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AUDUBON BIRD CONSERVATION NEWSLETTER
The Audubon Bird Conservation Newsletter is an electronic periodical that
brings you up to date on the accomplishments and work of Audubon's Bird
Conservation Program, the progress of the Important Bird Areas Initiative,
and issues and events in bird conservation. (To Subscribe please see
instructions at the end of this newsletter)
Please visit Audubon online at: www.audubon.org
Bird Conservation Program
Audubon Science Office
545 Almshouse Road
Ivyland, PA 18974
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INDEX TO FEATURES SPRING 2002
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**IBA UPDATES**
*IBA WEBSITE
*NATIONAL IBA CONFERENCE SUMMARY
*CELEBRATE AN IBA NEAR YOU - INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY
*STATE PROGRESS
1. IOWA
2. NEW HAMPSHIRE
3. OREGON
4. VIRGINIA
**IBA SUCCESS STORIES**
1. AUDUBON NORTH CAROLINA'S WALKER GOLDER RECIEVES PIF STEWARDSHIP
AWARD
2. NEVADA IBA PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
**AUDUBON WATCHLIST**
*PAINTED BUNTING - WATCHLIST FEATURE
*AUDUBON COLORADO TAKES AIM AT WATCHLIST SPECIES ON IBAS
**BIRD CONSERVATION NEWS AND POLICY UPDATE**
1. VICTORY FOR THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
2. ACT NOW - ASK CONGRESS TO INCREASED FUNDING FOR WILDLIFE IN 2003
3. UPDATE - SEARCH FOR THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER
4. AUDUBON AND PARTNERS MINIMIZING SEABIRD DEATHS
5. RETURN OF AN ORIGINAL CONDOR
6. AUDUBON CHICAGO - HELPING BIRDS NAVIGATE THE BIG CITY
7. GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT - THE RESULTS ARE IN
**UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS**
**SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS**
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**IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS UPDATE**
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The Important Bird Area (IBA) program is an international effort to
identify, conserve, and monitor a network of sites that provide essential
habitat for bird populations. BirdLife International (www.birdlife.net)
began the IBA program in Europe in 1985. Since that time, BirdLife partners
in over 100 countries have joined together to build the global IBA network.
The National Audubon Society, (BirdLife Partner for the U.S.), has been
working since 1995 to identify and conserve hundreds of IBAs all across the
United States. Important Bird Areas often support a significant proportion
of one or more species total population. Through the IBA program, we're
setting science-based conservation priorities and engaging local action to
safeguard the most essential sites for America's bird populations. We work
with local communities and stakeholder groups, scientists, local, state and
federal governments and non-governmental organizations. By cooperating on
essential habitat conservation, we're building a healthier world for birds
and all biodiversity-including our own species.
*IBA WEBSITE
Changes and updates continue to be made to the Important Bird Areas web
site. Coming soon look for new content including International Migratory
Bird Day and new state summaries. Visit us online at:
www.audubon.org/bird/iba
*NATIONAL IBA CONFERENCE SUMMARY
In mid-March Audubon hosted the 2nd Annual Important Bird Areas Conference
in Big Sur California. This meeting brought together IBA Program
Coordinators, IBA Program Partners, and BirdLife Partners from throughout
the Americas. Of the roughly 80 participants, approximately 40 U.S. states
and eight additional countries were represented. International participants
included representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Ecuador,
Mexico, Panama, and the United Kingdom. Attendees represented not only a
diverse geographical perspective but also a diverse organizational
perspective. Some of the organizations and agencies represented included:
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan, U.S. Shorebird Conservation
Plan, Partners in Flight, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, BirdLife
International, International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, The
American Bird Conservancy, Bird Studies Canada, and The Nature Conservancy
The meeting spanned two and a half days with a full agenda. Highlights
included discussion of the global IBA program and the growth of IBA programs
throughout the Americas. Fourteen U.S. state programs presented on topics
covering program development, monitoring, fundraising, education and
outreach, and partnerships. BirdLife International Partners presented
overviews on the unique challenges, perspectives, and successes of their
Important Bird Areas Programs and bird conservation both north and south of
the U.S. border.
In addition to individual presentations participants also took part in
breakout sessions designed to facilitate discussion and problem solving.
Some of the topics included: how to partner with existing bird conservation
structures such as Joint Ventures and other North American Bird Conservation
Initiatives; how to increase the role of IBAs in the policy arena; how to
better get the IBA/bird conservation message out to the public through
education, outreach and the media; how the BirdLife global IBA criteria is
applied; how to use new web based tools for monitoring and where do we want
to go with monitoring; and how to use the World Bird Database through a
hands on training session.
While the mornings and afternoons were filled with many exciting and
informative presentations and discussions there were also two excellent
evening presentations. Attendees were treated to Kenn Kaufmann's
presentation entitled The Great Travelers: Birds and Humans, on the first
night of the conference. The second evening participants enjoyed another
excellent and engaging presentation by Bob Barnes of Audubon California
entitled IBAs and watershed protection: A case study of the Kern River
Watershed.
It wasn't all presentations, discussion and note taking. Many conference
attendees spent time enjoying the redwoods of Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
and the diverse avifauna. Afternoon breakout sessions were interrupted more
than once with over flights of California Condors. Tuesday morning field
trips revealed a number of California's endemic birds. In particular the
Big Sur Ornithology Lab guided a group through the Andrew Molera State Park
pointing out a variety of bird species along the way. Some of the notables
included: White-tailed Kite, California Quail, Black Oystercatcher, Black
Turnstone, Rufous, Allen's, and Anna's Hummingbirds, Nuttall's Woodpecker,
California Thrasher, and seven species of gulls, to name a few
Planning is currently underway for the 3rd Annual IBA conference to be held
during the winter of 2003. Potential meeting sites under investigation
include northern Minnesota and the Texas coast. To be included in future
conference mailings send an e-mail to John Cecil at jcecil@xxxxxxxxxxxx
*CELEBRATE AN IBA NEAR YOU - INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY
This year's International Migratory Bird Day theme is "A Celebration of
Special Places" with Important Bird Areas being the focus. International
Migratory Bird Day celebrates the incredible journeys of migratory birds
between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds
in Mexico, Central, and South America. The event, which takes place on the
second Saturday in May each year, encourages bird conservation and increases
awareness of birds through hikes, bird watching, information about birds and
migration, public events, and a variety of other education programs. To
learn more and find an IMBD event near you visit http://birds.fws.gov/imbd/
or http://www.birdday.org/
*STATE PROGRESS
There are currently 45 active state IBA programs. Some of the newest
additions include Iowa, Michigan, Oregon, and Utah. Significant progress is
being made toward establishing IBA programs in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and
Rhode Island. A recent tally of state programs revealed there are over 1300
sites identified encompassing over 36 million acres of important bird
habitat. It is our goal to have 50 state IBA programs established by the
end of 2003
1. IOWA
Audubon Iowa is accepting nominations and reviewing sites under the guidance
of a 16 member technical committee. Currently 30 of the best known and
potentially the most important bird areas in the state are under review.
Audubon Iowa, in partnership with The Wildlife Diversity Program of the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union has
recently launched a sleek and comprehensive web site,
http://www.iowabirds.org/IBA/ . Here you will find more information about
the status of the program, the sites, and how you can get involved
particularly through site nominations. To learn more visit the web site or
contact Ric Zarwell (IBACoordinator@xxxxxxxxxxxxx).
2. NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire's Partners In Flight working group is in the midst of refining
a nomination form for Important Bird Areas in the state. This is part of a
broader effort to incorporate all bird conservation into an all biodiversity
conservation initiative. A scientific advisory group has developed a set of
ecological criteria that will guide the identification and mapping of
Important Bird Areas, Important Mammal Areas, and Important Herp Areas to
start. Scientists, birders, land managers, citizen scientists, and others
will aid in locating Important Areas throughout the state. These areas will
then be mapped using GIS and will later guide land conservation by the
state's large land trust community and by public agencies. For more
information contact Ellen Snyder, at (603) 862-4277 or ellen.snyder@xxxxxxx
3. OREGON
The Audubon Society of Portland hosted a first meeting of the Important Bird
Areas Program. The meeting was well attended by over 25 participants
representing a diverse group of NGO's, Federal and State Agencies, members
of the academic community and industry. The purpose of the meeting was to
educate the participants about the IBA process, develop criteria specific
for use in Oregon, and to begin establishing a technical committee which
will review all site information for nominated IBAs. If you would like to
become involved in the Oregon IBA Program or are interested in nominating a
site contact Sybil Ackerman at sackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
503-292-6855.
4. VIRGINIA
The Virginia Audubon Council, representing six chapters statewide and 16,000
members, has been busy laying the groundwork for an Important Bird Areas
Program. The Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries has responded with
interest in a long-term partnership with Audubon for science, conservation
and education, and has agreed to contract with the VA Audubon Council to
operate the IBA Program using federal funds. The Virginia Society of
Ornithology has signed on as an IBA partner and donated the proceeds of its
World Series of Birding team. Richmond chapter volunteers organized an IBA
benefit featuring the singer/songwriter Walkin' Jim Stoltz, whose multimedia
concert inspires children and adults with the value of wild places. To learn
more about the Virginia IBA Program visit their web site
http://www.cvco.org/science/vaudubon/IBA_Homepage.html
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**IBA SUCCESS STORIES**
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1. AUDUBON NORTH CAROLINA'S WALKER GOLDER RECIEVES PIF STEWARDSHIP
AWARD
At the Third International Partners in Flight Conference, a meeting of more
than 600 ornithologists, biologists and conservationists, Walker Golder,
deputy director of Audubon North Carolina, was recognized for his
contributions to bird conservation. Walker, in addition to serving as
Audubon North Carolina's deputy director, manages Audubon North Carolina's
Coastal Sanctuaries and Important Bird Areas Program. It is for his work
with the birds of the North Carolina coast that he was honored with Partners
in Flight's Individual Award for Stewardship. Partners in Flight is a
collective effort of more than 200 agencies and organizations including
Audubon, and is committed to conserving birds and their habitats across the
Western Hemisphere. To learn more about the great work Walker and Audubon
North Carolina are doing visit http://www.ncaudubon.org/
2. NEVADA IBA PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
As Nevada's IBA Program continues to accept nominations one unique site has
come in. The Middle Carson River, a beautiful stretch that supports a great
cottonwood gallery forest and a number of unique bird species including
Willow Flycatchers and Yellow-billed Cuckoos. While the overstory is
magnificent, cows and wild horses have caused significant disturbance to the
understory. The Lahontan Audubon Society is working with NV State Parks, NV
Natural Heritage Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management to put together a restoration
effort. Towards that end, the Bureau of Reclamation has contributed $15,000
towards fencing and gates to reduce trespass grazing. To learn more about
the NV IBA program or to nominate a site visit
http://www.nevadaaudubon.org/iba.htm or contact Don McIvor
(puma@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
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**AUDUBON WATCHLIST**
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THE WATCHLIST: A CONSERVATION TOOL
The WATCHLIST identifies North American bird species that need our help.
WatchList species are those faced with population decline, limited
geographic range, and/or threats such as habitat loss on their breeding and
wintering grounds. A centerpiece of conservation at Audubon, the WatchList
is an early warning system that focuses attention on at-risk bird species
before they become endangered. The WatchList is compiled by Partners in
Flight, a coalition of state, federal, and private sector conservationists
working together to protect the birds of the western hemisphere. Partners in
Flight updates the WatchList yearly to reflect the most current research and
data. Saving species pushed to the edge of extinction is difficult, costly
and politically charged. The WatchList shifts the agenda from reactive,
last-minute rescue attempts to preventive action. Harnessing the synergy
that results when individuals and groups work collaboratively for birds and
their habitats, the WatchList message is clear-together, we can keep common
birds common. Visit the WatchList website: http://www.audubon.org/bird/watch
*PAINTED BUNTING - WATCHLIST FEATURE
Painted Buntings, a WatchListed species that has declined by more than 60%
since the 1960's, are still captured for the cage-bird trade and exported by
the thousands to Europe. Working with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Audubon has placed a formal request with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
to begin a dialogue with the Mexican government to begin documenting the
extent of the trade and its potential contribution to declines of the
species. To Learn more about Painted Buntings visit:
http://www.audubon.org/bird/watch/pai/pai.html
*AUDUBON COLORADO TAKES AIM AT WATCHLIST SPECIES ON IBAs
Audubon Colorado has provided grants to chapters for surveys of WatchList
species on Colorado Important Bird Areas. Funding for these grants comes
from Canon USA through a partnership between The Nature Conservancy and
Audubon for Avian Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) projects.
To be eligible chapters needed to conduct at least a one-day bird survey at
a Colorado IBA during fall or winter 2001-2002. Specifically chapters were
asked to target between four and six species from the following categories:
1) one Partners in Flight high-priority species, Audubon WatchList Species,
and/or a species listed as state or federal endangered, threatened or
special concern; and 2) two common, unlisted species. Preference was given
to proposals that demonstrated or documented through literature citations,
previous data collection, and/or personal observations that the target
species was likely to occur at the IBA, a commitment to repeating the survey
annually, involvement of many individuals, and chapter partnerships.
Four grants were offered at a value of $500. Chapters proposing to survey
an IBA owned by The Nature Conservancy, an IBA located in the southwestern
quadrant of Colorado, and/or containing Lewis's Woodpecker were eligible for
a $100 bonus. Six of Colorado's 11 chapters submitted nine proposals-a
terrific show of enthusiasm for this pilot project. Proposals that resulted
in grant awards were those submitted by Black Canyon, Evergreen Naturalists,
Grand Valley, and Platte & Prairie Audubon chapters. Two of those chapters
also received $100 for meeting at least one of the bonus criteria.
Exciting and encouraging results of this project included: surveys conducted
in a variety of important Colorado habitat types - shortgrass prairie,
sagebrush steppe, lowland riparian, and alpine to foothills riparian,
participation of more than 75 Audubon members and potential members, and all
four chapters ran surveys over two days instead of the required one.
Results of this work included nearly 4300 birds detected representing more
than 80 species. Congratulations to all chapters that submitted proposals
and thanks to the recipients for their hard work!! To learn more about the
AIM Team Program and Pilot Projects visit: http://www.audubon.org/bird/aim/
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***BIRD CONSERVATION NEWS AND POLICY UPDATE****
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1. VICTORY FOR THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE:
By a vote of 46-54, the U.S. Senate defeated a measure to open the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. "This vote to protect the Arctic
is the drill bit in the coffin for drilling in the Arctic Refuge," said
Audubon President John Flicker." This is a tremendous victory for the
American people. We have won an epic battle to protect one of the country's
last truly wild places. I applaud the U.S. Senate for standing up to the
pro-oil drilling special interests and doing the right thing on behalf of
wildlife and conservation." To learn more about this issue and to see how
your senator voted visit: http://www.protectthearctic.com/
2. ACT NOW - ASK CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR WILDLIFE IN 2003:
Over the next few weeks, Appropriators will be making critical decisions
about which programs to fund - which programs to increase or decrease - for
Fiscal Year 2003. It is urgent and timely for the bird conservationists to
demonstrate the importance of State Wildlife Grants and voice the need for
significantly increased funding for FY03, at least to the level of $150
million. Fax and call your Senators and Representatives TODAY asking them
to sign the Senate and House letters to demonstrate their support for
wildlife conservation funding. Hurry and visit www.teming.com to learn more
and for examples of letters. Letters are due by the close of business
Friday 19 April.
3. UPDATE - SEARCH FOR THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER:
After 30 days of searching for the elusive if not extinct Ivory-billed
Woodpecker searchers have concluded they still don't know if this bird
exists in the bayous of Louisiana. Possible evidence observed included
scaling of bark, and large roost cavities typical of the species. In
addition, one team of searchers was captivated for several moments during
one of the search days when a loud double-rapping was heard. Although much
effort was expended trying to locate the source of the rapping, searchers
went away with more unconfirmed evidence as to the presence of the so-called
Lord God Bird. Hope remains though as a team from the Cornell Lab of
Ornithology successfully recorded more than 30 days of forest sounds on 12
listening devices placed throughout the Pearl River Wildlife Management
Area. These recordings are now being compared to recordings made of
Ivory-bill calls from an expedition in the same area during the 1930's and
1940's. For more details on the search visit
http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/IBW.html or
http://birds.cornell.edu/ivory/index.html
4. AUDUBON AND PARTNERS MINIMIZING SEABIRD DEATHS :
As reported in the last Bird Conservation Newsletter, seabirds face a
tremendous threat from the longline fishing industry. Longline fishing has
been called the single greatest global threat to seabirds, killing more than
300,000 annually. In an attempt to mitigate these deaths Audubon's Living
Oceans Program has partnered with U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and
the Hawaii Longline Association, among others, to develop an underwater
chute which would prevent these deaths. This equipment enables longline
fishing vessels to catch tuna and swordfish without killing the thousands of
albatross that get caught on baited hooks and drown each year. To learn
more visit: http://www.audubon.org/news/release/seabird_deaths.html and
http://www.audubon.org/campaign/lo/index.html
5. RETURN OF AN ORIGINAL CONDOR:
On May 1st a second original wild California Condor will be released back
into the wild after 15 years in captivity as part of the captive breeding
program. The bird, known as AC-9, is a male, and was a chick in the first
nest discovered when intensive research by Audubon and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service began under a revised recovery program in 1980. AC-9 was
also the last bird trapped from the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild
condors were then in captivity.
AC-9 will be released in southern California at the Hopper Mountain National
Wildlife Refuge with three juvenile condors hatched last year in the San
Diego and Los Angeles Zoos. Hooper Mountain is now home to 19 other
condors, including an original wild female (AC-8) and three breeding pairs.
AC-9 was mated to AC-8 in the wild prior to their capture for the breeding
program.
Based on the behavior of AC-8 following her release, condors held in
captivity are known to quickly readjust to the wild and resume movements
throughout their historical range. It could be expected that these two wild
birds will help reestablish the traditions and "culture" of the original
population of California Condors, bringing the successful recovery program
full circle. Audubon, an active partner in the recovery program from 1980
through 1987, had long been an advocate for release of some of these
original wild birds. It could be safely said that the original population
of wild condors now exists again in the wild and the captive reared birds
are supplementing a wild population.
Continuing success of the program was realized the second week in April of
this year when a pair of captive raised condors, released as juveniles in to
the wild in 1995, successfully incubated and hatched an egg. Two additional
pairs are incubating eggs in the same general area.
The total population of California Condors in the world today stands at 185,
up from 27 birds in 1987. A population of condors now resides in the Grand
Canyon in Arizona, where it is suspected two pairs are incubating eggs, and
17 condors are residing in the mountains near Big Sur south of Carmel,
California. The two California populations have been known to interact
despite the distance of several hundred miles between them. To learn more
about California Condors visit http://endangered.fws.gov/
6. AUDUBON CHICAGO - HELPING BIRDS NAVIGATE THE BIG CITY
For several years, the City of Chicago and bird conservationists have worked
with building managers to lessen the risk the city's skyline poses to
migratory birds by decreasing lighting. The bright exterior lights of
Chicago's tall buildings, such as the Hancock Center, confuse nocturnal
migrants causing birds to fly directly into them. In contrast, at buildings
along the edge of Lake Michigan, such as McCormick Place, it is thought that
birds are killed at dawn as they fly in looking for cover and crash into
windows. This year, the program will distinguish between these two
different types of buildings.
Chicago Field Museum scientists Doug Stotz and Dave Willard have been
compiling bird kill data from these two location, McCormick Place and the
Hancock Center. Stotz reports that mortality of May and September migrants,
particularly warblers, is highest at the Hancock Center (and presumably
other tall buildings), while McCormick Place takes a higher toll on the
colder-season migrants (April and October), particularly the many species of
native sparrows.
Data collected have found an average of 1,500 birds killed each year by
flying into McCormick Place's windows. According to Stotz, that number was
reduced by about 80 percent when indoor lights were turned off - proof that
the Lights Out program can save thousands of birds every year. This year
for the first time building owners are asked to extinguish their lights for
virtually the entire migration period- March 17 to June 7 and August 25 to
October 25, after 11 pm. To learn more about this study and the Lights Out
program contact Judy Pollock, Audubon Chicago bobolnk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
7. GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT - THE RESULTS ARE IN
Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have announced the results of the
5th Great Backyard Bird Count which occurred between February 15 through 18,
2002. "Close to 50,000 checklists were submitted for a total of almost 5
million individual birds counted from across the United States and Canada,
with every state and province reporting in," said Frank Gill, Audubon's vice
president of science and conservation. "The total number of bird species
reported currently stands at 505 a figure that is sure to grow as rare
sightings continue to be confirmed and added to the GBBC database." Count
participants included families, individuals, classrooms, and Scout troops.
Participants took as little as 15 minutes a day to report on the feathered
friends they saw in their backyards, schoolyards, local parks, or other
locations, including right out the office window. Some of the rare and
unusual birds included a Gyrfalcon in Massachusetts (a powerful falcon from
the Arctic), a Great Spotted Woodpecker in Alaska (a visitor from Asia) and
Broad-billed Hummingbird in Georgia (possibly a first for the state).
However probably the greatest contribution participants make is by counting
the common birds, Dark-eyed Juncos, Black-capped Chickadees, and Mourning
Doves. Maps showing the late winter distribution of all of these species
can be seen in the "Results" section of the website and state-by-state
results are also available. Visit www.birdsource.org to learn more.
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*****UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS*****
*INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY - A CELEBRATION OF SPECIAL PLACES, 11 May
2002. International Migratory Bird Day or IMBD is held annually on the
second Saturday in May and serves as an invitation to celebrate and support
migratory bird conservation. This year's theme focuses on those special
places birds need to survive throughout their life cycle. These special
places include wintering, breeding, feeding and migratory stopover habitats
among others. One example of programs focused on protecting and monitoring
these habitats are Important Bird Areas (IBAs). To learn more about IMBD
check with your local Audubon Chapter, nature preserve, or National Wildlife
Refuge or visit the website: http://www.birdday.org/ or
http://birds.fws.gov/imbd/
*SOCIETY OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS - 23rd Annual Conference 2-7 June 2002,
Wetland Linkages: A Watershed Approach in Lake Placid, New York. The focus
of the technical sessions will on how wetlands are being integrated into
initiatives on managing watersheds, as well as how wetlands are inextricably
linked to energy, economic and ecological issues. For more details see
http://www.sws.org/lakeplacid/
*THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED RESTORATION CONFERENCE will be held 24-26
September 2002 in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference will address efforts
to protect and restore wetland and riparian habitats in the Chesapeake Bay
region. For more information regarding registration (available May 2002)
and the call for papers (available now) contact Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Conference, c/o Hannah Kirchner, P.O. Box 144, Paoli, IN 47454,
(812-723-0088), hannahk@xxxxxxxx, www.potomac.org
*CELEBRATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE AGENCIES from 17-21 September at the Big Sky Resort in Big Sky
Montana. The meeting site is in the Madison Range of the Rocky Mountains
overlooking the breathtaking Gallatin River Canyon. Join visiting
dignitaries on Sep 17th to celebrate a century of North American wildlife
conservation. Then from September 18-21 help set the stage for the next
hundred years of wildlife conservation at the 2002 convention meetings. For
more details visit http://www.iafwa.org/
*THE 3rd NORTH AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE: BIRDS ON THE BAYOU: IN
THE FOOTSTEPS OF AUDUBON, 24-30 September 2002, will be held at Tulane
University, New Orleans, Louisiana. The main venue will be the
Intercontinental Hotel, located just 3 blocks from the famous French
Quarter. Societies involved will include: the American Ornithologists'
Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society, the Raptor Research Foundation,
and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists | Société des Ornithologistes du
Canada. The Conference will consist of symposia, workshops and roundtables,
contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions. To learn more visit
http://www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02/.
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