Winter WondOWLand- Birding at Sax-Zim Bog, Minnesota, with Matt Felperin

Why would anyone want to plan a vacation to northern Minnesota in February? Well, for some hard-to-see-elsewhere owls of course! See fantastic photos of our stealthy feathered friends (among other northern species) and learn more about wildlife secrets the north woods and bogs hold. Maybe you too will be motivated to bundle up and endure sub-zero temperatures this winter! The meeting will be at the Hap Arnold Center, College Park Airport. It will start at 7:30PM, the door opens at 7:00.

Matt Felperin is a DC area native raised in Takoma Park, MD. He is the Roving Naturalist with NOVA Parks, the regional park system of Northern Virginia. Matt has always been drawn to nature and has been sharing his findings with anyone within earshot since his days as a small child looking for salamanders and crayfish in nearby Sligo Creek. He truly treasures the Chesapeake Bay and has enjoyed field work and naturalist programs in several types of habitat within the Chesapeake Watershed, and credits working under naturalist Greg Kearns for truly sparking his love of birds.

As the NOVA Parks Roving Naturalist, Matt leads environmental education and recreation programs such as bird walks and kayak tours for the public. He views his wildlife photography work as one of the most useful tools to connect people with nature.

As always, the program is free and open to the public.