[texbirds] Re: birding's future
- From: Cecilia-home <criley02@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BrownSM@xxxxxxxx" <BrownSM@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:05:36 -0600
HOPE is all birds have now, thank goodness for all of you committed to youth
engagement. Without this coming human generation, birds, at least many of them,
have no chance.
Life is better with birds!
Cecilia M Riley
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> On Nov 24, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Brown, Sheila M. <BrownSM@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thank you for sharing this! The fourth and fifth graders at UHCL love to go
> birding and we have learned a great deal when birding experts like Stennie
> share years of expertise! The school habitats at many Houston schools have
> fabulous sightings of birds and the kids love to discover the numerous birds
> that come to the school habitat. The floating wetland project at the CCISD
> educational village is one of my favorite new places to see wildlife. The
> Purple Martin house at EIH @ UHCL has a fabulous live web cam that we love to
> use to educate the local community. The future is bright as the local school
> kids want service learning projects that improve the biodiversity.
> Please continue to share your passions,
>
> Sheila Grigsby Brown
>
> Habitat Curriculum Specialist
>
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> Subject: Re: [texbirds] birding's future
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> During 2013-2014 fall andspring semisters I taught and coordinated a Jr.
> Master Naturalist Biodiversity on campus at Westbrook Intermediate School,
> even conducting an on site field trip. It was soooo much fun and the
> students were fantastic. Birds, insects and plants were the topics.
>
> Thank you Tom for posting this!! There is indeed hope, but we (teachers,
> birders and Master Naturalist) must keep promoting, coordinating and
> volunteering to keep playing nature awareness and conservation forward!
>
> Stennie Meadours
> San Leon
>
> In a message dated 11/24/2014 11:13:00 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> endersgt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> This discourse is prompted by Dennis' comments. I apologize in advance if it
> seems too lengthy.
> After 30 years of begging various 3rd world countries to conserve their
> ecosystems (and falling on deaf ears), the miraculous happened. Ecotourism
> ...
> now these countries are falling all over themselves to bring in the $$. It
> has become a major source of revenue. Two particular areas may take credit
> for this boom. First, the incredible quality of the programming out there to
> amaze the public. Second, the much maligned educational system in America.
> Ecology has been taught since the 70's (low emphasis) but has become a major
> area of study at all levels. I taught 7th grade science for the last 14 years
> and even in that time frame, the importance has ramped up greatly.
> The most recent changes to the TEKS at my grade level require study of
> biodiversity in microhabitats (school yards). Most schools have an area set
> aside. These things influence the perceptions of the general public.
> I am a scientists and naturalist photographer but not an in depth birder. In
> my classes each spring, we spent 10 minutes a day for 10 days identifying
> yardbirds , their behaviors, flight characteristics and any thing else of
> interest. This was a Title One school with a diversity of cultural
> backgrounds. We saw amazing events.... a Cooper's ambushing occupants of a
> tree, a Red Tail on a shallow stoop that lasted 15 seconds, the courtship
> dance of two Mockingbirds on the roof of a house and a lot more. At this age
> they were naturally into the courtship and mating behaviors. The girls loved
> it when the female grackles completely ignored the males' displays. Point
> is, they were indelibly engaged. This goes on all over the state and country.
> This will impact the future of birding as they flashback to the positive
> feelings they had about birds and other wildlife.
> Tom Fleming
> Grand Prairie
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