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KOS 2025 Spring Meeting

(April 25 through April 27, 2025)

NOTICE - PLEASE READ

A message from Vice President David Bailey:

As many of you may be aware, some of our wonderful state parks have stepped up to house people displaced by the recent flooding in eastern Kentucky. Unfortunately for us, that means that Jenny Wiley State Park, where we were planning to hold our spring meeting, has had to cancel our reservations. We're sad to not be able to meet at Jenny Wiley, but are thankful that the state parks have been able to help the flooding victims in a great way!

Fortunately, despite the short notice, we were able to make arrangements to move our spring meeting to Carter Caves State Park so that we can still enjoy birding together in the eastern part of the state.

For those who made lodging reservations at Jenny Wiley, you can expect a call from them letting you know about the cancellation. We are currently finalizing* some details in our contract with Carter Caves, but as soon as we have that signed, I will reply back to this thread with our group code and room availability. There will be a few fewer rooms/cabins available due to the last minute change of plans, but as a bonus, Carter Caves has a campground so if you're like me, you may enjoy the opportunity to spend the weekend in a tent (link to reserve a campsite is here).

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me! ( vice.president@birdky.org)

*Update: Reservation information for Carter Caves is now finalized, and is listed below.

Details:

We have reserved the following block of rooms/cabins:

  • 2 double bedroom, two-queen beds, one bathrooms cabins at $189.95/night
  • 1 double bedroom, full size bed, one bathroom cabin at $189.95/night
  • 2 single king bed lodge rooms at $89.95/night
  • 19 double queen lodge rooms at $89.95/night

Please note that this is significantly fewer cabins than we had reserved for us at Jenny Wiley, so we will not be able to accommodate as many people in cabins/lodge rooms as we were planning on. If you are at all open to camping instead of staying in a room or cabin (and listening to the Chuck-will's-widows as you fall asleep!), please make a reservation by going to the Reserve America site at the link provided below. There are currently 25 tent sites ($25/night) available and 1 RV site ($85/night), but they are not saved under our booking code so please make your reservation sooner rather than later.

Location and Reservation Information:

  • New Location: Carter Caves State Resort Park
  • Reservations Group Code: 4872 - You can use this code for discounted reservations
  • Dates: April 25 through April 27, 2025
  • Camping Reservations Website: Reserve America

KOS 2025 Fall Meeting

The tentative location for our 2025 fall meeting is Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Details will be posted on this page as they become available.