Last month the Board of Directors of Beckham Bird Club distributed the funds that were collected in this year's BBC Birdathon. Listed below are the organizations and the amount they received. In all $9740 was given to these organizations for their projects. Thanks to all who generously support our Birdathon by making donations. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission - $2500 - The funds will be used for the acquisition of land for the protection of plants, birds, and animals in Kentucky. Kentucky Natural Lands Trust - $2500 - Funds will go to the Pine Mountain Legacy Project for acquisition of land in Bell County to protect forests in order to form a migratory corridor from Tennessee to Virginia. Kentucky Resources Council - $1000- Funds will be used to support the KRC's on-going efforts including advocacy, lobbying, and public education on environmental issues. Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky - $900 - Funds will sponsor six raptor education programs at six schools reaching approximately 900 students in Kentucky public schools. Louisville Nature Center - $840 - Funds will be used to pay for field trips to the Nature Center for 120 students from underserved and underfunded schools in Louisville. Students will learn about bird identification and the importance of habitat. Operation Migration - $1000 - Funds will help with the costs incurred with the migration of Whooping Cranes. These Whooping Cranes are being led by ultralights from Wisconsin to Florida. Nature Conservancy - $1000 - Funds will be used with existing conservation programs as incentives for private landowners to restore critical habitat (Bottomland Hardwood trees) in the Bayou de Chien and Obion Creek watersheds (Hickman, Fulton, Graves, & Carlisle Counties). There are several songbird species that are in desperate need for bottomland hardwood habitat restoration in western Kentucky. There may be additional funds coming in and these will be distributed equally between Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission and the Kentucky Natural Land Trust. Pat Bell Louisville ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx