Attendance at this conference was around 175 people – thank you to those who made it!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
The Arden Shisler Center for Education & Economic Development
1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, Ohio 44691
*Download and Print a Registration Form*
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Wayne County Visitors Bureau
AGENDA
Light refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
8:00 – 9:00: Registration
9:00 – 9:15: Welcome – Jay Brindo, OBS Director; Marcella Hawkins, Special Events Chair
9:15 – 10:00: Dan Best, Senior Naturalist with Geauga Park District – Setting The Swamp on Fire with the Prothonotary Warbler
10:00 – 10:30: Break
10:30 – 11:15: Chuck Jakubchak, Certified Volunteer Naturalist in Ohio – Cute Chicks
11:15 – 11:45: Break
11:45 – 12:00: Presentation of Blue Feather Award and Wildlife Conservation Award
12:00 – 12:30: Medina Raptor Center
12:30 – 1:45: Lunch – Raffle – Vendors
1:45 – 2:30: Larry Rosche, Field Researcher (Cleveland Museum of Natural History ); Avian and odonate biologist for BHE Environment, Inc.; and author – The Birds of the Cleveland Region
2:30 – 2:45 Break – Last Chance for Raffle
2:45 – 3:30: Mike Watson, Conservation Biologist and Coordinator for the Bluebird Program at Holden Arboretum – Holden Arboretum Bluebird Program
3:30 – 3:45: Break
3:45 – 4:30: Information Exchange – Q&A Session: Dean Sheldon, Darlene Sillick and Paula Ziebarth; Dick Tuttle – Moderator
4:30 Door Prizes – Announce Raffle Winners
LODGING
Accommodations for the Conference – be sure to mention “OBS”
CUT OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS JAN. 23, 2011
Rooms for Friday (25th) and Saturday (26th) night are reserved at each location
Hotels
Hilton Garden Inn – Phone: 330.202.7701
(across the road from Shisler Center)
959 Dover Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Fax 330.202 7781
$89/night plus tax
Best Western Wooster Plaza Hotel (downtown) –
Phone – 330.264.7750
243 E. Liberty Street, Wooster, OH 44691
bestwesternwooster@gmail.com;
www.bestwestern.com
$69/night plus tax
Econo Lodge – Phone: 330.264.8883
2137 E. Lincoln Way, Wooster, OH 44691
econolodgewooster@yahoo.com;
www.choicehotels.com – search for Wooster area
$49/night plus tax
Bed and Breakfasts:
Market Street Inn – Phone: 330.262.4085
www.marketstreetinnwooster.com
Special OBS rate $81-$99
Mirabelle Bed & Breakfast – Phone: 330.264.6006
www.bbonline.com/oh/mirabelle
Special OBS rate $75/night includes tax