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| A Birdathon sponsored by the education staff of the Audubon Center and Sanctuary provides funds for a $500 scholarship for an area student planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related field. Application deadline for the 2012 award is March 15. (Photo by Jennifer Schlick) |
JAMESTOWN, NY – If you are an area college-bound high school senior or Jamestown Community College student who intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related field, you may want to apply for a scholarship being awarded by the Jamestown Audubon Society.
Each year the Audubon Center and Sanctuary’s education staff and their friends join together to raise $500 for this scholarship. And they do it through something they love: a Birdathon.
A Birdathon involves what they call “a team of crazy birders” looking for as many species as possible over a 24-hour period. Held in early May, donors can pledge a set amount or an amount per species for their efforts. In years past they have seen anywhere from 65 to 80 species of birds.
The application is a simple form, asking just a few questions to determine the applicant’s experience, interest and need. Deadline for applying for the 2012 award is March 15.
Previous scholarship winners include Elyse Johnson, Brenton Maille, Alyssa D’Alessandro, Alexa Vazquez, Tricia Bergstue, Karen Eckstrom, Bill Langworthy, Rex Everett, Ryan Exline, and Eve Gaus.
Information and an application can be found on-line at jamestownaudubon.wordpress.com/programs/scholarship.
The Audubon Center and Sanctuary is at 1600 Riverside Road, off Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. Winter hours for the Nature Center are 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays and Sundays 1:00-4:30 p.m. Liberty, Audubon’s non-releasable bald eagle, welcomes visitors daily from dawn to dusk in her outdoor pen. The Sanctuary’s more than five miles of beautifully maintained trails are available for cross country skiing and snowshoeing also daily, dawn to dusk.
For more information, call (716) 569-2345 or visit www.jamestownaudubon.org.
