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Mountain Workshop
The Audubon Mountain Workshop is surely a place to meet kindred spirits in a congenial, serene, and lovely setting. A place to renew and recharge your commitment to conserving our precious natural resources.
The workshops provided a delightful way to learn from the experts who are dedicated to actually implementing ways to conserve our natural heritage in their own lives. Boris and I also enjoyed meeting new friends and sharing stories with fellow nature lovers.
Giant Tulip Poplar (Boris Datnow, photographer)
And those early morning birding trips in the morning mist are not to be missed.
Spider Web on Early Morning Bird Walk (Boris Datnow photographer)
The field trips into De Soto Sate Park and Little River Canyon National Park with the keen and knowledge guides, like John Manion, Jack Johnston, Michelle Reynolds, Henry Hughes, and John Imhoff were outstanding. Having grown up on the dry grasslands of the South Africa’s Highveld, the lush, moist Appalachians forests filled with an amazing variety of wildflowers, shrubs, and trees, fill up my senses and heightens my appreciation for Alabama’s forests. Oh, and just for the fun of it, we loved jigging to the Steel City Jug Slammers dressed up as our favorite birds. Scot Duncan’s Keynote talk highlighting his book, Southern Wonder, revealed Alabama’s amazing biological diversity, the reasons for the large number of species in the state, and the importance of their preservation, was inspiring. Our heartfelt thanks and kudos to the staff of Birmingham Southern and faculty for a memorable 37th annual workshop.
John Manion at the Audubon Mountain Workshop (Boris Datnow Photographer)
Links:
Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity
Birmingham Audubon Society
The Adventures of The Sizzling Six
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Boris and Claire Relaxing on the Back Porch
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