Starting in September,
Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon began featuring
special youth only field trips, led by members
of our Youth Outreach Committee.
Our past trips have included Jones Beach in
September and Montauk Point in November and a
winter waterfowl walk in January.
Upcoming trips include birding, botany and
general naturalist excursions! Parents are of
course welcome and we do ask that you
fill out a permission slip prior to the trip and
send to us. Loaner binoculars are available
to those without their own. For more
information, email trickiwoo63@yahoo.com Download
permission slip here. (PDF - 50 kb)
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About Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon's
Youth Outreach Committee
In November 2008, Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon
Society formed a Youth Outreach Committee ("YOC") as
a means of engaging teens in nature and
conservation.
Stella Miller, Chapter President,
mentors the members of the Committee, consisting of
three teens: Brent Bomkamp, Brendan Fogarty and
Vinny Pellegrino, by providing leadership training
in fundraising, marketing, public relations, donor
cultivation, and program development and
coordination.
The YOC meets once a month to
brainstorm program and project ideas. They manage a
blog, write articles for the Chapter
newsletter, lead a series of "Young Naturalist"
field trips, conduct workshops for Cub Scouts, have
given presentations at a senior center and are in
engaged in a kestrel nest box project. |
Huntington-Oyster
Bay
Audubon's Brent Bomkamp brings us his latest
article...Spring Hotspots.
The
New York State Young Birders Club provides community, friendship, and fun for
young people who have a passion for wild birds and their habitats. Huntington-Oyster
Bay
Audubon is a proud partner of the NYSYBC and we encourage you to learn more
about it, either as a partner or a member: