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VENT Teams with ABC on Donor Weekend
Barry Lyon: Aug 14, 08
The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) held its annual donor's trip on the Upper Texas Coast April 24-28, 2008. For the second straight year, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours was proud to host the event. As a member of ABC's Board of Directors, Victor Emanuel was present to lead the trip, along with Barry Lyon. Dr. George Fenwick, Executive Director of ABC, was in attendance and gave everyone an opportunity to hear about the exciting work his organization is doing.Based out of a private beach...
VENT and Cornell Chairman’s Council Enjoy Another Successful Trip
Barry Lyon: Jul 16, 08
Continuing a long tradition, VENT and the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology teamed up once again, April 10-13, 2008, for the Lab's annual Chairman's Council retreat. The destination selected was one not visited for many years, the private Prade Ranch, situated in the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country.The Chairman's Council trip is designed as a special travel opportunity for the most generous benefactors of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. More than a simple getaway,...
Austin, Texas Birding Festival Supports Military Earth Day Fund
Barry Lyon: Jul 11, 08
This April 9-13, 2008, VENT's first-ever Austin, Texas Birding and Nature Festival was held to celebrate the arrival of spring in Central Texas. The event marked the first occasion in the 32-year history of our company that VENT travelers visited us in our home city. Unlike a traditional birding tour, the festival was designed to bring together a larger group of people to share and enjoy the pleasures of early spring in a special destination. Daily field trips to three distinct regions we...
Arizona Winter Birding Festival a Winner for Conservation
Mar 13, 07
On the heels of the success of 2005's 30th Anniversary Celebration, VENT hosted its Arizona Winter Birding Festival, January 10-15, in scenic Tucson, Arizona. Long revered as a summertime birding haven, southeast Arizona is also a sensational wintertime birding destination. For the event we assembled a talented cadre of leaders that included Victor Emanuel, Kenn Kaufman, Barry Zimmer and Barry Lyon. Kenn is one of the foremost field observers in North America, whose interests have ex...
VENT's 30th Anniversary Celebration Benefits Valley Land Fund
May 25, 06
The 30th Anniversary Celebration of Victor Emanuel Nature Tours was held in McAllen, Texas, April 26-May 1, 2006. Featuring 18 field trip leaders, 4 guest speakers, and 103 participants, the event was an exciting, action-filled program commemorating VENT's 30 years of offering international birding tours. In keeping with our commitment to protect wild birds and their habitats, VENT sponsored an element of conservation in the festivities. The Valley Land Fund (VLF) was identified as the co...
VENT Supports ABC/Birdlife International's Campaign to Save Albatross and Other Seabirds
May 24, 06
From American Bird Conservancy publications: "The large graceful albatross is perhaps the most venerated of seabirds. The inspiration behind Samuel Taylor Coleridge's classic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, albatrosses have some of the longest wingspans of any birds, and spend much of their lives flying thousands of miles over the open ocean in search of food. However, with demand for large ocean fish at an all-time high, hundreds of thousands of albatrosses and other seabirds...
First South American Reserve for North American Songbird
Aug 17, 05
Today I received the following press release from the American Bird Conservancy concerning a new refuge in Colombia to protect the Cerulean Warbler on its wintering grounds. The Cerulean Warbler is one of my favorite birds. I remember vividly the first time I saw one. I was 16 and attending high school in Houston. A rainstorm had caused a fallout of warblers in a woodlot along a bayou near my home. When I entered the woods I found them filled with warblers. All of a sudden I saw a warbler wit...
American Bird Conservancy Seeks to Save Emerald Hummingbird Habitat
Mar 25, 05
The Honduran Emerald is a hummingbird that is endemic to a small area of dry forest in Honduras. Its total world population is less than 200 individuals. Its habitat is being destroyed for farming and ranching.I recently received this email from George Wallace, the Vice President for International Programs at the American Bird Conservancy:Hi Victor, Just thought I would drop you a line to find out how your trips to the Honduran Emerald area in the Aguan Valley went, or are going, and to updat...