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Mississippi River Nature Festival Schedule
August, Saturday 23, 2008
6:00 AMQuapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person) only available for overnight guest   
8:30 AM River Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Guided Birding And Nature Walk
8:30 AM Birding: View Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills and other wading birds from an open-air bus
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Outdoor Photography - Pam &Amp; Danny Johnson - Discover techniques for photographing wildlife and landscapes (Air Conditioned Conference Center) 
10:00 AM River Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
10:30 AM Birding/Woods Tour – Enjoy an open-air bus tour through bottomland forests and along wetlands
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Wild Endangered Mississippi - Joe Mcgee
Learn about endangered species up close and personal (Outdoors)
 
Refreshments Available All Day, Concession Lunches Available From 11:00 – 2:00
 
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Wildlife And Habitat Management - Jeannie Jones
(Air Conditioned Conference Center)
1:00 PMRiver Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
1:00 PM Birding/Woods Tour – Enjoy an open-air bus tour through bottomland forests and along wetlands
2:00 PM – 3:00 PMBats: Winged Wonders Of The Night - Chester Martin
(Air Conditioned Conference Center)
2:30 PM River Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
3:30 PMBirding/Woods Tour – Enjoy an open-air bus tour bottomland forests and along wetlands
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Gardening For Wildlife - Kristin Lamberson
Lecture on gardening with native plants and the restoration of native landscapes (Air Conditioned Conference Center/in the gardens)
4:00 PM  River Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person) (if enough interest)
 
Please call to reserve your spot on the Sweet Olive Boat Tour/Quapaw Canoe Trip
601-279-4261
 
August, Sunday 24, 2008
6:00 AMRiver Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person) only available for overnight guest
8:30 AMRiver Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
8:30 AMBirding: View Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills and other wading birds from an open-air bus
9:00 AM – 10:00 AMWildlife And Habitat Management Jeannie Jones
(Air Conditioned Conference Center)
10:00 AMRiver Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
10:30 AM Birding/Wood Tour - Enjoy an open-air bus tour through bottomland forests and along wetlands
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Outdoor Photography - Pam &Amp; Danny Johnson
Discover techniques for photographing wildlife and landscapes  (Air Conditioned Conference Center) 
 
Refreshments Available All Day, Concession Lunches Available From 11:00 – 2:00
 
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMBats: Winged Wonders Of The Night - Chester Martin
(Air Conditioned Conference Center)
1:00 PM  River Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
1:00 PMBirding/Woods Tour – Enjoy an open-air bus tour through bottomland forests and along wetlands
2:30 PMRiver Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person)
3:30 PMBirding/Woods Tour – Enjoy an open-air bus tour through bottomland forests and along wetlands
4:00 PMRiver Trip – On The Sweet Olive - Enjoy an interpreted tour on the Mighty MS River ($20 per person)
River Trip – John Ruskey - Quapaw Canoe Trip - ($20 per person) (if enough interest)
 
Please call to reserve your spot on the Sweet Olive Boat Tour/Quapaw Canoe Trip
601-279-4261

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6791 Eagle Lake Shore Rd, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Phone: 601/279-4261 Fax: 601/279-4227