Date: 2/17/26 11:22 am From: <bluebird6771...> <000056793b0161d0-dmarc-request...> Subject: Fw: Avian Lecture Registration and Additional Programs
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Dr. Pepper Trail was selected as our 2026 Avian Speaker!
Fighting Crime with Feathers: The Casebook of a Forensic Ornithologist - The Arboretum at Penn State
The link above is to register for a seat in the Palmer Event Space on March 19th for the lecture.You must register to have a seat in the space. Registration was new last year, so we want to make sure you are all aware that it is required. We also have a Zoom Webinar registration link for those who cannot attend.
This is also the second year we have programming related to the lecture. Below are the programs:
March 19th:8a-9:30am - Bird Walk with Pepper, meeting at Overlook Pavilion4-6pm - Pop-Up Audubon Prints Exhibit in collaboration with the Palmer Museum of Art6-7:30pm - Avian Lecture in Palmer Event Space (registration required)
March 20th:1:30-2:30pm - *Arboretum Explorers Family Hike: Beginner Birders Edition with Jenn Hooven (registration required)4-5pm - Bird Sketching: Eastern Screech Owl with Rebecca Horwitt (registration required)5:30-7pm - *What Did That Owl Eat?: Owl Pellet Dissection in collaboration with Shaver's Creek (registration required)
*all ages
We will also have our dinner with the committee and Pepper after the lecture at 8 pm. Last year, we went to Lionne at the Nittany Lion Inn because the speaker had stayed there, and it's a short walk to their room, which is what I am planning to do again this year. Please let me know if you plan to attend.
Thanks so much, and looking forward to seeing you all next month!
Rachel Duke (she/her)
Public Programs ManagerThe Arboretum at Penn State126 Palmer MuseumUniversity Park, PA 16803www.arboretum.psu.edu
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