The 7th Annual Birding Festival Planned for Galveston Island, TX

FeatherFest 2009 Keynote Dinner

Friday, April 3, 2009

Fishman’s Wharf
Pier 22
22nd Street and Harborside Drive
Galveston, TX 77550

Photo Contest Silent Auction & Cash Bar
5:30 p.m.
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Seating, Welcome & Introductions
6:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
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Dinner
6:45 p.m.
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Keynote Presentation
“25 Years, 25 Things that have Changed the Face of Birding”
Peter Dunne
Vice President, Natural History Information
New Jersey Audubon
Director, N. J. Audubon Society Cape May Bird Observatory
7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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**Book Signing**
“Prairie Spring” by Peter Dunne 8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Please purchase books to be signed by Peter at the Birders’ Bazaar
and prior the Keynote Dinner, as a limited number will be for sale there.
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Silent Auction Check-out
8:30 p.m.

Make your reservations for this event today!

Fisherman’s Wharf is hailed by Texas Monthly as the premiere restaurant of the Texas Gulf Coast and boasts a splendid view of the Galveston harbor.
Keynote Dinner reservations can be made in two ways:

If you register for FeatherFest (and perhaps sign up for trips and events) please include and pay for “Keynote Dinner” as one of your choices. See the instructions in this site’s Registration section. Registrants pay $40.
If you can only attend the Keynote Dinner and will not be registering, the dinner alone is $60. …for an order form please click here.

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FeatherFest 2009 Opening Social
Thursday, April 2, 2009

1880 Garten Verein
2704 Avenue O
The center of 19th-century refined social life in Galveston.
This event is free for registered FeatherFest participants.

Cocktails and Social
5:30 p.m.
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“Hurricanes, Habitats and Birds”
An Opening Social Conversation
6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

After meeting at the Opening Social, FeatherFest guests, event leaders and volunteers will gather for an open discussion about the effects of hurricanes on habitats, animal life and of course, birds. Three sanctuary managers will make short presentations and then address questions from the audience.

Expert Panelists: Winnie Burkett, Houston Audubon Society Sanctuaries Manager

Clinton Jeske, National Wetlands Center Manager who has studied the after-effects of Katrina in Louisiana

Patrick Walther, Texas Chenier Plains Refuge Complex Wildlife Biologist

Optional activity – world renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman plays at the 1894 Grand Opera House at 8 p.m. Click here to purchase tickets.

FeatherFest 2009 Closing Social
Saturday, April 4, 2009

Moody Mansion Museum
2618 Broadway
The historic landmark home of one of Texas’ most powerful families.

This event is free for registered FeatherFest participants.

Cocktails and Social
5:30 p.m.
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“The Natural Wonders of the Galveston Area:
A Celebration Regardless of Hurricane Ike”
6:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Kevin Karlson

Recognized naturalist and wildlife photographer Kevin Karlson will present an audio/visual celebration of birding in the Galveston area. This is both a celebration of birding and a tribute to Kevin for his great support of FeatherFest. It promises to be a memorable event!

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For Further Information

Email: NatureTourismGalv@juno.com
Phone: 409.392.0841 or 1-888-425-4753
Fax: 409.737.2264
Mail: Galveston FeatherFest, P.O. Box 1468,
Galveston, TX 77553-1468

FeatherFest is a project of the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council
which supports eco-tourism and education, and promotes the value of area natural habitats.