Artist Exhibition – Owls
MARCH 1 – MAY 31 – Visit the VINS Nature Center and experience the beauty of owls through the artwork of painters Betsy Smith and Diana Clegg Brown. Both artists are inspired by the natural world and wild creatures, including the owls they paint!
Virtual Owl Friday: Wild at Heart’s quest to save species from extinction
MARCH 31 – This virtual presentation will focus on their Burrowing Owl Recovery Project which has built over 6000 artificial burrow habitats and provided homes for more than 2500 Burrowing Owls, and their work establishing captive-breeding protocols for the proposed Threatened Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.
Virtual Owl Friday: Teton’s Poo-Poo Project
APRIL 7 – Teton Raptor Center’s Poo-Poo Project was created to address this problem by covering vault toilet ventilation pipes with affordable and durable screens that prevent wildlife entrapment without restricting airflow. Since 2013 the Poo-Poo Project has distributed more than 18,000 Poo-Poo Screens to more than 640 partners in all 50 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada.
Virtual Owl Friday: Owl Research Institute’s Great Gray Owls and Tree Snags
APRIL 14 – For six years the researchers at the Owl Research Institute have been studying Great Gray Owls. Not only are they tracking the population with long-term monitoring of nest sites, they are learning more about what types of trees these owls need, mainly large dead trees. Join us for this virtual event to learn more about this research initiative from owl biologist, Beth Mendelsohn.
Owl Festival
APRIL 15 – Join us for a day of all things owly! Gather with live owls from all over the world, discover their life stories, join in a craft, and play games. Spice up your experience by dressing as your favorite owl! You never know whooo you’ll run into.
Spring into Action on Invasives
ARRIL 16 – Trying to manage invasive species on your property? Join Michael Bald of “Got Weeds?” for an introduction to terrestrial invasive plants and effective manual control methods. This workshop will feature opportunities to get your hands dirty as you put your new skills to the test and help VINS target invasive species at the Nature Center.