Please come to our March program. The spring movement of waterfowl is upon us and the wetlands along Lake Erie are an important factor. Winous Point has played a major role in conservation of our coastal wetlands. 
 
 Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland Program Series 2012-13
  All lectures are presented at 7:00 pm in the Rare Book Room at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and are free to the public.
  March 13, 2013
  Conserving Wetlands and Waterfowl: the Winous Point Story
  John Simpson - Director, Winous Point Marsh Conservancy
  The Winous Point Shooting Club, founded in 1856, is the oldest waterfowl hunting club still in operation today in the USA. The WPSC has a long tradition of wetlands and waterfowl conservation, a tradition that dates back to the Cleveland businessmen who founded the club. Interestingly enough, this interest in natural history by the membership can also be traced to the early roots of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. This passion for conservation lives on today at Winous Point as evidenced by the relatively new Winous Point Marsh Conservancy, a foundation created to direct the conservation mission at Winous Point and within the coastal wetlands of NW Ohio. This presentation will explore the founding of the WPSC, its ties to the CMNH, and the rich history that that ties waterfowling and wetlands conservation together in NW Ohio.
REMINDER: OUR PROGRAMS AT THE CMNH HAVE FREE PARKING AND ON CLEAR NIGHTS, THE OBSERVATORY MAY BE OPEN AFTER THE PROGRAM!!!
Sandy Buckles, M.S.Education ChairAudubon Society of Greater Clevelandwww.clevelandaudubon.org
 
"We must strive to touch the land gently and care for it as true stewards that those who follow us may see our mark on the land was one of respect and love....."( From a trail marker at Settler's Cove, near Ketchikan , Alaska.)
Robert B. Oetting 

                                          
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