URBAN WILDLIFE PHOTO CLUB INFO
MEETING LOCATION AND TIME
CLUB HISTORY The Urban Wildlife Photo Club is one of Colorado’s most unusual photography organizations. The club was founded as part of the Urban Wildlife Partnership in 1988 for the expressed purpose of providing photos of urban wildlife to illustrate a book. That goal was achieved when Close to Home: Colorado’s Urban Wildlife was published in 1990. Although the initial charter had run its course, a significant number of the members decided to continue on with other projects and an expansion, beyond urban, to all wildlife subjects. Those projects have included the development of a Code of Ethics for wildlife photographers (done in conjunction with the Colorado Urban Wildlife Partnership), a statewide children’s art contest, Earth Day slide shows, and the introduction of International Dawn Chorus to the United States. Today we are a club of over 100 people with a varied calendar of activities. Our club’s monthly meetings differ substantially from other photo clubs. We feature guest speakers from the fields of wildlife and the environment as well as photographic specialists and representatives from camera and film companies. Our speakers have included world-renowned personalities such as Chris Baines, a noted environmental consultant from England; and Sharon Matola, director of the Belize Zoo. We have also featured animal experts on bats, flammulated owls, raptor rehabilitation, tracking, bears, butterflies and beavers. In addition to speakers, our meetings usually include opportunities for members to show their work in a non-competitive setting and receive a most constructive critique from a talented and entertaining professional wildlife and nature photographer. Our club organizes field trips to urban and not so urban areas for observing and/or photographing wildlife and natural areas. Some of our field trips have been to Denver/Boulder wildlife areas, Mt. Evans, Rocky Mountain National Park, Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge, Pawnee Grasslands, and North Park. Come to our next meeting and see for yourself; or for more information, a sample newsletter and a membership application, write to: Urban Wildlife Photo Club Inc., c/o Focus on Nature, PO Box 270501, Louisville, CO 80027-0501. If you wish to join
immediately send your dues of $15 per year if you receive the newsletter by e-mail
or $24 to get the newsletter by mail to the above address. You will start receiving
the monthly newsletter with notification of our upcoming programs and field trips.
Hope to see you at a meeting soon! |