Please see this great and inspiring article re the restoration of the Santa
Cruz island off CA coast.
The uplifting tale of these tiny island foxes, nearly wiped out by disaster
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The uplifting tale of these tiny island foxes, nearly wiped out by disaster
Photograph by Melissa Groo, National Geographic
Earth Day began after a catastrophe off California. Leadership and science
restored nature—and hope—through year...
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Speaking of great and inspiring, see a touching tribute to the late great Wm.
Horace Brown sent out by Frankfort Audubon Society yesterday. I'll bet most
all of the BirdKY members knew Horace, and those that didn't know him had
probably heard of him. Here is FAS' article (link and text
follows):https://www.facebook.com/Frankfort-Audubon-Society-1399168577058356/
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Frankfort Audubonhad planned to
honor the legacy of this day with a ceremony honoring HoraceBrown, our past
president and a long time member and friend, who passed awayalmost one year
ago. He was not only important to our organization, but he alsoplayed an
important role in the environmental legacy of Kentucky. The ceremonywas going
to take the form of planting a beech tree, his favorite species,at the
Arboretum at Juniper Hills established by Frankfort Audubon. Since weare unable
to gather there, the tree has been planted and we hope you enjoythe attached
picture of Scott Hankla and Joyce Bender with tree.
We are also recognizing his many accomplishments throughthis email and a
Facebook post. Even though Horace was a civil engineer whoowned his own company
for 50 years, he will be remembered for his love ofnature and contributions to
conservation through his work, writing and photography.
Many of you may know Horace through his columns in Frankfort'sState Journal and
Shelbyville's Sentinel-News that featured in-depthdescriptions of various local
bird species and their natural history.Others may know him through the annual
Christmas Bird Counts, which he led for45 years. His lists were always
impressive and included the northernshrike.
His statewide service included chair of the KentuckyEnvironmental Quality
Commission and the Kentucky Environmental EducationCouncil, as well as serving
on the board of the Kentucky Heritage LandConservation Fund.
His passion and dedication earned him many awards including theHarry M. Caudill
Conservationist Award from the Cumberland Chapter of theSierra Club, The
Environmental Education Award from the Kentucky Associationfor Environmental
Education, and the Earth Day Lifetime Achievement Award fromthe Kentucky
Environmental Quality Commission.
So today, we honor Horace Brown and the 50th Anniversary ofEarth Day. Sadly,
there is still much work to be done in order for our childrento celebrate in
another 50 years. We hope everyone is Healthy at Home. If youhave the
opportunity, we hope you can get out safely today and enjoy thenatural beauty
of Kentucky in spring and think of our friend HoraceBrown.
Download all attachments as a zip file
- HoraceCapture.JPG26.2kB
- HoraceTreeCapture.JPG
Ceci & friends at
The Far Side FarmFranklin County KYthefarsidefarm@xxxxxxxxx
