Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Indiana Dunes Birding Festival Keynote Dinner Features Greg Miller

Celebrate the migration of birdlife through the Indiana Dunes region at the fourth annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival, May 17-20.  

 

The festival is a partnership with environmental groups to highlight the Indiana Dunes area’s rich biodiversity and birdwatching opportunities. The Indiana Audubon Society organizes the festival. Indiana Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore serve as site hosts.

 

While many festival events are booking fast, spots remain available for the Saturday night keynote dinner, silent auction and presentation. 

 

The keynote speaker is Greg Miller, who was portrayed in the movie, “The Big Year.” Miller will speak about being a paid bird consultant for the movie and how you can do your own big year in search of birds. The dinner takes place at Duneland Falls Banquet Center.

 

Four-day registration is available for the entire event, or participants can register online for the keynote dinner only.  Registration and program information is at indunesbirdingfestival.com

 

Signature festival sponsors include Tropical Birding Tours, First State Bank of Porter, Chesterton Feed and Garden, Northwest Migratory Bird Association, Friends of Indiana Dunes, Dunes National Park Association and Indiana Dunes Tourism. 

 

More information is available at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, 1215 N. State Road 49, just south of the intersection of State Road 49 and U.S. 20 in Porter, or by calling the National Lakeshore information desk at 219-395-1882 or the Indiana Audubon Society at 219-928-6905.  

 

 

To view all DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov

 

Media contact: Marie Laudeman, interpretive naturalist, Indiana Dunes State Park, 219-926-1390, mlaudeman@dnr.IN.gov; Brad Bumgardner, Indiana Audubon Society, 219-928-6905; Bruce Rowe, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 219-395-1609.