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Celebrate the changing seasons by reconnecting with nature through a bird walk or a beginner birding class.
The Tippecanoe Audubon Society offers free, family-friendly events — both outdoors at local nature preserves and indoors in a classroom setting — that make it easy to dive into the world of birding, according to a provided news release. Knowledgeable Audubon members will lead the upcoming field trips and the beginning birding class detailed below.
The Sept. 26 field trip is at Evelyn and Wendell Dygert Nature Preserve north of Columbia City. This ACRES land trust preserve includes a walk along a revegetating old field and a 1.6-mile loop trail through a mature forest with a number of ravines and small streams. The street address is 4245 N. 50 W., Columbia City. Driving Directions: From Ind. 109 north of Columbia City, turn west on CR 400N. At the T with CR 650, turn north and go about ¼ mile to the parking lot on the west side of the road. Meet at the parking lot at 9:30 a.m.
The Oct. 24 field trip is at the Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run. This ACRES preserve is southwest of Lagro, on the west bank of Ross Run. The 2-mile trail provides views of cliffs above the stream, a waterfall, mature forest and tree plantings. There is a fair amount of up and down on the trail, with a few steep sections. The street address is 1866 E. Baumbauer Road, Wabash. Driving Directions: Travel south on Ind. 524 from Lagro. Turn west on Baumbauer Road about 1 mile south of town. Continue on Baumbauer for about 2 miles; the parking area is on the north side of the road near the bridge over Ross Run. Meet at the parking lot at 9:30 a.m.
The beginning birding class is on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the North Webster Community Public Library in the South Meeting Room. Tippecanoe Audubon Society will present a beginning birding class for community members interested in learning how to get started birding or improve their birding skills. The class will teach the basic methods and tools used to observe and identify birds. Attendees will also find out how to participate in bird counting citizen science projects such as the Global Big Day and the Christmas Bird Count. This class is for all levels from novice to experienced birders. Pre-registration for this class is encouraged. Online registration is open on the library website's calendar page at https://nwcpl.org/calendar/
Founded in 1975, Tippecanoe Audubon Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bird conservation, environmental education and habitat preservation. The society manages three nature preserves in Wabash County and hosts field trips, workshops, and community programs throughout the year. The website can be found at www.tippeaudubon.org.
