[TN-Bird] Re: National Audubon's Mississippi Birding Trail Press Release

I got no hit when I tried the website???? (greatriverbirding.org)

Cheers

Terry Witt
Murfreesboro Tn

> 
> From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
> Date: 2007/06/14 Thu AM 07:10:11 EST
> To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,  ARBIRD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TN-Bird] National Audubon's Mississippi Birding Trail Press Release
> 
>      
> June 14,  2007  
> Here is a work in progress that will  become a great source for birding along 
> the Mississippi River. New  sites and more info will be added as information 
> and time  allows. 
> The National Audubon Society has made this  press release. I picked up this 
> info from Nick  Winstead, Mississippi's State Ornithologist,in  a post to 
> MSBIRD. 
> Good Birding !!!
> Jeff R.  Wilson / TLBA
> 6298 Memphis-Arlington Road
> Bartlett, TN  38135 
> NEW WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS MISSISSIPPI RIVER BIRDING  HOTSPOTS   
> Audubon Launches Resource for Discovering Birds, Wildlife and  Americaâ??s 
> River     
> Vicksburg, MS, May 31, 2007 â?? The Mississippi River  corridor is rich in 
> birds and wildlife, and Audubonâ??s new Great  River Birding Trail website 
> enables 
> birders and others to discover  many of the best places to see them. It 
> offers 
> in-depth information  on parks, refuges and other natural areas, including 
> site  descriptions and photos, driving directions, and lists of species  
> visitors 
> may spot at each site.  
> â??Our new website makes it easy for people to get out and  enjoy the 
> incredible variety and beauty of birds on the  Mississippi,â?? said Bruce 
> Reid of Audubonâ??
> s Mississippi River  program. â??The Great River Birding Trail is more than a 
> terrific  resource for birders, it can help people everywhere discover the  
> importance of the Mississippi River ecosystem and the need to keep  it 
> healthy.â?? 
> Audubon is leading an aggressive ten-state initiative to  address the 
> multiple conservation challenges facing the Mississippi.  Problems include 
> loss of 
> wildlife habitat, declining bird  populations, and water quality degradation. 
>   
> Public involvement and concern is making a difference.  Program successes 
> already include completion of a $1 million marsh  restoration project at 
> Audubonâ??
> s Rainey Sanctuary in southwestern  Louisiana. A Mecca for birdlife, the 
> sanctuary is Audubonâ??s oldest  and one of its most ecologically 
> significant. 
> Improvements were made  with essential help from the National Oceanic and 
> Atmospheric  Administration, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, 
> and  the 
> Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. A written agreement with  the U.S. 
> Army 
> Corps of Engineers to promote sound management of  lands and waters along the 
> entire river has been completed and  collaborative projects are beginning. 
> Audubon has begun conservation  work within focal watersheds covering more 
> than 2 
> million acres  along the river and launched a targeted Gulf Coast 
> conservation 
>  initiative. 
> â??Birders and others who visit our new website and ultimately  travel the 
> trail will be showing their support for Americaâ??s River,  and that's the 
> kind of 
> support our partners and all Americans who  cherish the Mississippi need to 
> see,
> â?? added Reid.   
> "The  Great River Birding Trail is a good overview and guide to areas that  
> the Mississippi River firmly anchors, featuring selected sites  along the 
> greatest flyway in North America,â?? said Jeff Wilson of  Bartlett, 
> Tennessee, one of 
> the most experienced birders along the  Mississippi River. â??The  website 
> highlights some birding locations little known or  greatly under utilized by 
> the 
> general public. Interested  birders and wildlife enthusiasts will find it a 
> quick and useful  guide to new outdoor adventures."   
> The Great River Birding Trail was born in 2000, when Audubon  began mapping 
> birding sites from the Mississippi River's headwaters  in northern Minnesota 
> to 
> the riverâ??s mouth at the Gulf of Mexico in  Louisiana. Currently, website 
> visitors can view birding locations in  Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and 
> parts of Louisiana. Work is  underway to add additional sites up and down the 
> river. Mitsui &  Co., Ltd. is primary sponsor of the project, with additional 
> support  from Arkansas Delta Byways, Entergy Mississippi, the Mississippi  
> River 
> Parkway Commission, Mississippi State University, the  Mississippi Division 
> of 
> Tourism, the National Fish and Wildlife  Foundation and the Tennessee 
> Wildlife Resources  Agency. 
> â??Every partner on this project can be proud of the hope it  offers for the 
> Mississippi, after all, its conservation and  protection are critical for our 
> entire nation,â?? said Roger Still,  Audubonâ??s vice president for 
> Mississippi 
> River Programs. â??Together,  we can preserve Americaâ??s River for future 
> generations to enjoy.  Through outreach projects like the Great River Birding 
> Trail  
> website, Audubon is inspiring environmental stewardship of the river  and its 
> floodplain, and the wildlife that depends on  them.â?? 
> To view  the Great River Birding Trail website, go to 
> _http://www.greatriverbirding.org/_ (http://www.greatriverbirding.org/) .   
> 
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> 
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