Dr. Gary Voelker, Professor and Curator of Birds at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Texas A&M University, will talk about the role of a modern ornithology collection in current research and conservation efforts. Ms. Heather Prestridge will speak to the beginnings and current status of Lights Out Texas, a conservation effort to darken skies during bird migration. Attendees also will have the rare opportunity to test their bird identification skills utilizing specimens from the collections. For complete information and to secure a spot at this FREE presentation, please visit Wild Spirits Wild Places. [Please note that the facility houses a distillery.]