A True Gem - The Powderhorn Ranch Wildlife Management Area (WMA)
6:00 AM - 3:00 PM*

How Birds are Made in the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes – TNC Mad Island Marsh Preserve and nearby wetlands
7:15 AM - 12:00 PM*

Over the River and through the Woods to...Prairies, Beaches and Turf Farms - Matagorda County Hot Spots
6:15 AM - 3:30 PM*

MBF Dog Island Preserve
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM**

Just Peachy - JBH Burr Ranch
6:15 AM - 3:00 PM*

Oyster Lake
6:15 AM - 10:00 AM*

Around Town - Palacios Hot Spots
6:30 AM - 10:00 AM*

Shorebird Haven at the Harrison Ranch
6:15 AM - 10:00 AM*

Colorado River Roaming at the Birding Nature Center and LeTulle Park
6:30 AM - 10:00 AM*

MBF Dog Island Preserve
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM**

Second Chance at A True Gem - The Powderhorn Ranch WMA
6:00 AM - 3:00 PM*

Carancahua Bay Environs and Formosa Tejano Wetlands
6:15 AM - 3:00 PM*

Otra vez! - Over the River and through the Woods to...Prairies, Beaches and Turf Farms - Matagorda County Hot Spots
6:15 AM - 3:30 PM*

Going Mad for Birds at The Nature Conservancy Mad Island Marsh Preserve
6:15 AM - 3:00 PM*

Director of Coastal Bird Program, C.B.B.E.P.
Dr. David Newstead
"Under Pressure: Black Skimmers in the Texas Coast"
Room A

M.A.R.S.H. Project Inaugural Artist-in-Residence
Kimberly Ridley
Author, Matagorda Magic: The Hidden Life of a Texas Bay
“Sparking Wonder—And Why Our Future Depends on It”
Room B

Field Specialist, PMAR Texas
Jay Tarkington
“Update on Oysters as Building Blocks of the Coast”
Room C

The International Crane Foundation
Director of the Gulf Coast Programs
Dr. Carter Crouch
“New Horizons for Whooping Cranes”
Room A

Science Writer & Children’s Book Author
Kimberly Ridley
Author: Matagorda Magic: The Hidden Life of a Texas Bay
With Special Guest
Susan Heath
PhD, Research Associate, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
“Art and Science: Sharing the Magic of Mat Bay Through the Lives of Birds”
Room B

Migratory Shorebird Habitat Specialist
Jason Loghry
“Shorebirds 101: A Brief Look at Shorebirds of the Coastal Bend”
Room C

Whooping Crane Outreach Biologist, I.C.F. Tx
Paityn Bower
“International Crane Foundation’s Gulf Coast Programs”
Room A

Research Associate for Texas A&M, Kingsville
Tara Rodkey
“A Great Grassland Migration: The Journey of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper Across the Americas.”
Room B

Audubon Texas Coastal Program Mgr.
Alexis Balderas
"Finding Shorebirds in Matagorda Bay: A Plan for Improved Nesting Success"
Room C

TPWD Mat Bay Ecosystem Leader
Leslie Hartman
“Ecology of Matagorda Bay”
Room D

Director of Mat Bay FDN
Bill Balboa

Field Specialist, PMAR Texas
Dr. Jay Tarkington

Master Naturalist, G.C.B.O. B.O.D.
and Tour Leader MB Birdfest
Bob Freidrichs

Director of Audubon Texas
Alexis Balderas

TPWD Mat Bay Ecosystem Leader
Leslie Hartman

Special Guest
TBD