Farewell to Fall Oct 26, 2009
The Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington has been busy with fall programs. Giving pre-schoolers and adults a close up look at nature. (WCAX.com, VT)
National conservation grant funds efficiency plan for rural Arizona Oct 15, 2009
The Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch, Audubon Arizona, Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum and Cienega Watershed Partnership will team up to bring energy-efficient technology and a grassroots educational network that encourages individual conservation actions to Santa Cruz County ... Audubon and Toyota launched the five-year TogetherGreen initiative in 2008 to fund conservation projects, train environmental leaders and offer volunteer opportunities that significantly benefit the environment ...... (Nogales International, AZ)
Cyclocross mixes road, mountain biking Oct 15, 2009
The cyclocross course sits in the park's southwest corner, just off the main entrance on Audubon Drive. All races are timed, with experts (A's) racing for 60 minutes, intermediates (B's) for 45 and beginners (C's) for 35. (Fresno Bee)
Travel briefs Oct 9, 2009
The Audubon GreenLeaf program will certify lodgings and award them one to five green leaves based on performance. The certification program is part of a larger state initiative to support and market sustainable tourism. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Get moving: Fall walks, runs and more Oct 6, 2009
Bird Walk With Sonoran Audubon: 8-10 a.m. Oct. 10. Observe winter birds making their way to the Sonoran Desert. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Sierra Nevada Birds Move In Response To Warmer, Wetter Climate Oct 5, 2009
The study, conducted in collaboration with Audubon California, a non-profit state program of the National Audubon Society, includes data from a survey of 82 sites in the Sierra Nevada and details the changes in birds' geographic range over the course of a century ... Another co-author of the study is William Monahan, a scientist at Audubon California and a former UC Berkeley Ph. (Science Daily)
Endangered wildlife finds haven in Tempe's Rio Salado Oct 5, 2009
Herbert Fibel, an attorney, birder and president of the Maricopa Audubon Society, said he was familiar with the birds that frequent Town Lake. The water there attracts common as well as rare birds like the yellow-billed loon and Eurasian teal, he said. (AZCentral -- News)
A forest serves as 40-year model for keeping it green Sep 23, 2009
This year s presenters included an animal rehabilitator, the Catskill Mountain Beekeepers Club, Rick Burstell, of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, Marilyn Wyman, Agroforestry Resource Center natural resources coordinator, Fran Martino, of River Haggie Outdoors, Larry Federman of Audubon New York, State Department of Environmental Conservation Forester Mike Mulligan and two state forest rangers. Students from Cairo-Durham and Windham-Ashland-Jewett will attend the program Tuesday. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Tejon Mountain Village Approved By Planning Commission Sep 11, 2009
Much of the usual environmental opposition to a project this size did not materialize, mostly because of the conservation agreement Tejon Ranch brokered last year with five of the nation's most powerful environmental groups last year, including the Sierra Club and Audubon California. In that agreement, Tejon agreed to conserve much of the ranch in exchange for the groups to not oppose limited developments like Tejon Mountain Village. (KERO 23, CA)
‘Wilderness Warrior’ delves into Teddy Roosevelt’s fight to conserve natural wonders Sep 6, 2009
Bird plunderers and lumber companies outnumbered the Audubon Society. To get conservation bills passed, Roosevelt relied on his friendship with Congressman John Lacey of Iowa who risked his political career for the cause. (Boston Globe)
Barnstable Public Schools Bus Routes for 2009/2010 Aug 21, 2009
Seq Time Stop Description 1 8:15 A.M. CRNR OAK STREET CE & HYDE PARK ROAD 2 8:16 A.M. 1157 OLD STAGE ROAD 3 8:18 A.M. CRNR OUTPOST LANE & COACH LIGHT ROAD 4 8:19 A.M. CRNR PADLOCK LANE & THREE PONDS DRIVE 5 8:19 A.M. CRNR PATRIOT WAY & THREE PONDS DRIVE 6 8:22 A.M. CRNR SERVICE ROAD & CAP'N JAC'S ROAD 7 8:25 A.M. 221 SHOOTFLYING HILL ROAD 8 8:26 A.M. CRNR SHOOTFLYING HILL ROAD & LAKEVIEW DRIVE 9 8:27 A.M. CRNR SHOOTFLYING HILL ROAD & HILLSIDE DRIVE 10 8:29 A.M. CRNR SHOOTFLYING HILL ROAD &... (Yarmouth Register, MA)
SSVEC project opponents win reprieve Aug 19, 2009
Paul Green, who is the executive director of the Tucson Audubon Society, stated that the power line would contribute to the detriment of important bird habitats ... Managed and partially owned by the National Audubon Society, this wildlife sanctuary has provided a research area for hundreds of researchers from around the country. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Scene & Herd: Town 'tree friend' still at it Aug 14, 2009
The Greenway begins in Belmont at Massachusetts Audubon s Habitat Sanctuary over to Walnut Street in Lexington then on to the Beaver Brook North property. When finished, the trail will provide a more than eight-mile walking loop through the three communities. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Things to do: Aug. 7-13 Aug 7, 2009
7 p.m. Saturday / Woodward Park, Shinzen Japanese Garden, Friant Road and Audubon Drive / $3-$5 park entrance, $15-$20 per lantern / (559) 297-1041. The Shinzen Friendship Garden Board of Directors will hold the Toro Nagashi Floating Lantern Ceremony in honor of loved ones who have passed away. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
On the fairway, lessons in water management Aug 7, 2009
Tom Bancroft, chief scientist with the National Audubon Society, says that for all the progress golf has made, it remains a deeply problematic industry ... (Audubon International, a separate group, works with golf courses to encourage wildlife preservation ... Tom Bancroft, chief scientist with the National Audubon Society, says that for all the progress golf has made, it remains a deeply problematic industry. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Daniel Newhauser | Green Valley News A feral cat over ArleneCates’shoulder looks for a handout in Arivaca. Colonies of cats are common in the town. Aug 4, 2009
Carol wrote on Aug 3, 2009 9:29 AM:" Has anyone considered the impact of large numbers of feral cats on the bird populations? I know the Audubon society has, and it is a negative impact. Feral cats are not a natural part of the ecological system. Cats are hunters, it is their inborn nature. Cats are fine, for those who like cats, as housepets. They have no place in the wild. This program has a lofty goal....decreasing the population by spay and neuter, but the best situation would be no feral... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Things to do: July 31 to Aug. 6 Jul 31, 2009
Dancing through the night 5-10 p.m. Saturday / Woodward Park, Friant Road and Audubon Drive / $12 / (559) 222-2633, starlinesalsaclub. com The Starline Salsa Club will hold its second Salsa in the Park Saturday. (Fresno Bee)
Wildflower Walks - Mountain pasqueflower Jul 24, 2009
( National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers - Western Region, by Richard Spellenberg. . (Missoulian, MT)
A sacrifice worth making Jul 13, 2009
Mass Audubon, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Conservation Law Foundation, the Nature Conservancy, and the Union of Concerned Scientists all support the law as drafted. Their focus is wider than the Berkshires. (Boston Globe)
Learn Western history, eat cake Jul 11, 2009
Murie Audubon Society hosts a Nature Walk at 11:30 a.m., at the Audubon Center on Garden Creek ... Access to Audubon Center is south on Poplar about one mile from the intersection with Wyoming Boulevard. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Town Crier for TUESDAY JUNE 30, 2009 (22) Jun 30, 2009
Murie Audubon Society invites you and your family to a Nature Walk on Saturday, July 11, at 11:30 a.m., at the Audubon Center on Garden Creek ... Access to Audubon Center is south on Poplar about one mile from the intersection with Wyoming Boulevard. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
A tactile triumvirate Jun 29, 2009
Mass Audubon s Moose Hill Wildlife Gallery, 293 Moose Hill St., Sharon. 781-784-5691. (Boston Globe)
JUST AMONG FRIENDS Jun 18, 2009
Some 200 guests attended the beautifully appointed dinner party held at the Audubon Country Club. The couples have been friends since the 1970s when their children grew up together in Louisville. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Yale Adds Eight Recruits in Class of 2013 Jun 16, 2009
5'7" GK Freshman Kenilworth, Ill. High School: New Trier #1 Last Team: Wisconsin Wild USA Hockey: Attended 2009 USA Hockey Open Olympic Tryouts ... 2006 USA Hockey National Development Camp selection. Before Yale: National Merit Finalist ... Academic Honor Roll selection from eighth grade through 12th grade ... Midwest Elite Hockey League Academic Gold Award for five years ... Named to All-star team at Prospects Tournament ... Won back-to-back state championships, and was Central District... (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Round-by-round results Jun 16, 2009
New York Yankees -- Stephen Bruno, SS, Gloucester Catholic HS, Audubon, N.J. 796. Milwaukee Brewers -- Felix Rutledge, LHP, Tupelo (Miss. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Lake Tahoe in summer: Heaven for golfers Jun 16, 2009
It also is the first course in the country to become an Audubon cooperative sanctuary. Details: 7900 N. Lake Blvd., King's Beach, Calif. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Writer list for WOW is notable May 29, 2009
For many years he was a staff writer and senior editor at Texas Monthly, and his articles and essays have appeared in a wide range of other publications as well, including The Atlantic, Outside, New York Times Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Audubon, Travel Holiday, Life and Slate. Among the many movies Harrigan has written for television are HBO s award-winning The Last of His Tribe, starring Jon Voight and Graham Greene, and King of Texas, a western retelling of Shakespeare s King Lear for TNT,... (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Landfill methane towers scorch perched hawks May 25, 2009
"I heard about the horrific injuries these birds were suffering throughout the United States, and I wanted to do something about it," said Stella Miller, president of the Huntington Audubon Society on Long Island, who launched a Save Our Raptors campaign to raise awareness and seek solutions ... At their spring conference in Albany, the New York State Association for Solid Waste Management and the Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations passed resolutions to join Audubon's Save the... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Outdoors hot line May 24, 2009
Join BLM staff and Anchorage Audubon Society members for a series of early morning outdoor bird walks in May. Meet in the center's parking lot. (Anchorage Daily News)
America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica May 23, 2009
Applegate Lake Recreation Area-Squaw Lakes-Siskiyou National Forest-OR Belle Isle State Park-Lancaster, VA Bonny Lake State Park-Idalia, CO Caesars Head State Park-Cleveland, SC Caledon Natural Area-King George, VA Collier-Seminole State Park-Naples, FL Fort Kearny State Recreation Area-Kearney, NE Holmes Bend Campground-Green River Lake-Columbia, KY J.A. Skinner State Park-Hadley, South Hadley, MA John James Audubon State Park-Henderson, KY John W. Kyle State Park-Sardis, MS Lake Lincoln State... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Regular community meetings May 22, 2009
Huachuca Audubon Society: Third Tuesday, 7 p.m., Room 313 at Cochise College Sierra Vista campus, 378-0667. Huachuca Hiking Club: Second Tuesday, 7 p.m., Fry Fire Station #2 on the corner of Yaqui St. and Apache Ave., 378-1679 or. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Oregon Recreation Report May 21, 2009
Event co-sponsored by Audubon Society of Portland and Backyard Bird Shop. Call 503-496-0908 for information and to reserve a spot. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
REGION: Obama boosts area's wilderness inventory May 6, 2009
Similarly, activists along the North San Diego County coast mounted a campaign four decades ago to halt plans to dredge San Elijo Lagoon and build 10,000 homes on the site, said Andy Mauro, a Buena Vista Audubon Society board member. As a result, a half-dozen lagoons remain intact ---- even though lagoons in Orange and Los Angeles counties long ago disappeared under the bulldozer's blade. (North County Times)
Around Your Town community events May 6, 2009
The walks take about two hours and are led by docents from Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory, Huachuca Audubon Society and the Friends of the San Pedro River. Walks depart from the viewing platform at 7 a.m. The park entrance is located on Highway 90 between mileage markers 324 and 325 on the north side of the highway. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Sights from a late-April Audubon bird walk May 2, 2009
A late April Audubon bird walk drew 15 birdwatchers at eight in the morning ... A late April Audubon bird walk drew 15 birdwatchers at eight in the morning ... A late April Audubon bird walk drew 15 birdwatchers at eight in the morning. (Juneau Empire)
Clip and save summer activities calendar Apr 30, 2009
Join the local Audubon Chapter at the Helena Valley Regulating Reservoir for International Migratory Bird Day and watch the birds in action (495-3718). May 4. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Ohio Rolls Out New Travel Opportunities for 2009 Apr 28, 2009
Grange Insurance Audubon Center Opening - Columbus (June 2009). One of the first centers to bring hands-on conservation and nature-based learning to within a mile of the core of a major American city, this site on Whittier Peninsula will include native plant demonstration gardens, a natural playground area, an outdoor amphitheater and plenty of eco-friendly programming. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Conservation pact inked Apr 19, 2009
Published: Sunday, April 19, 2009 1:15 AM CDT The Bridgerland Audubon Society and Rocky Mountain Power have reached an agreement for a conservation easement on about 500 acres of land in the Bear River bottoms near Trenton. The land, which is owned by Rocky Mountain Power, will still be owned by the company, but the Audubon Society will be responsible for conservation, said Richard Mueller, a member of the board of trustees the Bridgerland Audubon Society and its conservation chair. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
This week's calendar: April 13 - 19 Apr 13, 2009
Spring Bird Ramble 8 a.m.; led by Oconee Rivers Audubon Society; morning bird walk in the Garden; listen for spring migrants; ORAS members will help participants spot and identify birds; all birding levels welcome; binoculars optional; free; www. oconeeriversaudubon. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Gamesa rejected a third time Apr 10, 2009
Despite being in the permitting process for nearly two years and encountering vocal opposition, company officials said they will continue to seek a permit for the proposed Shaffer Mountain Wind Farm (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Just a matter of time before wolves kill Apr 9, 2009
" As I said earlier, the report no doubt unreliable, the author's name, The Rev. John Bachman, D.D. The co-author was John James Audubon, F.R.S. The book is titled, "The Quadrupeds of North America. " ". (Missoulian, MT)
Owl expert to speak at Mission Mountain Audubon program Apr 7, 2009
POLSON - Owl expert Denver Holt will be featured at the next Mission Mountain Audubon Society education program on Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. at the Polson City Library meeting room. The talk is open to all. (Missoulian, MT)
Google shows alternative energy firms the way Apr 3, 2009
Working on grants from Google's philanthropic arm, the National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council pulled together maps of endangered species habitats, national parks and other forms of protected land and loaded all that data into Google Earth ... "The maps make it clear that there is plenty of room for green energy," said Brian Rutledge, executive director of Audubon Wyoming. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Pa. park's location is biological crossroad for nature enthusiasts, hikers Apr 1, 2009
I hiked the Jennings, Meadow and Audubon trails to form a loop. It was an easy hike, although there was one stiff climb to a ridge top. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Many bird populations in trouble, report says Mar 20, 2009
"Citizen science plays a critical role in monitoring and understanding the threats to these birds and their habitats, and only citizen involvement can help address them," said Greg Butcher, conservation director for the National Audubon Society. "Conservation action can only make a real difference when concerned people support the kind of vital habitat restoration and protection measures this report explores.". (CNN -- Tech)
Save the Scenic Sonoita/Elgin Grasslands Mar 19, 2009
It begins in Huachuca City then runs on the southern boundary of the Babocomari Ranch, adjacent to the Audubon Research Ranch, until it reaches Highway 83 then runs north and west over 6 miles along Hwy 83 to the new substation in Sonoita ... It begins in Huachuca City then runs on the southern boundary of the Babocomari Ranch, adjacent to the Audubon Research Ranch, until it reaches Highway 83 then runs north and west over 6 miles along Hwy 83 to the new substation in Sonoita. (Nogales International, AZ)
Outdoors Events Mar 12, 2009
On March 17, at 7 p.m. at Fish, Wildlife and Parks meeting room, the Last Chance Audubon Society will host Vicki Saab, a research biologist with the Rocky Mountain Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Saab will give a presentation on burned forest ecology and how fire creates habitat for some birds. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Taking in the beauty of spring bird migrations Mar 7, 2009
But the Pacific Flyway - one of the four main continental migratory routes - is among the most active in the Western Hemisphere, says Kevin Consey, the chief operating officer of the Golden Gate Chapter of the Audubon Society ... "Songbirds are much more vocal in the spring than the fall," said Eddie Bartley, an avid birder, proprietor of a Bay Area service specializing in nature walks and a volunteer with Golden Gate Audubon, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory and the Hungry Owl Project ...... (San Francisco Chronicle)
5 budget ideas for spring break Feb 20, 2009
April 24-26, attend the Pascagoula River Nature Festival at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center, near Interstate 10 in Moss Point, and in the communities of Gautier, Lucedale and Ocean Springs. Free fun: Start at the visitor s center, and take a self-guided Downtown Walking Tour of Biloxi for a glimpse of the history and distinctive architecture of the city, including several locations described in John Grisham s novel The Runaway Jury. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar: 2/15/09 (Today) Feb 15, 2009
Audubon Society of Pennsylvania holds walks every Wednesday, 9 a.m. Call 412-963-6100 ... Bartramian Audubon Society meeting. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Bird populations changing in Montana Feb 11, 2009
Migratory birds like this American robin are changing their migration patterns as a result of global warming, according to an Audubon Society analysis of Christmas bird count data ... Observations by Montana Audubon Society bird counters match national data showing that migratory birds are shifting their nesting and wintering grounds in response to climate changes ... The figures come from analysis of Audubon Christmas bird counts, which have been taking place in Montana for almost a century. (Missoulian, MT)
State list of birds becoming more, less common Feb 10, 2009
A state-by-state list of birds that are becoming more common and less common, perhaps because of shifts related to climate change, and the estimated miles the birds have moved north over the last 40 years, according to the Audubon Society ... Source: Audubon Society. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Outdoors Briefs Feb 7, 2009
Audubon agendas include Mongolia, bison, more. Area Audubon Society groups will feature the following programs that are open to the public ... Michael Schwitters will discuss his 2006 birding tour of Mongolia with the Five Valleys Audubon at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Gallagher Business Building, Room L14, on the University of Montana campus. (Missoulian, MT)
