An Event Announcement from
The Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

 Where: Cleveland Metroparks Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation:
              Leonard Krieger Canal Way Center

When:  Saturday, June 7, 2008
              3:00 p.m. - Bird and Nature walk in the Reservation
              4:00 p.m. - Light Refreshments
              5:00 p.m. - Annual Chapter Meeting
              5:30 p.m. - Dinner
              6:00 p.m. - “Defense Mechanisms in Amphibians and Reptiles”
Speaker: Dr. Marty Rosenberg

Come early to explore the Reservation on your own, or take a bird and nature walk at 3:00 PM led by ASGC trustee and expert naturalist Jim Tomko.  Return for refreshments at the State Boat Landing Room of the Krieger Center to catch up with old friends and make some new.  Our annual meeting will update you on what your Society has been up to during the past year, including the activities at the new Education Center. And, join us in remembering the truly remarkable members whom we have lost in the past year.

After the meeting, there will be a catered dinner, the cost for which is $15.00, which will be collected at the door. 

Following dinner, there will be a special presentation by Dr. Marty Rosenberg: “Defense Mechanisms in Amphibians and Reptiles.”  Dr. Rosenberg promises to illustrate his talk with living examples of the critters he will be discussing.

Dr. Rosenberg is retired from the Department of Biology at Case Western Reserve University after 33 years of teaching human anatomy, human physiology, vertebrate biology, and his favorite, herpetology.  He founded the Northern Ohio Association of Herpetologists and for most of the 80’s was editor-in-chief of the Herpetological Review, the publication of the International Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

RESERVATIONS are a MUST: make your reservations by Monday, June 2.  Reservations can be made by calling our office at 216-556-5441 and leaving a message when prompted. Cost is $15.00; collected at the door. 

A Community FIELD OUTING
Hosted by the Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland

What:     Frogs and Toads and Owls OH MY!

Where: Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland’s Aurora Sanctuary
               East Pioneer Trail, Aurora. Click here for a map.

When:  Friday, May 9, 2008 - 8:30 P.M. - free and open to the public

Details: Park and meet at the parking lot on the south side of East Pioneer Trail, just a few hundred yards east of Page Road in Aurora. Click here for more details about the Aurora Sanctuary.

A symphony of night sounds are to be enjoyed in a production by the local frogs, toads, and owls while the beaver keep the beat with their tails crashing against the water’s surface and bats patrol the air. Meet walk leader and local expert naturalist Jim Tomko in the parking lot on the south side of Pioneer Trail a few hundred yards east of Page Road.

Please remember to  come prepared for the weather, including the appropriate footwear to safely and easily navigate our Sanctuary’s natural pathways. 

Lord of the Aurora Sanctuary
on a Crisp December Morning =>

As a part of the "Important Bird Area" designation for Cleveland Audubon's sanctuaries, a winter bird survey was made of the Aurora Sanctuary Sunday morning December 10, 2006. John Lillich captured a great horned owl in a red pine. For a larger version of this great photo, click on the image to the right. =>

Pond Sentry at Cleveland Audubon's Novak Sanctuary

The Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland (ASGC) promotes the conservation and appreciation of birds and other wildlife through habitat preservation and educational activities. It is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and is one of northeast Ohio’s oldest continuously operating environmental organizations; founded in 1928. ASGC now has over 1,200 members throughout NE Ohio and owns over 500 acres of land protected as both Audubon Sanctuaries and Ohio State Nature Preserves. It restored and renovated a building located in the Audubon Blanche Katherine Novak Sanctuary as a regional Audubon Educational Center.