18th Annual Migration Celebration
SATURDAY - APRIL 21, 2012
PROGRAM
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge

This schedule is effective 03/11/2012
9:00 AM Activities Begin at San Bernard NWR
9:00 AM - 6:15 PM Information Booth
   •  Pick up a free Map and Schedule
   •  Pick up a free Junior Naturalist Passport
   •  Sign up for Marsh Buggy Tour on Wolfweed Reservoir
   •  Sign up for Guided Nature Tour at Bobcat Woods
   •  Sign up for Kayaking on Cedar Lake Creek
   •  Sign up for Moccasin Pond Van Tour
   •  Sign up for Guided San Bernard Oak Tour
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Event: Bird Banding Demonstration
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Times are approximate.
Click on individual
events for exact times.
Children's Discovery Program
   •   Bow Hunting
   •   Bug Sweeping
   •   Crabbing for Kids
   •   Fire Fighting for Kids
   •   Fish Casting with Rod and Reel
   •   Nature Studies with a Microscope
   •   Pond Life
   •   Live Critters: Alligators, Snakes, and Turtles
TPWD's Coastal Expo
   •  Crab Marsh
   •  Glass Bottom Stream
   •  Discovery Boxes
   •  Fish Prints
   •  Beach Goodies
   •  Fish Rubbing Tables
   •  Touch Tank
Junior Naturalist Program
    Pick up a free Junior Naturalist Passport at the tent near the information booth
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Van Shuttles to and from other venues
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Exhibits Building
   •  Exhibitors
        Check out exhibits by several local organizations
   •  Photo Contest Exhibit
        See all photos entered in the 2012 Photo Contest
   •  Nature Store
        Operated by Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
        Hats, T-Shirts, and other items
        Claim Junior Naturalist Prize
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Event: EarthQuest Birds of Prey Show
       Presented by EarthQuest.

9:15 AM - 3:15 PM
Self Guided 1 Hour Tour

Self Guided Nature Walks to San Bernard Oak
       Self guided nature walk to largest Live Oak in Texas
       Van Shuttle leaves once an hour beginning at 9:15 AM
       Last shuttle leaves at 3:15 PM

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Events
   •  Marsh Buggy Tours on Wolfweed Reservoir
         Last shuttle to Wolfweed Reservoir leaves Information Booth at 3:30 PM
   •  Moccasin Pond Van Tours
         Last Van Tour leaves Information Booth at 4:00 PM
   •  Kayaking on Cedar Lake Creek
         Last shuttle to the Kayak Dock leaves Information Booth at 3:30 PM   

9:45 AM - 3:45 PM
1 Hour Guided Tour
Reservations Required
at Information Booth

Event: Guided Nature Walks at Bobcat Woods
        Conducted by an experienced naturalist.
        Every hour starting at 9:45 AM

9:45 AM - 2:45 PM
1 Hour Guided Tour
Reservations Required
at Information Booth

Event: Guided Nature Walks to San Bernard Oak
        Conducted by an experienced volunteer.
        Every hour starting at 9:45 AM
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Bake Sale in the Exhibits Building
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM Food Sales at the Food Services Building
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation: Reptile Identification and Ecology
        
Conducted by Curtis Jones, Assistant Refuge Manager
        San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
        Location: Conference Room
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Presentation: Urban Wildlife Encounters
        Conducted by Mark Klym, Wildlife Diversity
        Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
        Location: Conference Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Presentation: Reptile Identification and Ecology
        Conducted by Marc Ealy, Area Manager
        Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area
        Location: Conference Room
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Event: Rocket Netting Demonstration
        Conducted by Marc Ealy, Area Manager
        Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM Event: EarthQuest Birds of Prey Show
       Presented by EarthQuest

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