From the Forest Preserves of Cook County:
Join naturalists at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center in the Forest Preserves of Cook County for this special event featuring:
An introduction to piping plovers by FPCC naturalist and Sagawau bird bander Leslie DeCourcey
A screening of the 24-min documentary Monty and Rose. "Monty and Rose" tells the story of a pair of endangered Piping Plovers attempting to nest on a busy beach in Chicago. The short, independent documentary chronicles these special birds and an unpredictable series of events including a proposed music festival that propelled them to national headlines.
Q & A with filmmaker Bob Dolgan