[chapter-communicator] Audubon In the News - October 7, 2005
- From: "TENNEFOSS, Lynn" <ltennefoss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 17:17:58 -0400
We hope that you find the October 7 edition of "Audubon In the News," below,
interesting and informative. Please note: you may have to register with
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We welcome your suggestions for future issues - please send suggested media
stories to me at ebarton@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ebarton@xxxxxxxxxxx>.
Thank you,
Erica Barton
Media Manager
National Audubon Society
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
212-979-3197
ebarton@xxxxxxxxxxx
AUDUBON CENTERS AND EDUCATION
Tracking the Mighty Monarch (Searching for monarch butterflies at Gilsland Farm
Audubon Center in Maine)
<http://outdoors.mainetoday.com/news/051002butterfly.shtml>
AUDUBON CHAPTERS
Replanting the Prairie (Volunteers with the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society help
plant prairie flowers along the South Creek-Wilson's Creek Greenway Trail)
<http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS01/510030346>
Hawaii Governor Safeguards Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Governor of Hawaii
creates a marine refuge in all state waters in the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands - and will work with Hawaii Audubon Society to pursue designation as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site)
<http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2005/2005-09-30-04.asp>
AUDUBON CONSERVATION POLICIES AND ISSUES
Species Act Backers Pin Hopes on Senate ("Extinction Bill" that proposes
changes to the Endangered Species Act)
<http://www.theolympian.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051003/NEWS/510030301>
A Quest for Oil Collides With Nature in Alaska (The debate regarding leasing
Teshekpuk, a corner of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, for oil exploration)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/national/02slope.html?pagewanted=1&hp>
(registration required)
AUDUBON PEOPLE
Sweat, Fire Help Bring US Midwest Prairies Back (Stephen Packard, a naturalist
with Audubon, works to restore vanished prairies in the US Midwest)
<http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/news-0080508.html>
AUDUBON STATE PROGRAMS
Unlikely River Allies 'Lock Arms' (Group of conservationists, including Dan
McGuiness, director of Audubon's Upper Mississippi Campaign, work to improve
both commercial navigation and the ecosystem of the Mississippi River)
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/columnists/12787053.htm>
(registration required)
Judge Rejects Timber Plan (Environmental groups, including Audubon Washington,
are victorious in their challenge over logging plan)
<http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050928/NEWS/509280304>
Hundreds of Acres Will Form Buffer for Beidler Forest (One million dollar grant
from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to buy land to create a buffer beside the
Francis Beidler Forest)
<http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3909656&nav=0RaP>
Kirkwood Added to Preserve (Kirkwood Farm, a habitat for locally threatened
species of grassland birds, has been designated as a preserve)
<http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15318545&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6>
Isaac's Raises Funds for Birds (Isaac's Restaurant & Deli will raise money for
Audubon Pennsylvania's "Blue Mountain - Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Project")
<http://ydr.com/story/main/87685/>
BIRDS AND BIRDING
Plight of the Migrating Birds (The impact of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina on
migrating bird populations)
<http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/national/article/0,1406,KNS_350_4134176,00.html>
(registration required)
Record Numbers for EuroBirdwatch 2005 (BirdLife International's annual festival
where members of the public from all over Europe observe, explore and enjoy
birds)
<http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2005/10/eurobirdwatch05.html>
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