Youth Activities

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Plan your schedule to participate in these activities!  

Festival is open: Friday, May 16th 12 noon to 7 pm

                                Student Art Contest Awards with Remarks by Rosalie Winard

                            Saturday, May 17th 10 am - 6 pm

Vendor and Exhibit Hours

Friday, May 16, 12 noon – 7 pm

Saturday, May 17, 10 am – 6 pm

Be sure to visit our venders, artists, Optical & Birding Equipment booths, Food, Displays, and Youth Activities

2008 Youth Activities Saturday, May 17th include:  

Foto with a Feathered Friend ($1) Have your picture taken with a live bird

·        Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR): Bug and Bird Characteristics, Observation & Color

·        Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge: Bird Beak Adaptations and Food

·        HawkWatch International: Bird Information and Live Bird presentations

·        Home Depot, Centerville :  10 AM, Make & Take Bird Houses

·        Utah Botanical Garden : Cattail Ducks

·        Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Project: Brine Shrimp and Brine Flies

·        Utah Rivers Council: Origami Birds and Water Use Sponge Activity

·        Stokes Nature Center : Birds’ Mating Dances and Rituals Activity

·        Antelope Island State Park : Birding by Ear

·        Swaner Nature Preserve: Are there birds in them thar mountains?

·        Utah Waterfowl Association

·        Wildlife Protection Society:  Practical tips to protect wildlife around your home and community

·        Ogden Nature Center : Live birds, presentations

·        “Those Wild Wetlands” Youth Program (fee $2/youth)

·        Art Show

Photographs by DeeDee O'Brien: Left- Hawkwatch, Right- Utah Wildlife Rehabilitation