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Fontana Nature Center  30 Year Anniversary Celebration - April 20th Volunteer Open House 3-4 p.m. Read more details here. A variety of events are planned throughout the day, a food truck will be on site and donuts and coffee will be available during the open house. Eagle Hunter - Mongolia   Photo by Ty Smedes

"Mongolia - Land of the Nomads" by Ty Smedes Tuesday, May 14th First Presbyterian Church - 9th & Main, Cedar Falls 6:00 p.m. Potluck - Bring your own table service & a dish to share! 7:00 p.m. Program will begin Click this Zoom link to connect to our virtual meetings.  Meeting ID is 581 087 8571 and the passcode is 1999 About the program: Sandwiched between Russia, China, and Kazakhstan, is Mongolia - a beautiful country noted for its nomadic people and culture. These nomads, who are superb horsemen, celebrate a time-honored tradition of hunting with trained Golden Eagles from horseback, for fox and hare. Join nature photographer and world traveler Ty Smedes as he narrates a slide presentation exploring the Mongolian countryside, while experiencing the rich culture as a guest of local nomadic people. We'll also journey far to the south of the country, to explore the Flaming Cliffs, and renowned Gobi Desert, where seemingly endless sand dunes and the Bactrian Camel herders reign. About the speaker: One of PRAS's favorite speakers returns to share more stories and stunning photos and videos from his world travels.Ty’s photos have been published by many major magazines and book publishers. He specializes in landscape, wildlife, and prairie wildflower images. As a freelance feature writer for the Iowa DNR’s Iowa Outdoors Magazine, he has written and photographed articles about many of the lesser known birds, animals, and places in Iowa. Ty has taught nature photography classes and is as an experienced Photo-Tour leader, having led nature photography tours to Yellowstone & Teton parks, as well as the Eastern Sierras, and Africa. He has toured 4 South American Countries, and 8 African countries, along with Mongolia and West Papua New Guinea. Information regarding Ty’s three books - “Capturing Iowa’s Seasons”, “The Return of Iowa’s Bald Eagles”, and “Iowa’s Wild Beauty” can be found on his website at www.smedesphoto.com . His best photo credits include the BBC, CNN, and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. In the Sky: April 2024 "The Lydians and the Medes after five years ... were still warring, ... so when (they) saw the day turned to night, they ceased from fighting, and ... (made) peace." - 74 A.D. Herodotus, History I Enjoy... David Voigts, PRAS Board Member A total solar eclipse. Photo by David Voigts Looking out over the landscape during a solar eclipse.  Photo by David Voigts

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Bird Flight Patterns and Music Concert Program
You are now able to access the online concert video and curriculum (see link and password below-posted with permission by the copyright holder).
The link provides the full concert video and online curriculum with activities, lessons, extra musical performances, composer interviews and educational games. This resource will remain active through June 2022 (for one year), so utilize it for your programs, personal edification working with your children or grandchildren to teach them about music and birds!

Bird Flight Patterns and Music Link: https://nbsymphony.org/bird-flight-patterns-and-music-curriculum/

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