Kirtland's Warbler Festival

An educational celebration of Kirtland's Warbler, its jack pine ecosystem home, and the surrounding communities. We are part of SummerFest which also includes a classic car show and cornhole tournament. Here is our schedule:

Schedule:

7:00 am Registration Desk Opens

7:30 am - 9:30 am - 1st Field Trip

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - 2nd Field Trip

10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Featured Artist - Sherry Nelsen

10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Featured Author - Dr. David Evers

10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Kid’s Tent, Vendors, Agency personnel, Young Artists’ Contest artwork display, Door prize drawings, and more

11:30 am and 1:30 pm - Kirtland’s Warbler Migration Game - Bill Rapai - Kirtland’s Warbler Alliance

12:00 pm-3:00 pm - Childrens Entrepreneur Market

Presentations 12:30 pm  -  3:40 pm

12:30 pm - 1:20 pm - Dr. Steve Roels - American Bird Conservancy - Seeing the Jack Pine Forest for the Species

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Dr. David Evers - Loons as Indicators of Mercury in the Environment: Local Beginnings to Global Interests

2:40 pm - 3:40 pm - Jim McGrath - Nature Discovery - Michigan’s Turtles in Trouble