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News Release
BOISE STATE NEWS RELEASE / January 7, 2008
Andrus Keynotes Bald Eagle Days' Feb. 1 Gala; Public Invited
for Raptor Viewing Along Boise River Jan. 26
Cecil Andrus, Idaho’s only four-term governor and Carter Administration
interior secretary, will deliver the keynote address at the Bald Eagle Days
gala and fundraising dinner Friday, Feb. 1, hosted by Boise State University
and other community partners.
Also, as part of the ninth annual Bald Eagle Days events, the public is
invited to join raptor experts to view bald eagles and other wildlife along
the Boise River Saturday, Jan. 26.
Bald Eagle Days is an annual event presented by Boise State’s Idaho Bird
Observatory in cooperation with a number of other public and private
organizations. The main purpose of Bald Eagle Days is to raise local
awareness, appreciation and support for the Boise River and its wildlife.
Here’s a rundown of the events:
Bald Eagle Day: The signature event of the annual festivities is from 10
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Barber Park Education and Event
Center, 4049 Eckert Rd., Boise.
This free, family-oriented event includes a variety of activities designed
get “up close and personal” with America’s national symbol, the bald eagle.
Participants can take part in wildlife viewing along the Boise River with
Audubon Society volunteers, listen to informative presentations featuring
live bald eagles and other birds of prey and participate in hands-on
educational raptor displays.
Gala and Fundraising Dinner: 5:30 – 9 p.m., Feb. 1, Barber Park Education
and Event Center, 4049 Eckert Rd., Boise.
Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus will deliver the keynote address at this
special event to raise money for conservation/education efforts on the Boise
River by Boise State’s Idaho Bird Observatory, including the initiation of a
year-round outdoor/environmental education program designed to get local
K-12 children outside and involved in hands-on, conservation-based
exercises.
Individual tickets are $35 and tables of eight are $200. Reserve tickets for
the Gala before Jan. 18 by calling 426-2700, or by e-mail at
BaldEagleDaysGala@boisestate.edu. Mail-in reservations can be sent to:
Bald Eagle Days
C/O Boise State University Foundation
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83706-9987
About the IBO: The Idaho Bird Observatory is a Boise State University
program founded in 1993 by Greg Kaltenecker, who earned a master’s degree in
raptor biology at Boise State, and Marc Bechard, a Boise State biology
professor, after it was discovered that the Boise Ridge is a major bird
migration flyway. The ridge above the city of Boise supports one of the
largest known concentrations of migrating raptors and migrating neo-tropical
songbirds in the West, according to Kaltenecker, IBO director. The IBO is
funded through donations to the Boise State University Foundation and other
grants and provides many educational, research and volunteer opportunities.
Bald Eagle Days is presented by the Idaho Bird Observatory in cooperation
with Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Ada County, and Golden Eagle Audubon
Society. Other organizations involved include the Bureau of Land Management,
MK Nature Center, Foothills Learning Center, Birds of Prey Northwest, Idaho
Rivers United, Idaho Conservation League, and the Idaho Environmental
Education Association.
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Media Contact: Mike Journee, University Communications, (208)
426-1517,
mikejournee@boisestate.edu
Boise State University professor Heidi Reeder has been named the 2007
Idaho Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching. She is an associate professor in the Department of
Communication. Reeder’s honor marks the 11th time that a Boise State
professor has earned this award, and the seventh time in the last decade.
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