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for more than 30 years. She has published more than 35 art March 20 – 24, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
instruction books. Learn more about her amazing talent here. Landscape Painting in Acrylic
Create beautiful paintings in acrylic with Lee Hammond. Based Join renown Lee
on her painting books by North Light, she will show you how to Hammond, Rookery Bay
achieve beautiful skin tones, hair and clothing. Cost is $395. Reserve’s Artist in Residence,
for an art program this
March 11, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. summer and explore the
Birding Basics magic of drawing and
painting. Hammond has been
Enjoy this fun and informative class designed to help you
a professional artist and art
identify birds around you. Oriented toward the beginning instructor for more than 30 years. She has published more than 35
birder, the classroom
session explores how art instruction books. Learn more about her amazing talent here.
to use birds’ plumage, Create beautiful landscape paintings in acrylic with Lee Hammond.
Based on her painting books by North Light, she will show you how
shape, behavior and
habitat to recognize to achieve beautiful skin tones, hair and clothing. Cost is $395.
various species. It also
covers the effective use
of binoculars and field March 21, 12 – 1 p.m.
guides. During the second part of the class you will learn more Lunch & Learn: Dr. Jose Maria Eirin-Lopez , The Epigenetics Revolution
tricks of the trade during a field trip to a nearby park where you Marine organisms need to
can enjoy practicing new skills. Cost is $40. respond very rapidly to sharp
environmental changes. While the
ability to cope with stress depends
March 13, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. largely on the information stored
Essentials of Digital Photography Workshop in their genes, the modulation
Get the best pictures possible and truly understand your of such information in response
digital camera’s features. You will learn how to use your to environmental signals is
camera’s shutter, aperture, ISO control and the drive modes to governed by epigenetic regulatory
create images with impact and creativity. No previous camera mechanisms. Epigenetics is an exciting and relatively new discipline
or photography experience is necessary, just a desire to learn. studying of the inheritance of modifications in the function of genes.
Sonny Saunders has over 35 years of experience in photography The present talk aims to introduce audiences to a) the Epigenetics
and instruction and is renowned for his ability to communicate phenomenon, b) its relevance to study how marine organisms
to a wide variety of students. Cost is $55. adapt to environmental changes and c) its potential application in
pollution biomonitoring and conservation in the ocean. Lecture is

March 18, 6 – 10:30 p.m. $15, or $10 for Friends of Rookery Bay members, includes lunch.
Batfish Bash for the Bay 2017
The Batfish Bash for the Bay is the signature annual March 22, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
fundraiser for the Friends of Rookery Bay. Proceeds from the live World Water Day BOGO
and silent auctions directly support the research, stewardship, In celebration of the World Water Day, the Rookery Bay
and education efforts undertaken by the Rookery Bay National Environmental Learning Center offers “buy one, get one free
Estuarine Research Reserve. Cost is $195. admission.” Higher price prevails. Cannot be combined with other
offers.

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