home of the Atlanta Audubon Society.
See and learn how cultivating backyard beauty can also contribute healthy places in town for our wonderful feathered friends.
Attend the Atlanta Audubon Society’s 2010 Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Tour. And there’s more!! You can also meet Georgia authors Charles Seabrook and John Yow, and learn about their most recent publications. Date and time: Saturday, September 11, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Event will be held rain or shine. Locations: Four private gardens and the Blue Heron Nature Preserve. For more details, go to the Atlanta Audubon Website: http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/aaswww/conservation/2010sanctuarytour/2010sanctuarytour.htm AAS encourages you to purchase tickets in advance… Advance tickets: $12. Available July 1 until noon September 1. Call the AAS office at 678-973-2437 and pay by credit card. Tickets will be mailed or e-mailed. Day-of-tour tickets: $15 at sites #1 (570 Valley Lane) and #5 (3003 Howell Mill Road). Free admission if you sign up to join the Atlanta Audubon Society on the tour date! Children under 12 can get in free with adults! AT THE BLUE HERON NATURE PRESERVE SITE – From 10:00 am to noon, award-winning nature writer Charles Seabrook will sign his book Cumberland Island: Strong Women, Wild Horses and discuss his upcoming book about the ecology of the Georgia coast to be published later this year. From 1:00 to 3:00 pm, John Yow will sign his funny and informative 2009 book The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds. In addition, the Georgia Native Plant Society will sell native plants, perfect food sources for native wildlife. Also refreshments, AAS t-shirts, and other logo merchandise will be available for purchase throughout tour hours. Children’s activities will be held at noon.
 
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