The keynote speaker will be Julie Zickefoose, a writer, artist and naturalist at home in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio. Read more about Julie on her website.

Other programs include numerous bird walks at Headlands Beach, Headlands Nature Preserve, and other nearby birding hotspots. A Lake Erie pelagic trip is being looked at also, weather permitting.

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