Duck ID: Know Your Ducks

Conservation leader Charlie Potter, well-known morning host of WGN’s The Great Outdoors, will take attendees on a journey through time at the Monday, March 4^th Lake County Audubon Society meeting. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm and will be held in the second floor meeting room of the Libertyville Village Hall, 118 W. Cook Street.

Waterfowl of Lake County and North America once helped to sustain a nation. The wetlands they depended upon were an impediment to urban and agriculture growth and breeding grounds for diseases. From a bounty that darkened the skies in unimaginable numbers spring and fall, waterfowl populations have withered and in Lake County are but a fraction of what was once here. 

We will learn of the cultures that waterfowl sustained, how they helped feed a nation, how their precipitous decline then alarmed a nation and helped launch the conservation movement on to where we are today and where we will likely be in the coming generations. Waterfowl in many ways have been our canary in the coalmine. Their future can be bright, they are resilient, or it can be less so. It is up to us.

Charlie Potter is recognized as a leader in the outdoor recreation industry. He has authored books and numerous magazine articles over the past 20 years. He is currently the CEO of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation and is the past CEO of the North American Wildlife Foundation (Delta Waterfowl Foundation), and has served on the board of directors of numerous conservation groups. In Illinois, Charlie has chaired the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, has been on the Conservation Advisory Board, and was the recipient of the Chevron/Times Mirror Conservationist of the year award.

The hour and a half meeting is free and open to the public. Children are welcome. Bird houses will be available for sale.