Presenter: Katelyn (KC) Walters, Conservation and Land Manager for PVAS

PVMN Re-Cert Eligible

Join the Potomac Valley Audubon Society on Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00 PM for our regular monthly program.

In June of 2018, KC went to summer camp for adults in Hog Island, Maine. Hog Island is a bird lovers paradise where adults and children have once in a lifetime experiences. In this program, KC will share her photos and stories from her adventures. Prepare to hear first hand tales of the bird preservation process, bird banding, the Hog Island food and, of course, puffins!

Katelyn (KC) Walters, a Shepherdstown native, is the Conservation and Land Manager for PVAS. KC is a Shepherd alumna, and holds a M.S. in Biology, with a focus in forest ecology, from James Madison University. Her master’s thesis evaluated the long-term effectiveness of treating hemlock trees for hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in Shenandoah National Park. During her college education, she worked as an intern for the Freshwater Institute and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. After graduation, she interned with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in southeastern Louisiana where she served as a forestry technician and became a certified Wildland Firefighter. Before joining PVAS, KC worked with Sustainable Solutions LLC as the Lead Natural Resources and GIS Technician. KC enjoys riding horses, spending time with her pets, and working on her growing farm, which she considers her “fifth preserve.”

This program is free and everyone is welcome to attend.

Directions:

Hospice of the Panhandle, 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville, WV 25430

GPS location is Shop and Save, 50 Coast Guard Drive, Kearneysville (Hospice is directly across the street from Shop and Save )

www.hospiceotp.org

From WV Route 9, take the Short Road exit. If traveling east, take a left off the exit. If traveling west, take a right off the exit. Follow to the stop light at Sheetz. Turn right. Take the next left across from Food Lion onto Hospice Lane. Follow the road back.

The Education Center will be on your left (the inpatient facility will be on your right). The door to enter for the PVAS Program is to the right of the main office door. Look for the yellow Audubon signs.

Please contact Krista Hawley at adultprograms@potomacaudubon.org or 681-252-1387 with any questions you may have.