Tahoma Audubon's board of directors invites you to celebrate 45 years of local habitat conservation and environmental education in Pierce County. Please join us for a fun evening on Saturday, Feb.8th at the historic Temple Theater in Tacoma. A banquet invitation is attached below with more information on the program, including volunteer awards, fundraising for scholarships to Tacoma Nature Center and Audubon programs, and our *keynote speaker - Dennis Paulson, Director Emeritus of the Slater Museum of Natural History. His presentation is titled "Changing World, Changing Birds." * Additionally, we'll be presenting him and the museum with our *2014 Distinguished Service Award - Community *at the banquet for the contributions that the Slater Museum of Natural History has provided to local conservation, scientific research, and education on birds and wildlife. For more information about the museum, a unique community resource located at the University of Puget Sound, visit: http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/ The event is open to the public and you do not need to be a member to attend. *Registration is open until January 25th. RSVP is required* - guests will not be admitted at the door without prior RSVP. You may RSVP and pay via Brown Paper Tickets (see link below) or by downloading a registration form from our website and mailing it with a check to Tahoma Audubon (address below) by 1/25. I hope to see you there! Krys McArthur Kyer Executive Director Tahoma Audubon Society 2917 Morrison Road W. University Place, WA 98466 "Connecting People with Nature" www.tahomaaudubon.org Adriana Hess Audubon Center: (253) 565-9278 Partners in Education with the Tacoma Nature Center For class registration call: (253) 591-6439 *45th Annual Membership Banquet* *Saturday, February 8, 2014* *5:30 pm - 8:30pm* *Temple Theater Ballroom* *RSVP at: taudubon.brownpapertickets.com <http://taudubon.brownpapertickets.com>*