GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT -- COUNT-DOWN
Saturday, February 6, 2010, noon to 3pm
Celebrate our feathered friends with an afternoon of bird related activities, crafts and more! This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the Great Backyard Bird Count (February 12-15, 2010) and how your family can participate.
Cost is $10 per family. Pre-registration not required.

AUDUBON SOCIETY GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 11am to 1pm
Joan Brown, retired Conservation and Education Officer with KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, will guide us through some basics of birding and what birds you can expect to see for our area, while both educating us and entertaining us with her stories of attracting birds and chasing away squirrels.
Join us after the program at noon for a bird count walk in the Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve.
FREE! Pre-registration not required.

OWL PROWL
Saturday, February 13, 2010, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
An indoor presentation will be followed by a hike in the forest in search of owls in their natural habitat. A recording will be used to call the owls---hopefully they will return the call and fly over to investigate and inspect us as we do the same to them.
Cost for non-members is $7 per person, or $20 per family; for members cost is $5 per person, or $15 per family.
Registration is required.Please call LNC at 458-1328

INVASIVE PLANT REMOVAL DAY
Monday, February 15, 2010, 10am to 12noon
Come prepared to relieve your frustrations by ripping out Japanese Honeysuckle, multiflora rose, privet, winter creeper and other non-native plants that are taking over the Nature Preserve. Please dress for the weather. Some materials are provided; however, you may want to bring your own gloves and tools.
Scout, school, and other community groups are welcome.
Pre-registration is appreciated.

WINTER TREE IDENTIFICATION HIKE
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 1pm to 2:30
If twigs could talk, what would they tell us during the winter months?
Trees in winter have a certain stark beauty. Their shapes are unveiled as they lose their leaves. You don't need a leaf to identify a tree -- come learn about the other clues that help you recognize trees in winter.
Cost is a donation to the Nature Center. Reservations appreciated.

WINTER BIRDS
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 1pm to 3pm Birds continue to inspire and fascinate us. Over 150 species have been seen at the Louisville Nature Center. Join staff naturalist Kerry Jones for an introduction to the absorbing world of birds and their natural history.
Cost is a donation to the Nature Center. Pre-registration is appreciated