[mou] Festival of Owls registration open
Houston Nature Center
nature@acegroup.cc
Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:33:02 -0600
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Owl activities, awards, contests, displays, food, merchandise, =20
programs, and prizes=85. Plan now to experience absolute owl immersion =20=
at the 4th Annual Festival of Owls March 3-5, 2006 in Houston, =20
Minnesota. Registration is now open for the following Festival =20
activities:
Delve into =93Owls in Lore, Culture, and Conservation=94 with keynote =20=
speaker David H. Johnson, Executive Director of the Global Owl =20
Project, at the Friday evening banquet. Banquet attendees will also =20
get a chance to check out a temporary Saw-whet Owl banding station to =20=
be set up that evening. Only 100 banquet tickets will be sold.
To help recognize those who have helped make this a better world for =20
owls, the Festival of Owls has teamed up with the Global Owl Project, =20=
Manitoba Great Gray Owl Fund, and Raptor Education Group to create =20
the Owl Hall of Fame. Two awards will be presented at the banquet: =20
the Lady Gray=92l Award for an individual owl and the Champion of Owls =20=
Award for a human who have each gone out on a limb, so to speak, for =20
owls.
For the more academic owl enthusiasts, the Festival of Owls will be =20
hosting an owl research workshop. College and university students =20
are especially encouraged to participate.
Photographers, both amateur and professional, won=92t want to miss the =20=
new photographer=92s brunch with the owls. Each registered =20
photographer will get to spend 10 minutes one-on-one photographing =20
each of four owl species in an outdoor setting. Space is very limited.
Calling all teachers! If you=92re interested in using owl pellets in =20=
your classroom and would like to find out how to do it, sign up for =20
the Owl Pellets in Your Classroom program. Space is limited and the =20
cost is negligible, so sign up early. There will also be an owl =20
pellet dissection class for the general public.
A $2.50 collectible owl admission button is all that is required for =20
most other Festival activities for adults (kids are free) and can be =20
purchased at the door.
Some events that require button admission include the Festival=92s =20
hottest new event=97the Media Celebrity Hooting Contest. Watch well-=20
known television, radio, and newspaper personalities put their vocal =20
chords to the test while they are judged by three owl experts. Watch =20=
for the list of participants in February.
You won=92t want to miss the Raptor Education Group=92s very special =
live =20
owl programs featuring six different species of live owls, or the =20
Saturday evening owl prowls to call in wild owls with expert owl =20
callers. Kids will enjoy the owl origami, owl face-painting and =20
Alice the Owl=92s hatch-day party, while adults have fun with the =20
raffle, silent auctions, owl merchandise and other activities too =20
numerous to mention.
Events that don=92t require an admission button or pre-registration =20
include the new owl face pancake breakfast with real maple syrup & =20
wild tea tasting, owl storytelling and craft, owl photography and =20
hands-on owl displays.
For registration forms and more information about the Festival of =20
Owls, visit the Festival website at www.houstonmn.com/owlfest.htm or =20
contact the HoustonNature Center at 507-896-HOOT (4668) or =20
nature@acegroup.cc.
The Festival of Owls is co-sponsored by the Houston Nature Center, =20
Friends of the Houston Nature Center, Houston Area Chamber of =20
Commerce, and Houston Hoedown. Proceeds go to help the Houston =20
Nature Center and Global Owl Project.
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Karla Kinstler
Director/Naturalist
Houston Nature Center
215 W Plum St
PO Box 667
Houston, MN 55943
507-896-4668
nature@acegroup.cc
http://www.houstonmn.com/Nature/nature2.htm
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help recognize those who have helped make this a better world for owls, =
the Festival of Owls has teamed up with the Global Owl Project, Manitoba =
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of Fame.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes; font-size: 13.3333px; =
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Pellets in Your Classroom program.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
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style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; ">=A0 </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN =
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class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; ">=A0 =
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
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general public.</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; =
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"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; ">A =
$2.50 collectible owl admission button is all that is required for most =
other Festival activities for adults (kids are free) and can be =
purchased at the door.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
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experts.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; ">=A0 =
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; ">You =
won=92t want to miss the Raptor Education Group=92s very special live =
owl programs featuring six different species of live owls, or the =
Saturday evening owl prowls to call in wild owls with expert owl =
callers.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; ">=A0 =
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
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raffle, silent auctions, owl merchandise and other activities too =
numerous to mention.</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; =
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"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Events that don=92t require an admission button or pre-registration =
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registration forms and more information about the Festival of Owls, =
visit the Festival website at </SPAN><A =
href=3D"http://www.houstonmn.com/owlfest.htm"><SPAN =
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">Center</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 13.3333px; "> at =
507-896-HOOT (4668) or </SPAN><A href=3D"mailto:nature@acegroup.cc"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
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