San Bernardino
County Museum
2024 Orange Tree Lane
• Redlands
CA 92374 • (909) 307-2669 • www.sbcountymuseum.org
Date: April 11, 2013
Release date: IMMEDIATELY
Contacts:
Jennifer Reynolds, Media Specialist • (909) 307-2669 ext. 278 •
jreynolds@sbcm.sbcounty.gov
Robert McKernan, Museum Director • (909) 307-2669 ext. 226 • rmckernan@sbcm.sbcounty.gov
Event date: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Event place:
Apple Valley,
CA
Museum Director to discuss lower Colorado River Birds
San Bernardino County Museum Director Robert McKernan will give a presentation, “Birds of the Lower Colorado River,” at the Victor
Valley Museum in Apple Valley on Saturday, April 20 at 2:00 p.m. The lecture is included with paid museum admission.
McKernan, an ornithologist, will discuss the changes in river vegetation along the lower Colorado River and the effects these
changes have made in populations of resident and migrant birds. The presentation will incorporate the results of recent research projects carried out by the museum in the region.
The Victor Valley Museum is a branch of the San Bernardino County Museum located at 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. The
museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 (adult), $4 (senior or military), and $2.50 (student). Children under 5 and San Bernardino County Museum Association members are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit
www.sbcountymuseum.org.
The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order
to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’ telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD) 909-792-1462.
