THE TRADITION CONTINUES WITH CK STUDENTS AND WREN
2024 Marrh 25
2024 Marrh 25
Cedar Key’s Bird Rescue Team, WREN, is again honored to enjoy the partnership with Cedar Key Students and Art Teacher Jonya Collins as we raise awareness of the island’s spectacular and varied bird populations, including Shorebirds, Seabirds, Raptors, and Songbirds.
For each of the island’s festivals, the students create “bird art” to be displayed by WREN (Wildlife Rehabilitation and Educational Network) in their festival booth right across from the City Park, this April 6-7.
This April festival, the students are building nests of paper and painting colorful balsa wood birds to create bird mobiles.
Working together, the students and WREN raise awareness not only of the island’s bird populations, but of the ways we can all help to keep our wildlife safe and healthy, taking injured birds to rehabilitation centers until they are healed and ready to be released.This past year, we rescued Osprey, Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Red Shouldered Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Rail, Egret, Great Blue Heron, assorted Gulls, Cormorant, Tern, Ground Dove, Sparrow, and both Brown Pelicans and White Pelicans.
Please come by the WREN booth this festival (April 6-7) and marvel at the work of our young artists. Pick up some brochures about the island’s Bird Rescue Program, and for a donation, you may receive a colorful water bottle with bird art, or even a hat to show your support.
Both the students and the WREN volunteers hope to see you there!
Stay tuned for more Student Art photos in the coming weeks.
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