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  • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold its 23rd annual Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday 22, 2007 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center on Flannery Rd in Baton Rouge.  LBBS will have a booth to display nestbox systems (poles and guards included) and distribute information sheets.  Anyone is welcome to show up and help "man" the booth or enjoy the many facets of involvement with nature!  The event is free and open to the public.

  • Earth Day - Downtown Baton Rouge on April 20, 2008  

  • LSU Museum of Natural Sciences "Special Saturday" Program - This monthly children's program will focus on birds for the Saturday, April 26, 2008 presentation and LBBS will be involved. 

  • Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society held its 2007 Annual Meeting on September 15, 2007, between 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, located in Foster Hall on the campus of LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.  Registration begins at 9:30 AM and at 10:00 AM, there will be tours of the museum facilities including behind-the-scenes species preparation and storage areas.  One of the largest university natural history museums in the country, it holds over 2.5 million specimens including several Ivory-billed Woodpeckers.  The business meeting took place between 11:00 A.M. and Noon followed by speaking presentations by museum director, Dr. Fred Sheldon.  Door prizes included tickets to that night’s LSU football game, a pair of birding binoculars, and four bluebird nestbox systems (including pole and predator guard!).  This event was free and open to the public.  Space was limited and participants had to pre-register by September 7th.  Winners of football tickets were announced by that date to accommodate participants in their plans.

  • Sabine Parish Master Gardner’s “Down and Dirty II” Seminar -- The public was invited to attend; admission fee (lunch included) was $10.00.Toledo Lion’s Club, 29275  Hwy 191, Many, LA, February 24, 2007 featuring: Bluebirds – Speaker: Evelyn Cooper (Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society) Bluebird boxes with a year’s membership to LBBS included were available for $15.00. Herbs –  Speaker:  Beth Stringer (Many Garden Club)  and Cathy  McCurdy, Master Gardner.

  • LBBS Nestbox Workshop and Fall Event (Monroe Area) -- James Berry conducted a nestbox workshop on September 16, 2006 at the Black Bayou Lake NWR Conservation Learning Center in Monroe.6 from 10:00 until 12 Noon.  That afternoon, LBBS held its annual meeting and Fall Event with our guest speaker, James Berry from Clinton, AR who presented his nestbox design and trail management tactics to an attentive group.  New officers and directors were voted for and installed.  Awards went to 2006 Bluebirder of the Year, Jimmy Orr (Oak Grove, LA); Project Leader of the Year, Elizabeth Hoyt (Cheneyville, LA); and a Certificate of Appreciation to John Tidwell (Monroe, LA). 

  • LBBS Spring Celebration and Workshop (Baton Rouge Area) --  LBBS conducted a nestbox workshop on May 6, 2006 from 10:00 until 12:00 at Waddill Wildlife Refuge Center, 4142 North Flannery Rd in Baton Rouge.  For the afternoon spring Celebration, our guest speaker was Nancy Newfield, Louisiana's own hummingbird expert.  Her books, "Hummingbird Gardens" and "Enjoying Hummingbirds More" were sold and signed afterwards. 

  • LBBS Nestbox Workshop and Fall Event (Monroe Area) -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY  conducted a Bluebird Nestbox Workshop on Saturday, November 12, 2005, at the Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge, north of Monroe, LA.  That afternoon, LBBS held its annual meeting and Fall Celebration.  NABS treasurer, Gary Springer delivered comments on NABS's new offices and plans for the future.  Kenny Kleinpeter, vice president of LBBS and LBBS 2004 Bluebirder of the Year, bluebird trail monitor and purple martin expert was the guest speaker.  He spoke on attracting and managing secondary cavity nesters with emphasis on bluebirds, purple martins and wood ducks. 
  • LBBS Nestbox Workshop and Spring Event (Baton Rouge Area) -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY  conducted a Bluebird Nestbox Workshop on Saturday, May 7, 2005, at the Waddill Wildlife Refuge Center, 4142 North Flannery Road, Baton Rouge, LA.  That afternoon, LBBS held its Spring Celebration.  Kenny Kleinpeter, vice president of LBBS and LBBS 2004 Bluebirder of the Year, bluebird trail monitor and purple martin expert was the guest speaker.  He spoke on attracting and managing secondary cavity nesters with emphasis on bluebirds, purple martins and wood ducks. 
  • HODGES GARDENS HOST BLUEBIRD SEMINAR -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY conducted a Bluebird Seminar on April 23 at Hodges Gardens, Many, LA.  At 10:00 a presentation on the Basics of Bluebirding was presented by Evelyn Cooper, President of LBBS and officer, Sheryl Bassi.  A Nestbox Workshop was held for several attendees following the presentation. 
  • LBBS Nestbox Workshop (Monroe Area) -- Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society held a nestbox workshop on October 16, 2004 in conjunction with the Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Fall Celebration, north of Monroe. The workshop was from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM where over 12 attendees learned to build and monitor their own nestbox and received a membership to LBBS.
  • Nestbox Workshop and LBBS 3rd Annual Meeting -- The Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society held a nestbox construction workshop on September 4, 2004 at Biedenharn Museum & Gardens in Monroe, La.  Over 30 participants built their first nestbox and received one-year memberships to LBBS.  LBBS president, Evelyn Cooper presented facts and techniques for attracting and managing bluebirds.  After lunch, over 30 members of LBBS held the 3rd annual membership meeting which included a most educational presentation by acclaimed naturalist, Keith Kridler on the many cavity-nesting birds in the Louisiana area.  Keith Kridler, past Vice President and co-founder of Texas Bluebird Society, past board member of the NABS, co-author of "The Bluebird Monitor's Guide" and bluebird expert signed copies of his book and answered any and all questions of the membership.
  • Nestbox Workshop and  LBBS Spring 2004 Event -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY held a workshop on April 17, 2004, at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, 10503 North Oak Hills Pkwy, Baton Rouge, LA from 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM to learn to put together nestboxes (supplied nestboxes limited to 25).  This included a membership to LBBS. Following the workshop was the Spring Event from 2:00 until 5:00 PM. Beau Gast, from Folsom, LA was the featured speaker. He is Vice President of Louisiana Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, associated with National Wildlife Rehabbers Association, International Wildlife Association and the Humane Society of the United States. He is a practicing rehabilitator at Clear Water Wildlife Sanctuary, Covington, LA.  Door Prizes were awarded and the public was invited to attend.
  • Nestbox Workshop and LBBS 2003 Annual Meeting -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY held a workshop on January 31, 2004 from 10 AM until 12:30 PM at Robert E. Lee Jr. High School, 1600 North 19th St, Monroe, LA.  This included membership to LBBS. Afterwards, LBBS held its 2nd Annual meeting at Robert E. Lee Jr. High School, 1600 North 19th St, Monroe, LA.  Speaker was Dr. Shirl Brunell, from Texarkana, AR
  • Nestbox Workshop and Spring Event -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY held a workshop on September 20, 2003 at the Robert E. Lee Jr. High School, 1600 North 19th St, Monroe, LA.  Professor Robert Rickett, retired, University of Louisiana-Monroe was the featured speaker.  Door prizes were awarded and the public was invited to attend.
  • LBBS Fall Event -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY held its Fall Event on November 2, 2002 at the Robert E. Lee Jr. High School, 1600 North 19th St, Monroe, LA.  Dave Cagnolatti, LBBS was the featured speaker.  Door prizes were awarded and the public was invited to attend.
  • LBBS 2002 Annual Meeting -- LOUISIANA BAYOU BLUEBIRD SOCIETY held its 1st Annual meeting at the Waddill Refuge Center, Baton Rouge, LA.  The guest speaker was Tena Taylor, of Mississippi Bluebirds and member of NABS Speakers Bureau.