Written By - Tom Remington - 05/24/2007
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Would you like to visit Africa's National Parks and see up close its amazing wildlife? Join tour director and world traveler, Susan Wahlen this Thursday, May 24 at 7 PM at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center Nature Learning Center in Albany, NH. In the nature program "African Wildlife", Susan will "take us on safari" discussing the diversity of the parks habitats and residents. Her images highlight the "up close" experiences with the wildlife and the unpredictability of what's around each bend in the road. She will take us to local villages and introduce us to some of the people including one of the most recognizable tribes of the region, the Maasai. We will explore their customs and traditions, and the hopes and struggles facing the region. Discover the wonder of the Great Rift Valley, Ngorongoro Crater, the mighty Kilimanjaro and the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem as Susan shares glimpses and insights of her travels and encounters with the ‘Big Five' and the ‘Great Migration', the colorful birdlife and the beautiful faces that make an East African Safari an experience of a lifetime. Susan will also share experiences from her recent trip where she visited the Chimpanzees and Mountain Gorillas in Uganda!
Susan grew up outside a small town in Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Sociology. After school she landed a true dream job crewing on a private yacht for two years traveling from Seattle to Spain via the Panama Canal, the Caribbean, the Great Lakes, Russia and Scandinavia. She then moved to San Francisco, where she lived for 4 years and worked for an Adventure Travel Company. Susan was enjoying life in San Francisco and managed to fit in trips to Australia, Southeast Asia and Central America but started to "feel the itch" to work "on location" in the world again. In 2003, she started her career as a tour director. She worked in Alaska and with student groups in Washington D.C, and currently runs tours in the Western US National Parks, New England and East Africa for Tauck World Discovery. Susan now resides in New Hampshire. Tin Mountain is pleased to have Susan present this upcoming Nature Program at the TMCC Nature Learning Center on Bald Hill Road in Albany at 7 PM this Thursday, May 24th.
Tin Mountain Nature Programs Series is sponsored by L.L. Bean and the Evenor Armington Fund. Tin Mountain Conservation Center is a non-profit 501( c )3 organization. The Nature Programs Series is open to the public. Donations of $3 per person or $5 per family are appreciated. To learn more about Tin Mountain Conservation Center and other upcoming programs, please visit www.tinmtn.org or call 603-447-6991.