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Hornsby Bend Ecological Literacy Volunteer Day
December 23 @ 10:26 am
Help maintain Hornsby Bend Trails! Did you know that all the Hornsby Bend Trails, habitat gardens, and kiosks were built and are maintained by volunteers? If you enjoy birding or walking along the Colorado River here, please join us in maintaining these amenities and supporting public access at Hornsby Bend.
- We do three hours work and one hour of learning about the ecology of the Colorado River and Hornsby Bend
- Wear work clothes and work shoes, bring water and binoculars if interested in birds.
- New! POTLUCK LUNCH AND More ECOLOGICAL LEARNING – Bring food for our potluck lunch afterwards at 1pm and learn more at a presentation on ecology and geography during lunch.
This Month’s Lecture – The Geography of Vampires: Transylvania, Carpathian Ecology, and the Myth of Dracula
Transylvania is both a real and a mythical place. The high Carpathian mountains are still remote and wild, with traditional villages clinging to ancient beliefs and practices. The lost Hungarian Empire left an isolated Magyar population in Transylvania, and ruined castles still evoke dark memories of former more glorious times. Entwined in the facts of history is the myth of Dracula and the tales of vampires that are evoked by the mention of Transylvania. Join me as I try to disentangle fact from fiction about the geography of vampires and the ecology and history of the Carpathian mountains.