Activities: Final Master Schedule

February 3, 2010 by SNBWTP
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Master Schedule (click column heading to re-sort)

Date	Time	Item	Facilitator	Fee	Meet- up Location
March 10 - WED	5:30 am - 4:30 pm 5:30 am - 6:00 am 9:30 am - 10:00 am	Festival Registration Tour Registration Tour Registration	SNBWTP	30	Laughlin Visitor Center Fisherman's Access Aquarius Casino Dock
March 10 - WED	6:00 am - 1:30 pm	Field Trip: Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve	DRK	37	Fisherman's Access
March 10 - WED	6:00 am - 11:00 am	Field Trip: Topock Gorge w/Captain Doyle	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 10 - WED	7:00 am - 10:00 am	Nature Walk: Big Bend State Recreation Area	SNBWTP	R	Big Bend State Recreation Area
March 10 - WED	8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Field Trip: Laughlin Lagoon by Kayak	DRK	32	Fisherman's Access
March 10 - WED	10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River Tour by Water Taxi	DRK	22	Aquarius Casino Dock
March 10 - WED	1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River by Kayak	DRK	37	Fisherman's Access
March 11 - THU	5:30 am - 4:30 pm 5:30 am - 7:30 am 9:30 am - 10:15 am 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Festival Registration Tour Registration Tour Registration Tour Registration	SNBWTP	30	Laughlin Visitor Center Fisherman's Access Aquarius Casino Dock Aquarius Casino Dock
March 11 - THU	6:00 am - 11:00 am	Field Trip: Topock Gorge w/Captain Doyle	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 11 - THU	6:30 am - 2:30 pm	Field Trip: Bill Williams NWR	DRK	48	Fisherman's Access
March 11 - THU	7:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Willow Beach Hatchery & Birding	DRK	27	Fisherman's Access
March 11 - THU	7:00 am - 10:00 am	Nature Walk: Old Sportsman Park and North Reach	SNBWTP	R	Sportsman Park
March 11 - THU	7:00 am - 2:00 pm	Field Trip: Topock Marsh by Kayak	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 11 - THU	10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River Tour by Water Taxi	DRK	22	Aquarius Casino Dock
March 11 - THU	5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Field Trip: Bat Mistnetting at Granite Springs	DRK	15	Fisherman's Access
March 12 - FRI	5:30 am - 4:30 pm 5:30 am - 7:00 am 9:30 am - 10:00 am	Festival Registration Tour Registration Tour Registration	SNBWTP	30	Riverside Starview Room Fisherman's Access Aquarius Casino Dock
March 12 - FRI	9:00 am - 4:30 pm	Exhibitor area open	SNBWTP	N/C	Riverside Starview Room
March 12 - FRI	6:00 am - 11:00 am	Field Trip: Topock Gorge w/Captain Doyle	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 12 - FRI	6:15 am - 1:30 pm	Field Trip: Hualapai Mountain Park	Bob Barnes	32	Fisherman's Access
March 12 - FRI	6:15 am - 2:15 pm	Field Trip: Bill Williams River Delta by Kayak	DRK	57	Fisherman's Access
March 12 - FRI	6:30 am - 12:30 pm	Field Trip: Topock Marsh by Van/Bus	DeeDee DeLorenzo	32	Fisherman's Access
March 12 - FRI	7:00 am - 10:00 am	Nature Walk: Colorado River Nature Center	Zen Mocarski	R	Colorado River Nature Center
March 12 - FRI	10:30 am - 11:30 am	Seminar: Wildlife and Plants	Dr. David Charlet	R	Aquarius Gemini II
March 12 - FRI	10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River Tour by Water Taxi	DRK	22	Aquarius Casino Dock
March 12 - FRI	1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Seminar: Burrowing Owls	Christiana Manville	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 12 - FRI	1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Seminar: Water & Wildlife	David Syzdek	R	Aquarius Pisces
March 12 - FRI	2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Seminar: Bat Monitoring	Marissa Foster	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 12 - FRI	2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Seminar: Colorado River Birds	DeeDee DeLorenzo	R	Aquarius Pavilion B
March 12 - FRI	3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Seminar: Mojave Desert Reptiles	Bill & Paula Garrett	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 12 - FRI	5:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Event: Wine and Art Show w/Sharon K. Schafer 6:30 pm	SNBWTP	R	Riverside Starview Room
March 13 - SAT	5:30 am - 7:15 am 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 9:30 am - 10:15 am	Tour Registration Festival Registration Tour Registration	SNBWTP	30	Fisherman's Access Riverside Starview Room Aquarius Casino Dock
March 13 - SAT	9:00 am - 1:00 pm	Exhibitor area open	SNBWTP	N/C	Riverside Starview Room
March 13 - SAT	6:00 am - 11:00 am	Field Trip: Topock Gorge w/Captain Doyle	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 13 - SAT	6:30 am - 12:30 pm	Field Trip: Topock Marsh by Van/Bus	DeeDee DeLorenzo	32	Fisherman's Access
March 13 - SAT	7:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Wee Thump Joshua Tree Forest (IBA)	Sharon K. Schafer	32	Fisherman's Access
March 13 - SAT	7:00 am - 10:00 am	Nature Walk: Laughlin River Walk	Bob Barnes	R	Riverside Starview Room
March 13 - SAT	8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River by Kayak	DRK	37	Fisherman's Access
March 13 - SAT	8:00 am - 12:00 pm	Field Trip: Laughlin Lagoon by Kayak	DRK	32	Fisherman's Access
March 13 - SAT	9:00 am - 10:00 am	Seminar: Petroglyphs Wings & Wildlife on the Rocks	Jeanne Howerton	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 13 - SAT	10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River Tour by Water Taxi	DRK	22	Aquarius Casino Dock
March 13 - SAT	10:30 am - 11:30 am	Seminar: Dragonflies and Damselflies	Bruce Lund	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 13 - SAT	10:30 am - 11:30 am	Seminar: Nevada Important Bird Areas	Robin Powell	R	Aquarius Gemini II
March 13 - SAT	1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Seminar: Binoculars	Bob Barnes	R	Aquarius Pavilion B
March 13 - SAT	1:00 pm - 4:00 pm	Nature Walk: Petroglyphs at Grapevine Canyon	Jeanne Howerton	R	Grapevine Canyon
March 13 - SAT	2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Seminar: Beginning Bird ID	Bob Barnes	R	Aquarius Pavilion B
March 13 - SAT	2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Seminar: Falconry	Dick Benoit	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 13 - SAT	3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Seminar: Bighorn Sheep	Zen Mocarski	R	Riverside Harbor Port 1
March 13 - SAT	3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Seminar: Hummingbird Tidbits	Bob Barnes	R	Aquarius Pavilion B
March 13 - SAT	6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Event: Banquet Ted Floyd	SNBWTP	35	Aquarius Ballroom A
March 14 - SUN	5:30 am - 6:15 am	Tour Registration	SNBWTP		Fisherman's Access
March 14 - SUN	4:45 am - 6:00 pm	Field Trip: Black Canyon by Kayak	DRK	105	Fisherman's Access
March 14 - SUN	6:00 am - 11:00 am	Field Trip: Topock Gorge w/Captain Doyle	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 14 - SUN	6:15 am - 1:30 pm	Field Trip: Hualapai Mountain Park	Bob Barnes	32	Fisherman's Access
March 14 - SUN	7:00 am - 10:00 am	Nature Walk: Laughlin River Walk	SNBWTP	R	Riverside Starview Room
March 14 - SUN	10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River Tour by Water Taxi	DRK	22	Aquarius Casino Dock
March 15 - MON	5:30 am - 6:15 am	Tour Registration	SNBWTP		Fisherman's Access
March 15 - MON	6:00 am - 1:30 pm	Field Trip: Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve	Je Anne Branca	37	Fisherman's Access
March 15 - MON	6:00 am - 11:00 am	Field Trip: Topock Gorge w/Captain Doyle	DRK	52	Fisherman's Access
March 15 - MON	6:00 am - 4:00 pm	Field Trip: Topock Gorge by Kayak	DRK	57	Fisherman's Access
March 15 - MON	8:00 am - 4:00 pm	Field Trip: Black Canyon by Motorized Raft	DRK	105	Fisherman's Access
March 15 - MON	10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Field Trip: Colorado River Tour by Water Taxi	DRK	22	Aquarius Casino Dock

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Seminar Descriptions

Name
Bat Monitoring This class will cover the different techniques of bat monitoring. Participants will learn about the scientific methods used in bat monitoring, including methods that require permits and also the ways to monitor that do not require permits such as acoustic, spot lighting and bat houses. The discussion will include Southern Nevada bats and their habitat. Marissa Foster graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2007 with a degree in Environmental Biology. She has worked for the Southern Nevada Water Authority for 6 years; 4 years as an undergraduate intern and 2 years as a Biologist. Marissa has also worked with the Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee on the Las Vegas Wash project for all 6 years. In these years Marissa participated in amphibian, fish, bird, bat, small and large mammal, and vegetation surveys. She has conducted bat surveys for the Wash team for 5 of those years using both acoustic and capture techniques.
Binoculars, Bird ID, and Hummingbirds with Bob Barnes 3 How-To Classes with Bob Barnes Binoculars: Selection and Effective Use (Offered Saturday 1:00 pm) * How can I test binoculars for quality? * How can I buy a good pair of binoculars for $30? * How can I use binoculars effectively with moving objects? * Interactive workshop - bring binoculars; some available on site for use. Level: All audiences Bird ID (Offered Saturday 2:15 pm) * What bird species do I already know? * What are some tips for identifying species new to me? * How can I use common birds to help me identify less common ones? * Where and when should I practice ID? * Level: Beginner to Intermediate to those who/want to teach bird ID. Hummingbird Attracting and Tidbits (Offered Saturday 3:30 pm) * Feeders - Ants & Pam oven spray, cleanliness is godliness, put-up/take down dates, sugar/water ratio, yellow jackets. * Tidbits - fast facts, migration, observation/ID, social life, status & distribution, references (books, CDs/DVDs) * Level: All audiences Since 1977 Bob Barnes has led over three hundred organized birding trips in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and Costa Rica. Bob started the Kern River Valley Hummingbird Celebration and has taught numerous binocular and bird id workshops at the annual Kern River Valley nature festivals, at California State University-Bakersfield Extension, as well as in the field during hundreds of field trips.
Birds of the Lower Colorado River with DeeDee DeLorenzo This seminar will focus on birds found in the Laughlin and Bullhead City area during late winter and early spring. Discover where birds such as the Verdin, Clark's Grebe, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Vermilion Flycatcher, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Crissal Thrasher, and Abrt's Towhee can be found. The program includes a power point presentation and provides information that will help birders identify resident and migratory birds, as well as suggestions where specific species can be found in southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. This presentation is geared for all interested in birding the local area. DeeDee DeLorenzo has lived in Bullhead City since 1978, and retired from teaching in the local elementary school district in 2006. DeeDee has been a facilitator for Project Wild with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and has taught several birding classes at Mohave Community College. At the present time, DeeDee conducts bird surveys in the area for USGS and the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, coordinates the Havasu Christmas Bird Count, compiles Mohave Counting bird sightings for the North American Migration Count, and writes the Mohave County Seasonal Report for the Arizona Field Ornithologists website.
Burrowing Owls - Charismatic Desert Dwellers by Leilani Takano and Christiana Manville Biologists Leilani Takano and Christiana Manville of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will give a presentation on burrowing owls in southern Nevada. These owls easily can be seen in Laughlin and Las Vegas if you know where to look. Come and learn where and how to observe this species, about common owl behaviors, and efforts to conserve this species. Additionally, the results from the Urban Burrowing Owl Monitoring Project be presented. A joint effort project between Red Rock Audubon Society and the USFWS used volunteers to monitor owl nests throughout the breeding season in Las Vegas. Christiana is a biologist with the USFWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, where she assists private landowners with restoration of wildlife habitat on their property. She developed the Urban Burrowing Owl Monitoring Project in response to public concern about burrowing owls being threatened by urban development. Leilani is lead biologist for endangered bird and migratory bird issues in the Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office in Las Vegas. She has also worked in the USFWS Migratory Bird Office in Portland, Oregon and with the U.S. Geological Survey on brown treesnakes.
Colorado River Valley Big Horn Sheep with Zen Mocarski The Black Mountains, which is the range around Bullhead City and Laughlin, holds the largest contiguous population of desert bighorn sheep in the nation. With growth come problems, especially fragmentation, which is the splitting apart of herd. Zen Mocarski will discuss the biology of bighorn sheep, disease and predation issues, and mitigations efforts throughout the Black Mountains. Come and enjoy this presentation and develop a newfound respect for these animals and where they live. Zen Mocarski has been the Information and Education Program Manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Region III office for seven years. Twice a year he conducts bighorn sheep workshops and does countless talks on the venomous critters for schools, organizations, and different events throughout the region. Just don't ask him to identify all the different scorpions, there are, after all, 56 different species in the state.
Dragonflies and Damselflies with Bruce Lund A program on another major group of flying critters: dragonflies and damselflies. Using locally taken images, this program will introduce participants to the local dragonflies and damselflies, the habitats where they can be found, tricks of the trade for finding them within those habitats, and observations about their adaptations for feeding, territoriality and more. Bruce Lund is a botanist/biologist who has been birding, botanizing, and dabbling in other natural history areas in southern Nevada for more than a decade. Over that time, he found his binoculars increasingly straying from birds to another group of colorful flying critters, the dragonflies and damselflies. Actually, this is happening quite a bit among birders because this group of insects is a lot like birds in being active and colorful, flying and perching in full view during the day, and eminently viewable with binoculars. Bruce finally â€œcaught the bugâ€ and dedicated his full attention to learning and photographing this ancient lineage in southern Nevada. Bruce will have his insect net, cameras, and other field tools, and bring his collection of field guides for participants to check over. And as a plus, Bruce will bring his own local field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies for the Muddy River area where he has done most of his field work. While the focus of the guide is for the northeast corner of the County, it will work very well in the Laughlin area. Bruce is a volunteer with the Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge, leading guided walks and creating seasonal bird, bat, butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly, and other interpretive posters. He leads bird trips in the Muddy River area for the Red Rock Audubon Society, and initiated the Muddy River Christmas Bird Count in 2000 and has been its leader since then. Past experience includes five years as a US Forest Service botanist in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, twelve years as a land steward for The Nature Conservancy in the Muddy River area, and in New York fourteen years as the Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary Director for the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and a bunch of other stuff.
Falconry with Dick Benoit Participants will receive a general overview of the sport of falconry and the process one must go through to participate in falconry. Master falconers will discuss the kinds of raptors that falconers hunt with, as well as the typical prey hunted with these birds. Live birds planned for exhibit in a falconry "weathering yard" will include a Goshawk, Harris Hawk, Red tail Hawk, Peregrine Falcon and others. Dick Benoit recently retired from UNLV Educational Outreach and is an apprentice falconer. He is certified in Nevada as an Environmental Education and Interpretation specialist and his area of interest is raptor habitat and migration patterns in Nevada and the surrounding states. Dick has enlisted the knowledge and expertise of several of his master falconer mentors for this very informative session on the sport.
Nevada Important Bird Areas Robin Powell will be giving a presentation on the Nevada Important Bird Areas Program, including brief descriptions and photographs of the priority Important Bird Areas and some of the program's efforts to conserve these areas. The Important Bird Areas, or IBAs, Program is a world-wide effort to identify the most important places for bird populations and to focus conservation efforts. Within Nevada there are 39 recognized IBAs which are sites that provide essential breeding, migration, or wintering habitat for one or more species of birds. The Nevada IBA Program is focused on the protection, preservation, conservation, and restoration of the habitat, which is not only beneficial to the bird species, but wildlife in general. Each IBA has varying degrees of resource challenges and issues ranging from invasive plants, habitat degradation, development, and water quantity/quality. The Nevada IBA program monitors and conserves the unique habitats that make these sites Important Bird Areas. Ms. Powell has been the Nevada Director of Bird Conservation through the National Audubon Society for over 3 years and has over 11 years experience as a conservation ecologist on various natural resource management issues throughout Nevada.
Petroglyphs - Wings and Wildlife On the Rocks Over thousands of years, images of “wings and wildlife” have been recorded in stone on the cliffs and boulders in the deserts of the Southwest. Scratched and pecked into the rocks as petroglyphs or painted on as pictographs, early native peoples created their impressions of the birds and animals that inhabited the area, along with a variety of patterns and designs. This presentation includes photographs of images from a number of rock art sites that will compare different artistic styles and techniques, and demonstrate the vast array of subjects and creativity captured by these early artists. Jeanne Sharp Howerton is a fourth generation native Nevadan from a cattle ranch in Nye County. As a young child she became an avid bird watcher and lover of nature. After teaching gifted and talented students in public schools for 30 years, she now enjoys writing history books, doing photography, star gazing, bird watching, gardening, and playing the fiddle. She is the current president of the Southern Nevada Rock Art Association
Reptiles of the Mojave Desert You see them on a rock or under a bush but how much do you really know about the Reptiles of the Mojave Desert? They range from benign to venomous, incredibly small to large, and they use a variety of techniques to survive in our desert environment. Join Bill and Paula Garrett on a tour of the snakes, lizards, and tortoise of the Mojave Desert and learn more about these amazing creatures and the habitat they live in. We have invited a few of our scaly desert friends, so be prepared to see some critters up close and personal! Bill is a wildlife biologist for a Las Vegas firm and Paula is a research scientist at UNLV. Their love of the desert and their inhabitants keep these two busy with their volunteer work for Nevada Department of Wildlife and their love of hiking and camping. Paula also volunteers with the Master Gardener program, the Nevada Naturalist program, the USFS, BLM and NPS.
Water and Wildlife, Collaboratively Restoring Habitat with David Syzdek David Syzdek, an environmental biologist for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, will discuss wildlife and restoration activities at the Warm Springs Natural Area (WSNA). The Warm Springs Natural Area is a 1,218 acre nature preserve where five major springs come together to form the Muddy River near Moapa, Nevada. WSNA contains one of the rarest and most endangered ecosystems in the Mojave Desert: the desert riparian ecosystem. This oasis in the desert is home to 29 sensitive species including four fish, 11 invertebrates, five birds, seven bats, one reptile, and one amphibian. Several of these species are endemic and are only found on WSNA. One of these, the Moapa dace, is a critically endangered fish species. Recovery and delisting of the Moapa dace is the focus of a collaborative effort between the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, the Nature Conservancy, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority. David will discuss the history of WSNA, the wildlife and other resources, and efforts currently underway to improve habitat for the dace and other species. He will also discuss the future of the property and its management as a birding destination. David Syzdek is a native Nevadan who attended the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and has a degree in Environmental Studies with minors in Biology and Geology. He has worked as a wildlife biologist for over 15 years and currently is employed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority at the Warm Springs Natural Area where he works to help recover the endangered Moapa dace. He also works with invertebrates, reptiles, mammals, and birds at the Natural Area. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, scuba diving, reading and spending time with his two children, Caroline, age 6 and Andrew, age 3.
Wildlife and Plants with Dr. David Charlet Dr. Charlet will present an overview of wild plants native to the Mojave Desert and will talk about the ecology of these plants and their use by various wildlife. Dr. Charlet's research is acutely focused on the natural history of the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts. He has worked in more than 280 of Nevada's named mountain ranges, and mapped and wrote a reference book on the conifers of Nevada. Dr. Charlet has worked on several projects for Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. David Charlet received his B.S. and M.S. in Biology and his Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology from the University of Nevada, Reno. He is a Professor at the College of Southern Nevada, where he teaches 10 biology and environmental science classes each year. David relentlessly brings his research experience into his classroom lectures, and recently was the editor and lead author of a textbook used in introductory environmental science classes.