[chapter-communicator] Audubon Newswire, December 14, 2006

From: "TENNEFOSS, Lynn" <ltennefoss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <chapter-communicator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:49:40 -0500

Audubon Newswire - "News on Audubon Happenings"
Volume 4, Number 24
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Circulation: 4,700
Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive, and even
spiritual satisfaction. Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled
with extreme care and genius.
-- Edward O. Wilson
Please Note: The Ask Audubon section is our newest addition to Newswire. You
can submit your questions about consumer choices and how they affect the
environment to cblayer@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:cblayer@xxxxxxxxxxx>. Please
continue to send your news and updates to Sally Montgomery at
smontgomery@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:smontgomery@xxxxxxxxxxx>.
In this Issue:
-- Audubon Disappointed Cerulean Warbler Won't Be Listed as 'Threatened'
-- Audubon Urges People to Think Green This Holiday Season
-- Reminder: National Audubon Society's 107th Christmas Bird Count to Take
Place December 14 - January 5
-- Audubon New York Calls for New Governor to Make Ocean and Coastal Health a
Top Priority
-- Construction of Audubon Center at Seward Park in Seattle to Begin
-- Ozark Rivers Audubon Society and City of Rolla, Missouri to Build Accessible
Trail at Tanager Trails Ozark Nature Reserve
Ask Audubon:
-- Are certain types of refrigerators bad for the environment?
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Audubon Disappointed Cerulean Warbler Won't Be Listed as 'Threatened'
Washington, DC, December 14, 2006 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has
issued a decision not to list the Cerulean Warbler as a threatened species. The
songbird, which is currently the fastest declining warbler in the country,
continues to lose its eastern forest habitat to mountaintop removal mining.
Audubon will continue its efforts to protect the species.
To read Audubon's press release on the decision, please visit
<http://www.audubon.org/news/press_releases/Cerulean_Warbler_12_07_06.html>.
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Audubon Urges People to Think Green This Holiday Season
New York, NY, December 14, 2006 - This year, Audubon At Home is asking people
to add birds and other wildlife to their gift lists by keeping the holidays
"green."
From smart party planning, to conscientious decorating decisions, to wise
wrapping and greeting card choices, to environmentally friendly gift giving,
there are many things that each of us can do to make a difference.
To learn how to share the holiday spirit with birds and other wildlife please
visit <http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/Holiday_Greening/index.html>.
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Reminder: National Audubon Society's 107th Christmas Bird Count to Take Place
December 14 - January 5
Ivyland, PA, December 14, 2006 - National Audubon Society's longest-running
wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place
throughout the Americas from December 14, 2006 to January 5, 2007.
Results from the over 2,000 individual counts expected to take place this year
enable Audubon and other conservationists to assess the population status of
both resident and migratory birds across the Western Hemisphere, as well as the
state of the habitat that is critical to these feathered flyers.
For more information about CBC participation, visit Audubon's website at
www.audubon.org/bird/cbc <http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc> and click on the
"Get Involved" link on the left-hand side of the page.
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Audubon New York Calls for New Governor to Make Ocean and Coastal Health a Top
Priority
Albany, NY, December 14, 2006 - A coalition of national, state and local
environmental groups, including Audubon New York, outlined a series of key
actions Governor-Elect Eliot Spitzer should take to reverse the decline of New
York's ocean health and make the state a national leader in ocean and coastal
protection.
Last June, state lawmakers unanimously passed the New York Ocean and Great
Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Act to help restore and protect the state's marine
resources. The landmark legislation established an interagency Council to help
coordinate marine resource management and adopted an ecosystem-based management
approach for ocean and coastal resources.
According to the coalition, the next steps include creation of an Ocean Health
Index as an annual report card of the state's ocean health, convening the
Mid-Atlantic Governors to address regional ocean issues and supporting and
funding the recently-established New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem
Conservation Council's work.
To learn more about Audubon New York and their conservation work, please visit
<http://ny.audubon.org/>.
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Construction of Audubon Center at Seward Park in Seattle to Begin
Seattle, WA, December 14, 2006 -- Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and National
Audubon Society President John Flicker, along with other community leaders,
neighbors and friends, were on hand at a ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of
a new Audubon Center in Seattle. The celebration took place Saturday, December
2, at the future home of the Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center.
The Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center is being developed at 5902 Lake
Washington Boulevard, Seattle, WA, in a 1927 Tudor-style building. The 3,200
square foot historic house will be renovated to include two large classrooms, a
laboratory, offices, exhibits, a library, and a welcome center. It will provide
programs for residents of all ages, with initial programming targeted to middle
and high school students.
Construction is scheduled to take several months and the building will re-open
in summer 2007 with a full complement of programs for families, schools, and
adults.
For more information on the Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center, please
visit <http://wa.audubon.org/education_Centers_SewardPark.html>.
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Ozark Rivers Audubon Society and City of Rolla, Missouri to Build Accessible
Trail at Tanager Trails Ozark Nature Reserve
Rolla, MO, December 14, 2006 - The Ozark Rivers Audubon Society was awarded
$3,500 on Monday, December 11, by the Ozark Natural Resources Foundation, an
organization that awards grants to support efforts to protect the environment
and natural and cultural resources of the Missouri Ozark Region. The funds will
be used to assist with the Audubon chapter's effort to help make Tanager Trails
Ozark Nature Reserve more accessible to the public.
Ozark Rivers Audubon Society plans to partner with the City of Rolla on the
project, which will provide a paved, level loop trail from the parking lot at
Tanager Trails Ozark Nature Reserve in Rolla. The trail will allow physically
challenged individuals to view the kiosk at the trailhead and to view many of
the plants and other features of the Reserve.
For more information on Ozark Rivers Audubon or the Tanager Trails project,
please contact Lorraine McFarland at 573-364-3339 or lorimac@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:lorimac@xxxxxxxxxx>.
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ASK AUDUBON...
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"Are certain types of refrigerators particularly bad for the environment? A
friend claims the ones that don't self-defrost are environmentally poor
choices." - Submitted by Rose B. of Brooklyn, New York.
In 1974, researchers found that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) damage the ozone
layer, which filters out much of the sun's harmful radiation. The EPA
established regulatory laws in 1978 to ban the use of CFCs, which had been
routinely used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and in some aerosol
products. The age of a refrigerator is an issue in this matter, not whether or
not it self defrosts. If you have a machine built before 1978 you can contact
the manufacturer for more information.
Manual defrosting machines use less electricity than self defrosting models,
but they are not widely available these days. Current models of refrigerators
of either kind are far more energy efficient than models built thirty years
ago. To increase the energy efficiency of a refrigerator you can periodically
clean dust from the coils on the back or bottom of the unit (after unplugging
it). Keep your refrigerator in an area that does not get sunlight and away from
any heat emitting devices such as radiators.
Some exciting new refrigeration developments are the Danish Vestfrost and
California's Sunfrost. The Vestfrosts are super energy efficient and made of
completely recyclable parts. The Vestfrost Group was the first in its industry
to receive the Community Ecolabel, the European Union's accolade for products
that do not contribute to global warming and are made of environmentally sound
and recyclable parts. The Sunfrost is also extremely energy efficient and
designed to operate with solar or wind power as a source. Both of these
products are more expensive at present, but as they become more widely used
prices will go down. In areas where electricity is particularly costly, the
energy savings of these devices will help defray the initial cost.
Submit your questions about consumer choices and how they affect the
environment to cblayer@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:cblayer@xxxxxxxxxxx>.
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