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The
Audubon Society of Lincoln City’s mission is to encourage residents
and visitors to protect and enjoy the natural habitats, birds, and other
animals found on the Central Oregon Coast.
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Audubon Action List
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1. Get Outside |
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2. Live Pesticide-free |
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3. Conserve Water |
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4. Go Native |
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5. Dine with the Environment in Mind |
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6. Conserve Energy |
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7. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle |
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8. Be a Green Shopper |
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9. Become a Citizen Scientist |
10. Be Informed and Speak Out
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Congress Enacts Ecosystems Law In Historic Veto Override
from National Audubon Web
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More than five years in the
making, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which contains
billions in funding to restore ecosystems became law after Congress
overrode President Bush's veto by a staggering margin. Two-thirds of the
House and Senate must vote to override a veto and WRDA drew a bipartisan
vote of 361-54 in the House and 79-14 in the Senate. A longtime Audubon
priority, the bill provides unprecedented ecosystem restoration funding
authority in areas like the Everglades, the Great Lakes, coastal
Louisiana, and the Mississippi River. Audubon activists from around the
country have been aggressively lobbying in favor of the bill,
particularly in recent months. In total, the $23 billion piece of
legislation authorizes funding for navigation, flood protection, and $6
billion in ecosystem restoration. This is the first veto override of the
Bush presidency. The law authorizes funding for the projects, and the
funding must be approved in the 2009 appropriations process.
Click here to read the details in Audubon's
press release.
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Christmas Bird Count is Here! |
All about the Christmas Bird
Count
More than 50,000 observers participate each year in this all-day census
of early-winter bird populations. The results of their efforts are
compiled into the longest running database in ornithology, representing
over a century of unbroken data on trends of early-winter bird
populations across the Americas. Simply put, the Christmas Bird Count,
or "CBC", is citizen science in action.
History
Prior to the turn of the century, people engaged in a holiday tradition
known as the Christmas "Side Hunt": They would choose sides and go
afield with their guns; whoever brought in the biggest pile of feathered
(and furred) quarry won. Conservation was in its beginning stages around
the turn of the 20th century, and many observers and scientists were
becoming concerned about declining bird populations. Beginning on
Christmas Day 1900, ornithologist Frank Chapman, an early officer in the
then budding Audubon Society, proposed a new holiday tradition-a
"Christmas Bird Census"-that would count birds in the holidays rather
than hunt them. So began the Christmas Bird Count. Thanks to the
inspiration of Frank M. Chapman and the enthusiasm of twenty-seven
dedicated birders, twenty-five Christmas Bird Counts were held that day.
The locations ranged from Toronto, Ontario to Pacific Grove, California
with most counts in or near the population centers of northeastern North
America. Those original 27 Christmas Bird Counters tallied a total of 90
species on all the counts combined.
What do the Count data tell
us?
The primary objective of the Christmas Bird
Count is to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations
across the Western Hemisphere.
The count period, which is from December 14th to January 5th, in North
America is referred to as "early winter," because many birds at this
time are still in the late stages of their southward migration, so it is
not "true" winter. When we combine these data with other surveys such as
the Breeding Bird Survey, we begin to see a clearer picture of how the
continent's bird populations have changed in time and space over the
past hundred years.
The information is also vital for
conservation. For example, local trends in bird populations can indicate
habitat fragmentation or signal an immediate environmental threat, such
as groundwater contamination or poisoning from improper use of
pesticides.
From feeder-watchers and field observers to count compilers and regional
editors, everyone who takes part in the Christmas Bird Count does it for
love of birds and the excitement of friendly competition -- and with the
knowledge that their efforts are making a difference for science and
bird conservation. Find out how to
get involved.
As long as there are birds to be counted,
the Christmas Bird Count will go on being the most popular, fun, and
rewarding bird census the world over!
Volunteers are the heart
and soul of the CBC!
Christmas Bird
Count - from the National Audubon |
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Board of Directors |
President
Jack Doyle |
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Board Members |
V. President
Lenny Nelson |
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Lori Hollingsworth |
Treasurer
Jack Doyle |
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Patrick O'Connor |
Secretary
Gretchen Ammerman |
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Peggy Hawker |
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Raylene Erickson
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Janice Redford
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Jack Nickerson
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Ron Kaser
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Sandy Pfaff
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| Staff:
Kathleen Nickerson
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| Bird Trip
Leader: Dick Demarest |
The Audubon Society of
Lincoln City is looking for new Board Members. If you would be
interested on serving on the Audubon Society Board, please contact
Kathleen Nickerson or
Jack Doyle. Volunteers
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Federal Judge Restores ESA Protections for Oregon Coast Coho Salmon
October 9, 2007
PORTLAND, Ore. – A federal judge has declared illegal the Bush
administration’s decision to remove endangered species protections for
Oregon Coast coho salmon. U.S. District Judge Garr King adopted in its
entirety the July 2007 recommendation of Magistrate Judge Janice Stewart
that the administration’s refusal to list the coho be set aside. The
court ruled that coho’s legal “threatened” status be reviewed and a new
listing decision be finalized within 60 days. Restoration of ESA listing
would prohibit actions that harm the species and require the government
to prepare recovery plans.
The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by fishermen and
conservation groups last year.
The decision to withdraw endangered species protections from the coho
was predicated on a novel scientific theory adopted by federal agencies.
The theory held that coho are inherently resilient at low populations,
and that they will always bounce back. The court cited extensive
scientific critiques of that theory from government scientists, who said
that it was unreliable and failed to pass the “red-face test.” The court
ruled that the new theory did not represent the “best available science”
as required by law.
Federal Judge Restores
ESA Protections for Oregon Coast Coho (Cont)
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