Registration is now open for the Ohio Audubon Assembly. "The Bird Conservation Event of the Year" will be held on Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11 at the Holiday Inn on Lane Avenue in Columbus. Go to Audubon Ohio's web-site (www.audubon.org/states/oh/oh/news/documents/AssemblyBrochure2006.pdf <http://www.audubon.org/states/oh/oh/news/documents/AssemblyBrochure2006.pdf> ) to view the Assembly brochure (this may take awhile to download). 



To quickly download and print out a registration form, go to: (www.audubon.org/states/oh/oh/news/documents/AssemblyRegistrationForm.pdf <http://www.audubon.org/states/oh/oh/news/documents/AssemblyRegistrationForm.pdf> )



The Assembly will kick off on Friday morning, November 10, with an optional all-day outing to Ohio's famous Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area near Marion. We will have a chance to see the hawks and owls that make Killdeer a prime late fall birding habitat, as well as waterfowl completing their fall migration. 



Want a shorter, more relaxed outing? Then join us on Friday afternoon for an optional three-hour visit to the Whittier Peninsula in downtown Columbus. Explore the site of the future Columbus Audubon Center and observe the ongoing transformation of this brownfield area into the future "Central Park of Columbus." Listed as one of the top bird watching areas in Ohio by Jim McCormac in "Birds of Ohio," Whittier will surprise and inspire you. 



Keynote presentations by Dr. Jerome Jackson and Pete Dunne on Friday and Saturday evenings will sandwich a day of workshops on Saturday, which will include a lunchtime keynote by Kenn Kaufman. We will offer workshops on a variety of topics. There will be something for everyone! 



Between sessions you will be able to visit exhibits and vendors, including the traveling store of the Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm. Jerome, Pete, Kenn and other presenters will be available to sell and autograph books, and you will have plenty of time to mingle and share experiences with other nature lovers. 



Go to Audubon Ohio's Web-site (www.audubonohio.org) to download your registration form, and return it by October 27. The brochure includes information on overnight accommodations at the Holiday Inn if you need them. We look forward to welcoming you to Columbus in November! 



This event is co-sponsored and supported through a partnership with Ohio's Division of Wildlife, Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II, and the Council of Ohio Audubon Chapters (COAC).