Educational Presentations
All presentations will begin at 7:00 pm. All events are free and open to all. See the descriptions below for details about how to participate. Unless otherwise noted, programs will be held in person at the Carnegie Building at 9th and Vermont in Downtown Lawrence. Virtual presentations will be on Zoom.
Updates to the program schedule will be posted on our Facebook page .
Upcoming 2024 Presentations
Oct. 28 | Len Scotto | Birds of Florida
Len Scotto is an avid outdoorsman and photographer. He has always had an interest in the arts but didn’t start his photographic journey until he was sixty-eight years old. He loves to capture the beauty of the natural world, and it's where he finds solace, joy, and a sense of peace. He’ll discuss a recent trip to Florida to photograph inland and shorebirds.
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Nov. 25 | Ann Tanner | Prothonotary Warblers—Swamp Candles in Kansas
This presentation will provide an overview of Prothonotary Warblers from a scientific and personal perspective. Tanner will discuss the declining population of the birds, their range and migration paths, and current work by Johnson County Master Naturalists and citizen scientists in eastern Kansas to install nesting boxes in their habitat. The presentation will be loaded with photos and personal stories of interactions with these beautiful birds.
Ann Tanner is a pharmacist by training and a naturalist at heart. She is originally from Mississippi, but she has lived in Kansas for many years. Ann serves on the Board of Directors for the Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City, is on the Board of Trustees for Audubon of Kansas, is a certified Master Naturalist, served on the Advisory Board for Johnson County Master Naturalists, and is on the Board of Directors for Delta Wind Birds in Mississippi.
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