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Friends of the River event for the birds


 

Published February 11, 2008

BRAZORIA — The Friends of the River Community Center beginning Friday will be host to a series of lectures, workshops and events for the community. The various programs are planned to be from 7 to 9 p.m. the third Friday of every other month.

The first event will be for the birds as Brazosport Birders President David Plunkett presents a program about man’s feathered friends and other naturalist information. Want to know what kind of bird that was on your dock this morning? Come to the FOR Community Center Friday and find out.

Because of the upcoming spring migration, this is the perfect subject for a February gathering. The doors of the Community Center will open at 6 p.m. to provide plenty of time to visit with your neighbors before the presentation begins.

The Brazosport Birders and Naturalists is an organization, based in southern Brazoria County, whose primary focus is birding and conservation of our natural resources

Future topics will include boating safety and etiquette, fishing tackle tips for local waters and fish identification, an ice cream social, story-telling about the early days on the river and a jam session by local musicians — just to mention a few.

The Friends of the River Community Center was acquired in August 2007 for the use of the community and to host FOR events.

Since its inception, there have been about 28 FOR meetings there, four public events, five rentals and one hosting of a governmental meeting concerning the river.

For information, call Pat Webb at (979) 964-4503 or send an e-mail to pat(at)sanbernardriver.com. Also, visit the Web site, www.sanbernardriver.com, for a map to the center and other information.