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Nominating Committee Seeks Volunteers for Leadership Roles
Do you have a few hours a month to devote to DBC’s governance? The Nominating Committee is actively looking for new volunteers to fill important roles on the leadership team. This is a great opportunity to join a collegial group who makes it happen at the DuPage Birding Club. Contact Thelma Hulka at scubabird@gmail.com if any of the open roles interest you: Vice President-serve as #2 on the Executive Committee, with primary duty to arrange speakers for member meetings and coordinate with COD for our meeting space. The VP will step in to lead if the President is unavailable and […]
The Best of Words on Birds by Jeff Reiter
DBC member Jeff Reiter has just released The Best of Words on Birds, a selection of his favorite columns from 30 years of publishing Words on Birds monthly in The Daily Herald. Columns focus on individual species, birding tips and know-how for beginners, interesting people or books in the field, and Jeff’s own personal experiences as a birder. Few people have done more to evangelize the pleasure of engaging with birds than Jeff. If birding is “having a moment,” Jeff is one of the people who importantly nurtured the interest of new birders and bird nerds alike. Check out […]
DISCORD: An Important Resource for Birding News
A reminder from the Bird Conservation Network (DBC is a member of this regional coalition): if you want to stay abreast of what is happening in the birding community within the Chicago region, the Birding Illinois Discord app is the place for conservation updates, news, and events. This online community, currently with 1,800 members, has about 30 channels with topics that vary from Rare Bird Alerts and bird sightings in various counties to ID questions and general discussion of birding. You’ll find BCN updates on the conservation community and events channels. You can sign up for Discord on a mobile […]