[chapter-communicator] Audubon In the News - November 2, 2006
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Audubon In the News
November 2, 2006
We hope that you find the November 2 edition of "Audubon In the News," below,
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AUDUBON CHAPTERS
Caring For a Wonder (The Salt Lake City Audubon Society and other groups help
clean up the Lee Creek Natural Area - National Audubon Society was among the
organizations that acquired the Lee Creek property and manages the restoration
program)
<http://www.sltrib.com/westvalley/ci_4517120>
Audubon Member Helps Kids Connect to Nature (Profile of Greater Ozarks Audubon
Society member Dorothy Thurman, who has led the charge in encouraging local
schools to take Audubon Adventures)
<http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006610120307>
Critics Blast Storage Facility Plan (A proposal to turn one-third of a 47-acre
former boatyard into a self-storage facility is under fire from county planners
and environmental groups, including the Marin Audubon Society)
<http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_4559684>
AUDUBON STATE PROGRAMS
Experts Say Ohio Wildlife Making A Comeback (Jerry Tinianow, executive director
of Audubon Ohio, quoted in article about how animals and fish in Ohio that were
once endangered or had disappeared are making a comeback)
<http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/10/22/oh_wildlife.html>
State Lists 10 Ways to Save the Salton Sea (Julia Levin of Audubon California
quoted in story about State officials releasing 10 proposals that could help
save the polluted Salton Sea)
<http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-salton23oct23,1,6854051.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california>
(registration required)
New Scotland Bird Sanctuary Created (Black Creek Marsh in New York designated
as a Bird Conservation Area; one of 16 new sites - the New York State Bird
Conservation Area Program was created in 1997 through legislation modeled after
Audubon New York's Important Bird Area program)
<http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?newsdate=10/24/2006&navigation=nextprior&category=REGION&storyID=528405>
Marines Cut a Deal to Fly Low and Fast (The Marines strike a deal with
environmental organizations, including Audubon North Carolina, that would allow
jets to fly lower and faster over Cape Lookout National Seashore but would
abandon plans to expand air combat training over Lake Mattamuskeet National
Wildlife Refuge)
<http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/502852.html>
BIRDS, BIRDING & WILDLIFE STORIES
Urban Jungle: When Development Meets Nature (IBA Coordinator Wayne Martinson
quoted in story about the conflict between wildlife and development in Utah's
Salt Lake Valley)
<http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4532253>
Lekson Creates Life-like Bird Decoys Using Wood and Acrylic Paints (Profile of
David Lekson, a wood carver who created an Ivory-billed Woodpecker for National
Audubon Society President John Flicker, which was presented during the 2005
Audubon Medal Dinner)
<http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2006/10/23/news/news03.txt>
Space Coasting (Article about the natural beauty that can be found in Brevard
County, Florida; Jason Frederick, a field trip coordinator with the Space Coast
Audubon Society, quoted)
<http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/SPORTS/610280567>
EDUCATION AND AUDUBON CENTERS AND SANCTUARIES
Tip-Top in Montecito Heights (The Audubon Center at Ernest E. Debs Park
featured in story about the Southern California neighborhood of Montecito
Heights)
<http://www.latimes.com/features/magazine/west/la-tm-adayin44oct29,1,4860287.story?coll=la-headlines-west>
(registration required)
Montezuma Summit Focuses on Tourism (The Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah,
NY a part of the Montezuma Wetlands Summit)
<http://www.fltimes.com/Main.asp?SectionID=38&SubSectionID=121&ArticleID=13316>
For the Birds: Nassau Chooses Winged Representative (The Theodore Roosevelt
Sanctuary and Audubon Center helps to choose Nassau County's official bird, the
Osprey)
<http://www.northender.com/northend_news_details.jsp?id=626>
Damaging Waterflows to be Diverted from Wildlife Sanctuary (A long-running
conflict over excess water flowing into Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary in
California has been resolved)
<http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/homepage/article_1314246.php>
Audubon Center Raises $325,000 at Bridging the Gap (The Wildcat Glades
Conservation and Audubon Center raised $325,000 of the $600,000 it needs by the
end of the year to meet a challenge from the Kresge Foundation and receive an
additional $300,000)
<http://www.joplindaily.com/articles/2006/10/16/news/g01audubon%20center.txt>
Ethanol Company's Fine Includes $100K to Rowe (Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary will
receive a $100,000 contribution to its environmental education program)
<http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=268&dept_id=577571&newsid=17381671>
Visits From the Stork (Wood Storks can now be seen in areas found in Southwest
Florida, including Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, home to the largest
breeding colony of storks in the country)
<http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/oct/28/visits_stork/?neapolitan>
YOU HAVEN'T LIVED IN HERE UNTIL ... You've Watched Sandhill Cranes Leave For
the Winter (Article about the best places to see Sandhill Cranes in Michigan,
including Michigan Audubon Society's Bernard W. Baker Sanctuary and Phyllis
Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary)
<http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061029/NEWS06/610290602/1008ò;>
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS (IBAs)
Kittatinny Ridge Under Pressure from Developments (Article about the
development pressures facing Kittatinny Ridge, Audubon Pennsylvania's largest
IBA)
<http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006610230311>
INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM AUDUBON'S BIRDLIFE PARTNERS
Significant Ceremony Marks Astonishing Spread of IBAs (During this year's World
Bird Festival, BirdLife International focused on awareness of IBAs)
<http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/10/iba_sign.html>
Americas' Largest Butterfly in the Cockpit, But is it Destined to Crash? (The
Cockpit Country, home to 27 of Jamaica's 28 endemic bird species and the Giant
Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the Americas, is at risk from bauxite
mining)
<http://www.birdlife.org/news/pr/2006/10/cockpit_country.html>
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PROGRAMS
Ed-ventures: Sort of Like Summer Camp, But For Grown-ups (Audubon Nature
Odyssey trips featured in article about trips that combine nature education
with adventure)
<http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-insider22oct22,1,1184186.story?coll=la-travel-headlines>
(registration required)
Warm Winter Meant Rare Bird Sightings (Project FeederWatch, a joint project of
Bird Studies Canada, Nature Canada, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the
National Audubon Society, featured in article about rare bird sightings in
Canada)
<http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2006/1019/Regional_news/028.html>
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