The Georgia Falconry Association will be manning an exhibit at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center's 12th Annual Outdoor Festival & JAKES Day and at the Smithgall Woods Conservation Area JAKES Day scheduled for Saturday, May 17, 2008. We need several falconers at both locations with birds on hand to meet the public and answer questions. Participants will need to arrive as early as 8:00 AM and be set up no later than 9:30 AM on May 17. A free lunch will be provided at Charlie Elliot by the NWTF's GA Chapter.
If you are interested in participating at the Charlie Elliot location please email Alan (Smokey) Drury or call him at (770) 381-7471 (home), (678) 908-4959 (cell), or email Mark Hildebran or call him at (770) 918-5098 (home), (404) 427-1671 (cell).
If you are interested in participating at the Smithgall Woods location, please email Buster Brown or call him at (706) 219-1712 (home), (404) 538-4355 (cell).
They are expecting 1500 - 2000 people to attend the Charlie Elliot event and a good number at the Smithgall Woods event. This is an excellent opportunity to educate the public about falconry.

Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center is located at 543 Elliott Trail in Mansfield, GA.

Directions:
From Atlanta, take I-20 eastbound to Exit 98 (Hwy. 11, Monroe-Monticello). Turn right and continue south about 12 miles on Hwy. 11, crossing Hwy. 278 and Hwy. 142. The main entrance to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center (Marben Farm Road) is about 3 miles south of Mansfield on the left.

Smithgall Woods is located at 61 Tsalaki Trail in Helen, GA. on Ga. Hwy. 75-Alternate, 3 miles west of Helen, just south of the Richard B. Russell Scenic Hwy. (Ga. Hwy. 348).