Bird-banding Training Scholarships

Black Hills Audubon Society (BHAS) is excited to again offer two scholarships for bird-banding training this coming spring. The six days of training will be presented at Glacial Heritage Preserve over two long week-ends, likely on May 27-30 and June 4-6, by the Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM). The cost for training each person is $450; BHAS will provide $400 of the fee for each scholarship recipient, so each participant will have to provide the remain­ing $50. After the training, each recipient will be expected to make a short presentation at a BHAS program meeting and participate in volunteer bird-banding using her/his new skills.

If you are interested in participating in this training and applying for one of the scholarships — persons of all ages are eligible — please pro­vide a statement explaining (1) why you would best be suited to receive the training and (2) how this training will be applied to your profes­sional work, personal pursuits, and/or interests. Send your statement, by April 1, to Sam Merrill, Conserva­tion Committee Chair, BHAS, at sammerrill3@nullcomcast.net.