Are You a Budding Naturalist?
Interested in Learning About Our Natural World? |
Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon leads
special youth oriented field trips, led by
members of our Youth Outreach Committee ("YOC").
Our past trips have included Jones Beach,
Montauk Point, a winter waterfowl walk, a
nocturnal salamander excursion, a visit to feed
the chickadees at Morton NWR and an exploration
of the David Weld Sanctuary.
Upcoming trips will include birding, botany and
general naturalist excursions! These trips are a
wonderful way for kids and their parents to get
out and enjoy nature with experienced guides!!
The Youth Outreach Committee is also available
to present programs on birding for clubs and
scout groups. Loaner binoculars are available to
those without their own. For more information,
email stella.miller63@yahoo.com.
 Download
permission slip here. (PDF - 50 kb)
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About Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon's
Youth Outreach Committee
In November 2008, Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon
Society formed a Youth Outreach Committee ("YOC") as
a means of engaging teens in nature and
conservation.
Stella Miller, Chapter President,
mentors the members of the Committee, consisting of
three teens: Brent Bomkamp, Brendan Fogarty and
Vinny Pellegrino, by providing leadership training
in fundraising, marketing, public relations, donor
cultivation, and program development and
coordination.
The YOC meets once a month to
brainstorm program and project ideas. They manage a
blog, write articles for the Chapter
newsletter, lead a series of "Young Naturalist"
field trips, conduct workshops for Cub Scouts, have
given presentations at a senior center and are in
engaged in a kestrel nest box project. |
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Birding with the YOC |
 Huntington-Oyster
Bay
Audubon's Youth Outreach Committee brings us
their latest
article...Birding Hotspot: Winter Ponds.
Most birders agree that the highlight of the
winter season on the North Shore is the
abundance of waterfowl. Thousands of
breeding-plumaged ducks arrive in our area
during late fall to spend the winter on the
nutrient-rich ponds and bays along the Long
Island Sound. The area covered by HAS
contains numerous great waterfowl hotspots,
most of which are easily accessed and birded...Read
More |
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For those of you who would like to expand
your horizons... |
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The
New York State Young Birders Club provides community, friendship, and fun for
young people who have a passion for wild birds and their habitats. Huntington-Oyster
Bay
Audubon is a proud partner of the NYSYBC and we encourage you to learn more
about it, either as a partner or a member: