Imagine a week surrounded by the quiet sounds of nature and being immersed in the sights, sounds, and knowledge of birds. That can be part of your summer when you take a banding class through The Institute for Bird Populations (IBP).
IBP is pleased to be able to offer several banding classes this spring, summer, and fall with a range of dates and locations across the country. The classes are listed below but class information is also always available on our webpage at: http://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdBandingClasses.php Classes often fill quickly, so if you are interested, we recommend signing up soon.
A beginner banding class will be held April 20-26, 2019 at the Opossum Creek Retreat in south central West Virginia, near the New River Gorge National River. Please contact the class host, Keith Richardson (phone: 888-488-4836), to register or for more information about the class.
Three banding classes will be held at the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center in northeastern Minnesota: a beginner class June 23-30, 2019; an advanced class July 2-6, 2019; and a Youth Ornithology Camp (for kids entering grades 10-12) July 7-13, 2019. Please contact the class host, Peter Harris, or check out the banding class page for the beginner and advanced classes or student registration page for the Youth Ornithology Camp on Wolf Ridge’s website for more information, including how to register.
A beginner banding class will be held July 7-13, 2019 at the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership off the coast of central Maine. Please contact the class host, Teddy Simpson (phone: 207-867-6050), or see the banding class registration page on Hurricane Island’s website for more information, including how to register. Additional information is also available on the class information sheet.
An advanced banding class will be held September 15-19, 2019 at The Clifton Institute near Warrenton, Virginia. Please contact the staff of The Clifton Institute for more information, including how to register.
These classes all take place in beautiful locations and student rave about the volumes of knowledge and experience they gain during the classes. Please pass this information on to people that would be interested. Thank you for your interest in our banding classes.