I just learned that there was a mistake in the original announcement that I
sent out. Please note the corrected e-mail address for Jeff Liday, contact
person for Grouse Days.



Sorry.



Kit





8th Annual Dubois Grouse Days

Fostering Partnerships for Grouse Conservation



What: A two-day event to celebrate the shrub-steppe ecosystem and the
animals that call it home.



Where: Dubois, Idaho (about 45 miles north of Idaho Falls on Interstate 15)



When: Friday April 16 doors open at 5pm for registration and light supper

Saturday April 17, all day activities starting at 0600 with
tours to grouse leks.

Saturday April 17, Banquet and awards ceremony start at 5pm



Why: To promote education and conservation of our western rangeland
heritage.



Activities: Guided tours to grouse breeding grounds to view Greater
Sage-Grouse and Sharp-tailed Grouse courtship, The Nature Conservancy's
Crooked Creek Ranch and other local highlights; banquet, arts and craft
booths; kids activities and art contest; presentations by biologists and
ranchers and the Teton Raptor Center; raffle and silent auction. Plus,
dedication of the Kent L. Christopher habitat rehabilitation project at
Camas National Wildlife Refuge.



Sponsored by: Dubois Grouse Days Committee, The North American Grouse
Partnership, the Upper Valley Sage Grouse Local Working Group, Idaho
Department of Fish and Game, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land
Management, Clark County Stockgrowers, the North American Falconers
Association, NorthWestern Energy, Rocky Mountain Power, and the people and
businesses of Dubois, Idaho.



All proceeds go towards conservation and education, including the Kent L.
Christopher Conservation Scholarship for a local high school senior.



Contact: Jeff Liday

Jeff_Liday_179 at hotmail.com

208/313/2730

Website: <http://www.grousedays.org> www.grousedays.org







Kit Struthers

Snake River Audubon Society

Idaho Falls, ID

208-529-2028

kit619 at ida.net