[birdky] BKY: Beckham Bird Club Birdathon - Distribution of Funds

On September 7 the Board of Directors of Beckham Bird Club distributed $7325 
among the recipients of this year's birdathon.  The club wishes to thank all 
the people who contributed and help to make this a successful 2004 Birdathon.  
Listed are the following organizations and the amount that they received.

1. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission - $2000
Project -- Assist in purchase of 45 acres of mixed woods to expand Crooked 
Creek Barrens State Nature Preserve in Lewis County.  Preserve is home to 
breeding population of Henslow's Sparrows and hoping to attract Lark Sparrows.
2. Kentucky Natural Lands Trust - $2000
Project -- Funds will go to the Pine Mountain Legacy Project to pay costs of 
land acquisition.  The KNLT is trying to connect protected forests to form a 
migratory corridor from Virginia to Tennessee.
3. Beckham Bird Club - $375
Project -- Fund will be used to purchase slides of birds of Kentucky to 
enable the Club to give educational presentations.  The club would like to have 
a 
slide of every bird seen in Kentucky.
4. Jefferson County Memorial Forest - $450
Project -- Funds will be used to purchase materials to create an interactive 
exhibit featuring the eggs of over 20 bird species.  Students and visitors 
would learn how to match eggs to birds and nests.
5. Kentucky Resources Council - $750
Project -- Funds will be used to support the KRC's conservation efforts 
including advocacy, lobbying, public education on environmental issues.
6. Raptor Rehabilitation - $500
Project -- Funds will sponsor six raptor education programs reaching 
approximately 300 students in Kentucky public schools.
7. Ky Conservation Committee $750
Project -- Funds will support lobbying of Kentucky Legislature on 
environmental issues.  The KCC is a coalition of environmental groups that 
works to 
educate the public and facilitate contact between citizens and lawmakers on 
important environmental legislation.
8. Louisville Nature Center $500
Project -- Funds will be used to pay for field trips to the Nature Center for 
100 students from underserved and underfunded schools in Louisville.  
Students will learn about bird identification and the importance of habitat.

Beckham Bird Club
Louisville, KY
beckhambc@xxxxxxx











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