Santee Birding and Nature Festival - April 25-27, 2014
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The Festival's Mission
"Is to increase awareness of our national and state heritage in natural areas and provide wildlife
watching opportunities in midland South Carolina. This festival is a partnership between local, state,
and federal agencies and tourism groups."
The Santee Birding and Nature Festival 2013 - Year in Review:
Dr. J. Drew Lanham as the Keynote Speaker!
Keynote Dinner - Santee Cooper Resort Clubhouse - WAS OUTSTANDING !!
Drew’s presentation “Connecting the Conservation Dots: Seeing Beyond the Birds” will focus on how birders can maximize the efforts to conserve the avifauna and habitats we all love so dearly. Drew provided a history of wildlife conservation in America and how the efforts grew from our abuse of and cultural love for feathered things. His talk expounded on the historical successes and current failures in conservation and how we might best approach future challenges if birds and birding are to remain a part of our lives. From that morning cup of coffee to killing birds with kindness, it was informative, invigorate, infuriate and inspired us all to greater conservation efforts. Thanks Drew!
J. Drew Lanham, a native of Edgefield S.C., is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and holds the B.A. and M.S. in Zoology and a PhD in Forest Resources (wildlife ecology) from Clemson University where he is currently a Professor teaching and conducting research in the area of wildlife management, land and conservation ethics, hunting ethics/philosophy and field ornithology. In his 17 years at Clemson Drew has mentored almost 40 graduate students and is an award winning teacher and researcher. His research projects, generating over one million dollars in revenue have been funded by a diverse array of grantors including The National Wild Turkey Federation, USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, The Audubon Society and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The subjects of his work include herpetofauna, birds, small mammals, butterflies and increasingly humans and their relationships with nature. He speaks extensively on natural resources conservation to professional and lay audiences alike with a focus on blending science and motivating others to passionately observe and conserve. He is a co-host of a birding and nature show on SC Public radio and a contributor to the Emmy -nominated PBS television show Expeditions with Patrick McMillan.
Drew is a member of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation Executive Board and serves as the organization’s affiliate representative to the National Wildlife Federation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of South Carolina Audubon, is a member of the Important Bird Areas Technical Committee, a past Board Member of the Bird Education Network and past member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Wildlife Professional and former Associate Editor for the Journal of Wildlife Management. He currently serves on the Ethnic and Gender Diversity Committee of the Wildlife Society and was recently joined the Board of Directors of the Aldo Leopold Society.
"Is to increase awareness of our national and state heritage in natural areas and provide wildlife
watching opportunities in midland South Carolina. This festival is a partnership between local, state,
and federal agencies and tourism groups."
The Santee Birding and Nature Festival 2013 - Year in Review:
Dr. J. Drew Lanham as the Keynote Speaker!
Keynote Dinner - Santee Cooper Resort Clubhouse - WAS OUTSTANDING !!
Drew’s presentation “Connecting the Conservation Dots: Seeing Beyond the Birds” will focus on how birders can maximize the efforts to conserve the avifauna and habitats we all love so dearly. Drew provided a history of wildlife conservation in America and how the efforts grew from our abuse of and cultural love for feathered things. His talk expounded on the historical successes and current failures in conservation and how we might best approach future challenges if birds and birding are to remain a part of our lives. From that morning cup of coffee to killing birds with kindness, it was informative, invigorate, infuriate and inspired us all to greater conservation efforts. Thanks Drew!
J. Drew Lanham, a native of Edgefield S.C., is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and holds the B.A. and M.S. in Zoology and a PhD in Forest Resources (wildlife ecology) from Clemson University where he is currently a Professor teaching and conducting research in the area of wildlife management, land and conservation ethics, hunting ethics/philosophy and field ornithology. In his 17 years at Clemson Drew has mentored almost 40 graduate students and is an award winning teacher and researcher. His research projects, generating over one million dollars in revenue have been funded by a diverse array of grantors including The National Wild Turkey Federation, USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, The Audubon Society and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The subjects of his work include herpetofauna, birds, small mammals, butterflies and increasingly humans and their relationships with nature. He speaks extensively on natural resources conservation to professional and lay audiences alike with a focus on blending science and motivating others to passionately observe and conserve. He is a co-host of a birding and nature show on SC Public radio and a contributor to the Emmy -nominated PBS television show Expeditions with Patrick McMillan.
Drew is a member of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation Executive Board and serves as the organization’s affiliate representative to the National Wildlife Federation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of South Carolina Audubon, is a member of the Important Bird Areas Technical Committee, a past Board Member of the Bird Education Network and past member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Wildlife Professional and former Associate Editor for the Journal of Wildlife Management. He currently serves on the Ethnic and Gender Diversity Committee of the Wildlife Society and was recently joined the Board of Directors of the Aldo Leopold Society.
2013 Species List
Below is a list of the birds we spotted this year. Which ones did you see?
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