Keynote Speaker & Banquet Dinner

Retiring to northern Colorado, he started and ran a small company that specialized in personalized birdwatching in areas where he had years of personal experience -- southern Africa, northern Europe, New Zealand and Colorado. He closed his business to run the tour program for the American Birding Association. Chuck retired again, and he and his wife Nancy, began travelling around the world to see birds. Since they first met, they have birded in 35 countries.
In addition to all their travels, Chuck devotes his time and talents to volunteering. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Birding Association and served six years as a board member of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory. He is also the founder of Poudre Wilderness Volunteers (PWV), an organization which provides ranger-educators to help the U.S. Forest Service manage its vast wilderness and backcountry areas along the northern Front Range. This award winning program, with nearly 300 volunteers, it is now the biggest organization of its kind in the nation. Chuck grew up in Ohio and is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he majored in journalism. He speaks French, Norwegian and a smattering of several other languages.

Nancy Bell’s passion is the great outdoors, anywhere in the world. She and her husband Chuck travel to places near and far in pursuit of this passion. Not just content with looking, Nancy has embraced photography to better appreciate what she sees. Her ability to capture nature in an artful way has brought her national recognition. She won the 2005 National Geographic/Canon Nature Photo Contest, and her winning picture of a hummingbird appeared in the January 2006 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Her photo of American white pelicans was runner up in a National Wildlife Refuge photo competition.  She has had photos published in magazines and scientific journals. Nancy and Chuck live in the mountains northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado. You may enjoy her bird photos at www.bellbird.us.

Meet Chuck and Nancy at the Keynote Banquet!

Thursday, April 26, 7am - 2pm – Join Chuck and Nancy on a special guided field trip and lunch at the Manzanita Inn.

Friday, April 27, 10 - 11am – Sign up for Nancy’s photo presentation, “Having Fun with Nature Photography”