You are invited to the first (of 3) shows on Saturday March 17, 10am-12pm. This series aims to present voices and perspectives of fellow UCC’ers who have visited Nicaragua. This is an educational and social event to prepare ourselves and the youth for our Mission Trip in August.
Event 1: Lena Gallitano traveled to Nicaragua in 2011 for a 17 day bird watching and natural history ecotourism adventure. The trip featured research and conservation efforts with Audubon NC and other partners in Nicaragua. Accommodations at ecolodges on several award-winning shade-coffee plantations gave support to the sustainable tourism industry in Nicaragua. From the Matagalpa highlands to the Caribbean lowlands, Lena will share a slideshow of the birds of Nicaragua as well as glimpses of local life and the natural beauty of Nicaragua. A discussion will follow the slide presentation. Nicaraguan Coffee will be served and baked treats will be for sale.
About the presenter: Lena Gallitano is a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She attended UNC-G and later returned to NCSU for a Master of Horticultural Science degree. Now retired, Lena devotes much of her time to organizations related to birds, birding and the environment. She serves on the board of Audubon NC and is an active volunteer with Wake Audubon projects including Lights Out and Climate Watch. Lena volunteered for the North Carolina Birding Trail from the time the Trail was a fledgling idea in 2004 thru 2016. She is an avid birder and loves to travel but even with birding trips to locations as distant as Nicaragua, she continues to find North Carolina and her own backyard at the top of her list as favorite birding destinations.
For more information, contact Maria Mayorga.
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About the presenter: Lena Gallitano is a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She attended UNC-G and later returned to NCSU for a Master of Horticultural Science degree. Now retired, Lena devotes much of her time to organizations related to birds, birding and the environment. She serves on the board of Audubon NC and is an active volunteer with Wake Audubon projects including Lights Out and Climate Watch. Lena volunteered for the North Carolina Birding Trail from the time the Trail was a fledgling idea in 2004 thru 2016. She is an avid birder and loves to travel but even with birding trips to locations as distant as Nicaragua, she continues to find North Carolina and her own backyard at the top of her list as favorite birding destinations.
For more information, contact Maria Mayorga.