[Birdtalk] Author Rosalie Winard - Book Signing May 15

[Betsy_Beneke at fws.gov]

Dear Friends:

On Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m., Friends of the Bear River Refuge will be
hosting an evening with author, Rosalie Winard, at our wildlife education
center.  Rosalie will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a presentation in the
auditorium - speaking about her numerous trips to Bear River Refuge and her
diverse avian encounters here.  She will accompany her talk with images of
Refuge birds, both from her book and personal archives.

Following Rosalie's presentation, there will be a reception in Classrooms A
& B, where Rosalie will sign her newly published book, Wild Birds of the
American Wetlands, which includes an essay by Terry Tempest Williams.
Birds of the Great Salt Lake area are prominently featured in the book.

Rosalie Winard has spent the last 30 years enamored with wetland birds.
While receiving her bachelor's degree in Natural History, specializing in
Ornithology and Ethology, she conducted a field study on threat and
greeting displays of the brown pelican in Robert's Bay, Sarasota, Florida.
Receiving one of the first Student Originated Studies Grants, she worked
for the National Science Foundation censusing bird populations all over
Florida before careers in documentary film, video art and finally,
photography.

Winard's award-winning photographs have appeared worldwide in numerous
publications including Artforum, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes,
The New York Times and on 60 Minutes.  Her pictures are in the collections
of The Library of Congress, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Nelson Mandela and
Oliver Sacks.

We hope you will join us for this very special evening.  If you would like
to reserve a copy of Rosalie's book, contact the Avocet Corner Bookstore at
(435) 734-6423.  Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays; 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Saturdays.  The wildlife education center is located at 2155 West
Forest Street in Brigham City.  From Interstate 15, take exit #363 (Forest
Street) and turn west.  The Center is one block west of the interstate.
Watch for signs.

A poster for the book is attached.  Please share this information with
others who may wish to attend.  If you have questions about the evening,
please contact me.

(See attached file: WildBirds.pdf)

Betsy Beneke
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
2155 West Forest Street
Brigham City UT  84302
435.734.6436  office
http://bearriver.fws.gov
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