TEEN NATURALISTS CLUB Bird Studies Canada Invites Teen Birders to Apply for the 2010 YOW! The 2010 Doug Tarry Natural History Fund's Young Ornithologists' Workshop will be held at Long Point Bird Observatory near Port Rowan, Ontario, from Friday, July 30 to Sunday, August 8. Participants will receive hands-on field ornithology training, including bird banding, censusing, field identification, birding trips, preparing museum specimens, guest lectures, and more! Six of Canada's most promising ornithologists between the ages of 13-17 will be selected to attend, and will receive the Doug Tarry Bird Study Award to cover all on-site expenses. For those traveling long distances, special grants may also be available to help offset air travel costs. Applications are due April 30, 2010. For more information and an application form, email lpbo@birdscanada.org<mailto:lpbo@birdscanada.org>, or visit the Bird Studies Canada website at www.birdscanada.org/longpoint Participants 13 to 17 year olds Program Objectives to appreciate and learn about local natural history to enjoy the natural environment to experience various research and field techniques to be comfortable out of doors in any weather at any season to be involved in advocacy and projects to benefit the natural environment Meetings Meetings are held once a month from September to June. Most meetings are held as field trips, usually on a Saturday. Click here to view the meeting schedule / summer projects. Activities Teen naturalists participate in a wide variety of activities. These have included excursions to bird banding and butterfly tagging sites, geology (rock and fossil) identification and collection, plant identification, and habitat investigations. Participants take part in hiking, canoeing and cross country skiing along the way! Learning about habitat restoration, inventory techniques and preservation of species in a hands-on way are important activities.