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AREI’s activities enable both the young and the young-at-heart to appreciate, learn, and develop a sense of responsibility and love for our living world. We utilize bird banding stations to introduce nature and the environment through a bird’s eyes.
Small, brightly colored avian gems create an immediate bond that opens minds and allows us to introduce important environmental concepts and problems. Understanding where birds go, how they get there, and what they need to survive, all allow for open discussions on habitat, pollution, geography, physiology, and conservation - concepts that are usually only words in a classroom.
Over 300 students visited the banding stations in 2005.
AREI staff have made presentations to several groups including: Lions Clubs, Isaac Walton Leagues, Audubon groups, Birding groups, Garden Clubs, etc.
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