75th Anniversary Celebration
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Join us on September 28, 2019 at Audubon Acres as we celebrate 75 years of the Chattanooga Audubon Society. Admission is FREE all day and will include a variety of special presentations, tours, guided walks, and more!
September 28, 2019
10:00am - 4:00pm Audubon Acres 900 N. Sanctuary Rd., Chattanooga, TN |
10:00 am |
Opening Ceremony
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Visitor's Center |
Ongoing |
Bird Banding Lead by Dr. David Aborn, UTC and Board Member |
Audubon Meadow |
Ongoing beginning at 11:00am |
Tours of Spring Frog Cabin Historic cabin and birthplace of CAS founder R.S. Walker |
Historic Cabin |
Ongoing beginning at 11:00am |
Tours of C.E. Blevins "Avian Jewels" Egg Replica Collection 1200+ replica migratory bird eggs, each hand-crafted and painted exactly as they would appear in nature |
Walker Hall |
Beginning at 11:00am, starting at the top of each hour |
Guided Tree Walks Tours of the Cherokee Arboretum |
Begin in Audubon Meadow |
1:00pm |
Meet Andra Walker-Moscowitz Author and granddaughter of R.S. Walker will share memories of her grandfather and sign copies of her book |
Visitor's Center |
2:00pm |
Dr. Lawrence Alexander presents Native American Presence at Audubon Discussion of the artifacts housed in the Audubon Acres Visitors Center |
Visitor's Center |
3:00pm |
Guided walk of Little Owl Village, home of archeological dig site lead by Dr. Lawrence Alexander |
Audubon Trails |
Ongoing beginning at 11:00am |
Robert Sparks Walker and Audubon Memory Table-Share your experiences! |
Visitor's Center |
Ongoing beginning at 11:00am |
Children's Craft Table |
Wauhatchie Forest School Shelter |
Ongoing beginning at 11:00am |
Food Vendor-Sponsored by Troop 71, Graysville United Methodist Church. Proceeds benefit Troop 71 |
Walker Hall |
11:45am - 12:15pm |
Roberts Sparks Walker (CAS Founder) Re-enactment. Presented by Ray Zimmerman |
Historic Cabin |
11:00 AM |
Happinest Broadwing Hawk Release http://www.happinestwildlife.com/ |
Meadow |
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MUSIC SCHEDULE |
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Bluebelles |
11am - 11:45am 12:15pm - 1pm |
Historic Cabin Porch |
Crazy Flute |
1pm - 2:30pm |
Meadow Stage |
Analog Savvy |
3pm - 5pm |
Meadow Stage |