(photo by Dan Vickers)

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The winter winds of 2012 usher in the work of San Francisco photographer, Sharon Beals to the Blue Heron Gallery on March 22nd. Sharon spent 3 years photographing archived bird nests in natural history and zoological museums in California.

This is a rare chance for the public to take a peek at these fabulous nests as the collections are only open to the scientific community. Sharon's photographs are spell binding, reflecting the rich, beautiful nest making ability of birds the world over.

Be sure to put this exhibition on your must see list for 2012!

The November/December issue of American Photo (a glossy, nationally circulated, bimonthly magazine) selected the Top 56 Photo Books of the Year.  Of the 7 in the Environment & Nature category is "Nests:  Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them by Sharon Beals". The review is as follows:

"Drawn from the exquisite collections of three California-based academies and institutes, the nests in these delicate, detailed images reflect the meticulous care and skill of their creators---50 species of birds, each described in facing-page text that's as free of scientific jargon as it is informative."

Sharon Beals is coming to lecture about her work and open her exhibition March 22nd with a  reception at 6 pm, lecture at 7. This event is co-sponsored by Blue Heron and Atlanta Audubon.

To wet your appetite, check out her images at www.sharonbeals.com.

Meet our new spring intern from Oglethrope University, Kayla Hughes.

Kayla is a senior biology major with plans to graduate in May. She is volunteering in the office one day a week and also for Saturday work days, classes and public events. We want to welcome her to Blue Heron and thank her for her time and commitment to the environment and community. She has a beautiful smile and positive spirit that she brings to her work and with staff and visitors, we are happy to have you with us, welcome!

(Photo by Libba Shortridge)

We are excited to announce a triple donation from Scapes Landscaping, the Atlanta Woman's Club and Buckhead Rotary to redesign our main trail head in our parking lot.

(Scapes Landscaping Volunteer Crew)

Scapes has donated a beautiful plan and a day of labor to remove buried construction debris, move the dirt to reconfigure the trail and construct tree save fencing to protect our trees. This work was underwritten financially by Scapes and the Atlanta Woman's Club.

(Buckhead Rotary Volunteers)

Buckhead Rotary joined this team with a substantial monetary donation through Livable Buckhead and has volunteered for two work days to help implement the new design.  Already, our trail head is much improved esthetically and more user friendly for our visitors. Look for additional improvements coming in March when new plant material is added, split rail fencing, benches and more.

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Come out and join the fun for our next work day Saturday March 10 from 9-noon and help make your park beautiful!

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