Above: Next week, the guest speaker at SOLF’s annual meeting will bring a feathered guest when she speaks about rescuing owls. (images cropped from SOLF website)
The community is invited to Southborough Open Land Foundation’s Annual Meeting a week from tonight. As usual, the event includes a reception, award presentation, and a special presentation.
The event will be held at the Community House (28 Main Street). The reception with light refreshments begins at 6:00 pm. The meeting will start with opening remarks at 7:00 pm and the presentation at 7:10 pm.
Afterwards, SOLF’s brief business meeting at 8:00 pm will include the annual presentation of the Elaine Beals Conservation Award.
As for the featured guests, the main attraction may be “Blue,” a non-releasable Barred Owl. Blue will be accompanied by the presenter, Certified Raptor Rescue specialist Jess Zorge and founder of Raptor Tales Rescue of Shrewsbury.
SOLF’s website promotes:
Raptor Tales Rescue (RTR) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that is run entirely on a volunteer basis. Jess works full time in the biomedical field. She is a Shrewsbury, MA native and military veteran with a soft spot for animals in need. Jess holds both state and federal wildlife rehabilitation and educational permits. She specializes in the rehabilitation of birds of prey. Raptor Tales Rescue admits injured and orphaned wildlife from members of the public, as well as State and Federal agencies. RTR has treated over 300 birds of prey since the start of the rescue in 2020. . .
Please join us for this information and fascinating talk.
