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Huntsville
Audubon Society |
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A Texas Chapter of the National Audubon Society Recipient of grant funds from Earth Share Texas |
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January 2010 Newsletter
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Our mission: To increase our community's awareness of the natural world and the need for its preservation through education and the active enjoyment of birds and other wildlife.
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NEWS
and UPCOMING EVENTS
Our next meeting will be held on January 21, 2010, at Fire Station #2. The meeting begins at 6:30 with a light supper, business at 7:00 p.m., followed by an educational program. The meeting is open to members and the public. Our program will be given by Jean and Bob Warneke of Austin (formerly of Huntsville and members of Huntsville Audubon!) They will give a presentation on the birds of Panama. Our December activities included our Flu-stricken CBC and count-down dinnder. There will be reports from the bird count soon. Watch this spot for more info! ROCKPORT FIELD TRIP: We plan to travel to Rockport, Texas, the last weekend of January for our bi-annual Whooping Crane trip. There will be more information at the January meeting and in the newsletter, or you can contact Carol Reed at 936-295-3958 to sign up and get more info. Whooping Crane Festival, February 25-28, 2010 8th Annual Galveston Featherfest! April 8-11, 2010 2010 Attwater's Prairie Chicken Festival! April 10-11, 2010 Migration Celebration -- April 16-18, 2010 |
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Great Backyard Bird Count – February 12, 13, 14, and 15, 2010. Plan to join us for our annual GBBC breakfast on Saturday morning, February 13, 8:30 a.m. Joy Tinsley is hosting our breakfast this year. After we eat and visit, we’ll take a “bird walk” either to Glenn Coker’s back yard or to one of the parks in the Elkins Lake area. There will be more information at the January meeting. For more information on the event and how to participate during all four days, visit the GBBC website at http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ .Memorial Conservation Fund has been set up. Contributions can be mailed to Huntsville Audubon Society, P.O. Box 6818, Huntsville, TX 77342-6818. Please note that your donation is for this fund. If you wish to donate in memory of another loved one or in honor of someone, please designate your wishes in the memo section of your check. Plans are underway to construct a bird/photo blind, possibly at Huntsville State Park, in memory of Jack Prouty. If you want your donation applied to a different project, please note that with your donation. Thank you so much. Progress is being made on the Jack Prouty Memorial Bird Blind Project. Conservation Chair, Anne Prouty, and her committee are working with Chris Holme at Huntsville State Park to settle all the necessary preliminary details. It is hoped that construction can begin soon, so that we can work on this project during cool months! Proposal for bird blind at Huntsville State Park, submitted to Chris Holm for approval. Conservation Chair, Anne Prouty, is working closely with the Parks and Wildlife Department to get this project moving forward. |
Post Hurricane Ike recovery continues along our coast line. The sanctuaries suffered severe damage and will be a long time recovering. Tree removal and fence repair have been the focus so far. Volunteers are desperately needed to participate in the work days. You can check the following websites for information on work days, progress, and contact information: |
Houston Audubon Society http://www.houstonaudubon.org/ Golden Triangle Audubon Society http://www.goldentriangleaudubon.org/focus-areas |
Thanks to the Audubon Texas Foundation, Earth Share of Texas, Audubon Foundation of Texas and The National Audubon Society for grant funds received in 2006 for web site construction, a chapter brochure and newsletter expansion.
Web site last updated
17 January 2010