Thank you Tom.
I’m going to become a member because of you!
Patty Keuck
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 24, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Joe Luedtke <onaturalist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Great idea Tom. Your note spurred me to join.
Thanks again for maintaining the listserv for as long as you did.
Sincerely,
Joe Luedtke
Wauwatosa, WI
From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf
of Tom Sykes <sykes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, September 24, 2021 at 1:33 PM
To: Wisbirdn <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] FYI: WISBIRDN transition nearing completion - thank you
As the transition of ownership of the Wisconsin Birding Network (WISBIRDN) is
nearing completion, I want to reach out to thank you for all the heartfelt
communications, both on the list and via email. Knowing that the list still
means so much to so many is most gratifying.
When I initially posted that I was ending the list, some wrote to ask if they
might pay a fee to help keep the list alive. Fortunately, the list has always
been free whether it was hosted on the servers at Lawrence University or when
it migrated to Freelists.org.
But your offer of a fee got me to thinking. Consider as an alternative, a
much more practical way to indirectly support WISBIRDN by directly supporting
the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO).
There’s an old adage, “Think globally, act locally”. By joining WSO you’ll
be acting locally, supporting an organization which for years has been a
leading steward for Wisconsin birds. Your support will allow WSO to continue
providing publications and programs to help strengthen the birding community.
Your support will help WSO’s efforts at bird related research, conservation
initiatives, and ongoing environment education programs.
BUT wait. There’s more! By becoming a member, you will gain exclusive online
access to Wisconsin’s Favorite Haunts, issues of The Passenger Pigeon
Journal, and the monthly online editions of the Badger Birder newsletter.
Plus, a 30% discount on all Princeton University Press bird-related titles.
A basic membership? For individuals or households it is $40. Does that sound
like a lot? Consider two people dining out at a Friday night fish fry. From
my own experience it easily adds up to that and more. $40 gets you a whole
year of supporting WSO and with no indigestion. Are you a full-time student?
$25. Memberships also make great birthday and holiday gifts…
If you are unaware of what WSO does, please checkout their web site:
https://wsobirds.org
Read about the organization’s history and what they are all about and what
they mean to the Wisconsin birding community.
There are many fine environmental organizations. The Nature Conservancy,
Sierra Club, Audubon, and the American Bird Conservancy, to name a few. But
here in your own backyard? You have the WSO. If you are already a member,
thank you. You know what I’m taking about. If not, please consider joining.
Cheers and good birding,
Tom
Tom Sykes
sykes@xxxxxxxxxx
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