Youth

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Survey: Teens Spend Only One Hour Outdoors Per School Day

On a typical school day, teenagers spend just one hour outdoors, according to a new survey from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF).

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Georgia DNR to Host Youth Christmas Bird Count

Add some outdoors fun to the holidays for your family by taking part in the Youth Christmas Bird Count Dec. 9 at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center east of Atlanta, as teams of youth ages 8-16 will be led by experienced birders.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Registration Open for Georgia's Teen-focused Camp TALON

Know of a teen who is keen on birding? Tell them about Camp TALON (Teen Adventures Learning Ornithology and Nature), Georgia DNR's exceptional coast-based camp for teens with a strong interest in the outdoors, birding and ecology.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

2018 ABA Summer Camp Registration Opens

American Birding Association (ABA) 2018 young birder summer camp registration officially opened Tuesday, Sept. 5.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

BSC Welcomes Young Naturalists to Annual Workshop

Bird Studies Canada and the Long Point Bird Observatory welcomed six enthusiastic young naturalists to our 2017 Doug Tarry Young Ornithologists' Workshop.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Indiana Audubon Hosts Young Birders Conference Aug. 19

The Indiana Young Birders Club and the Indiana Audubon Society is hosting the 5th Indiana Young Birders Conference on August 19 at the Cool Creek Nature Center, located in Carmel, Ind.

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Help Build School Gardens While Feeding Your Own

Throughout the month of May, Alaska fertilizer and Lowe's will donate five percent of any Alaska fertilizer purchased in-store at Lowe's to support the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Garden Grant program.

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Students Revive Their School Garden

With free lessons provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, students at Broadway Academy in Elmira, NY will expand and improve the garden in the school courtyard, using it to learn about bird habitat, nesting and migration, and how to take part in citizen science.

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Kansas Wildlife Federation Receives Grant for Youth Camp

The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation has awarded the Kansas Wildlife Federation a generous grant to support the 30th Anniversary session of their Outdoor Adventure Camp. Funds will be invested in outdoor sports equipment, educational materials and for purchasing logo shirts for the campers.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Open to ages from preschool to high school, the Georgia Youth Birding Competition set for April 29-30 is an exciting 24-hour birdathon for youth of all birding skill levels, from beginner to advanced.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Young Birders Event 2017

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will host its annual Young Birders Event, July 6 – 9 in Ithaca, NY, bringing together teenagers (students who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors) with a passion for birds who are interested in pursuing a career with birds.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Registration Open for 2017 ABA Young Birding Camps

Registration for 2017 American Birding Association Camps for birders aged 13 to 18 is now open – and all three camps have sold out quickly in recent years.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Middle Schoolers Build a Better Future for Birds

A chance to learn scientific and technical skills while helping conserve birds was all the motivation middle-school students needed to participate in a Cornell University afterschool program this summer. NestWatch is a nationwide monitoring program designed to track status and trends in the reproductive biology of birds, including when nesting occurs, number of eggs laid, how many eggs hatch, and how many hatchlings survive.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Inaugural Illinois Young Birders Symposium Aug. 27

The inaugural Illinois Young Birders Symposium, sponsored by the Illinois Ornithological Society, is set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods, Ill.

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Annual Cornell Lab Young Birds Event Concludes

A highly accomplished group of young birders gathered at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology this past weekend for the eighth annual Young Birders Event, hosted by the Lab and co-sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Bird Studies Canada Schoolyard Bird Blitz a Success

In May, students across Canada surveyed the birdlife in their schoolyards, and reported a grand total of 70 species and 1483 individual birds, as part of Bird Studies Canada's first Schoolyard Bird Blitz.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Florida Youth Shorebird Art Contest Underway

Just in time for Mother's Day - the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Audubon Florida are launching an art contest for kids to celebrate moms and raise awareness about beach-nesting shorebirds and seabirds in Florida.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

WSO Oriole Count to Introduce Young People to Birds

The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology believes it's important to introduce birds and birding to young people. For that reason, it is hosting the third annual Wisconsin Oriole Count.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Kansas Youth Identifies 225 Species

Sam Schermerhorn of Wamego, competing in the youth category of the 2015 Kansas Birding Big Year contest, tallied 225 species observed during 2015 and won his category.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

'Owls and Other Birds' Program from Indiana DNR

Preschool-age children and their adults are invited to Salamonie Preschool's "Owls and Other Birds" on Feb. 17 at Salamonie Interpretive Center in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area, Andrews, Ind.

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