The Lifetime Learning Institute of Northern Virginia, https://llinova.org/, an educational group for adults over 50, will hold its next in-person Forum on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Little River United Church of Christ, 8410 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA. The speaker will be Josephine (Jo) Doumbia, a naturalist with the Northern Virginia Bird Alliance (NVBA).  She will talk about the spring return to our region of hawks, eagles, and falcons, all raptor birds of prey that play a critically important role in ecosystem health.

After a 25-year career with the World Bank focusing on environmental sustainability issues, Ms. Doumbia now is using her global expertise as a board member with various local environmental groups, including the NVBA, Nature Forward (formerly Audubon Naturalist Society), and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions.  As a Colombian national, she is interested particularly in outreach to Spanish-speaking communities where there is a specific need for more information on the natural environment.

This program is free and open to the public without registration.  More information is on the LLI website www.llinova.org, clicking on Classes and Events, and scrolling down the calendar to April 2, 2025, or by going directly to https://llinova.org/courses/course-event-list/#!event/2025/4/2/april-2-in-person.  This program is part of LLI’s monthly Forum Series held the first Wednesday of each month. Social activities start at 9:30 am and the program begins at 10:00 am.  LLI also provides more than 130 classes, programs and excursions a year to its members.  More information on membership in LLI is available on LLI's website www.llinova.org.  Any questions, please e-mail LLI at [email protected].