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E-Newswire January 2008 Volume 4 Number 1
Time to Register for Lobby Day 2008
OLYMPIA - Join hundreds of citizen lobbyists from around the
state meeting face-to-face with legislators on important environmental
issues. This all-day event includes lobbying training, issue
briefings on legislative priorities, keynote speakers and
a reception in the evening. Since Audubon is the lead on one
of the four priorities this year – Evergreen Cities
– we need all the Auduboners we can get. “I came
home from lobby day that night buzzing. I was on a high ….
I felt the positive energy of grassroots organizing and empowering
citizens to take action. And I felt empowered too! It was
one of the most positive experiences I’ve had in a long
time…” --Sylvia Moss, Seattle, at Lobby Day 2007.
To register, click here.
Third Year of
Chapter Grants Program Is the Most Competitive Yet
SAN JUAN ISLAND - The Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project
will soon receive
$800 – a result of Barbara Jenson's efforts in filling
out this year's chapter grant application. The grant evaluation
panel just completed its third round of funding for the very
successful chapter grants program. Fourteen chapters applied,
and every chapter received at least partial funding. This
was our most competitive year, with almost $12,000 being requested
in funds. Funding was given to proposals for habitat restoration,
songbird reintroduction, seabird surveys, website updates
and much more. Go to wa.audubon.org/chapters.html,
then click on these individual chapters to learn more about
their projects: Black Hills, Central Basin, East Lake Washington,
Grays Harbor, Kittitas, Olympic Peninsula, Rainier, San Juan,
Skagit, Spokane, Tahoma, Vashon-Maury, Whidbey, and Willapa
Hills.
Seattle Times’
NW Weekend Tells Birders Where to Go
SEATTLE - The popular feature “Birders’ Top Spots”
is back in print and online, recommending sites along the
Southwest and Olympic loops of the Great Washington State
Birding Trail every couple of weeks. Accompanying the information
from the trail maps are photos of the locations’ avian
highlights, plus links to the online version of the maps and
to the Seattle Audubon Nature Shop to purchase your own copies
of the full-color publications. Check out recent Top Spots
in the Times here
and here.
Then go check them out in person. Good birding to you in 2008!
Talking Turkey
in Sequim
SEQUIM - The Dungeness River Audubon Center held its fifth
annual Volunteer Appreciation Night on Dec. 6, 2007, providing
turkey dinner and all the trimmings for its docents, volunteers,
and board members. A great time was enjoyed by all, as Center
Director Bob Boekelheide showed the annual "A Year in
the Life of the Dungeness River Audubon Center" photo
show, highlighting many of the people who helped in the Center's
success during the previous year.
The Season to
Be Merry: Sequim-Dungeness Counters Duck the Halls
SEQUIM - The Sequim-Dungeness Christmas Bird Count, held on
Dec. 17, 2007, tallied a record number of species for the
32-year-old count, despite on-again, off-again wind and rain
throughout the day. Though the compilation is not yet complete,
it looks as though over 100 valiant counters tallied 148 species,
just one shy of the WA state record, eclipsing the old record
of 147 species set in 2005. Best birds included Short-tailed
Shearwater and Yellow-billed Loon seen by the offshore boat
party, Long-billed Curlew and Lapland Longspur seen at Dungeness
Spit, and Townsend's Solitaire and Loggerhead Shrike seen
in Dungeness. The most abundant species were the usual American
Wigeon and Mallard.
Tidbits for
the Flock: What can one person do in the face of climate
change? If you ever find yourself feeling confused and overwhelmed
by this question, check out the inspiring article by Gene
Bullock on Kitsap Audubon’s website,
and learn what a few citizens in Kitsap County are doing to
change the culture.
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