DAS Annual Meeting
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Dayton Audubon's 2004 Annual Meeting will take place on June 16 at Wegerzyn Garden Center, 1301 East Siebenthaler Avenue from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. This will be a casual, pleasant evening, and a good opportunity to meet other members and to hear from Officers and Directors about what has happened with DAS in the past year and what is expected in the future. We will also elect Officers and Directors for the coming year.
In addition to our regular business, Ken Rounds, President of Malone Camera Company, will present "All You Ever Wanted To Know About Digital Photography and Didn't Know Whom To Ask." Come to the meeting and have all your digital questions answered. This will be an informative, and entertaining evening that you will not want to miss.
Elections
The Nominating Committee has recommended the following candidates:
President: Dick Balk
1st Vice President: Merle Carr
2nd Vice President: Barbara Keegan
Treasurer: Todd Jergens
Recording Secretary: Betty Leve
Corresponding Secretary: Linda Sharp
Directors - term expires 2007:
Jennifer Monahan
Jim Simpson
David True
Other nominations will be presented by the committee at the meeting, and nominations from the floor will also be accepted.
We meet in the lower level at Wegerzyn. Parking is free. Please join us!
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Calendar
Sunday, June 6, 6:30 a.m.
Breeding Bird Census at Aullwood.
Leaders: Aullwood Staff (890-7360). The 46th annual breeding bird count at Aullwood. Breeding birds will be in full swing, and song should abound early in the morning. Meet at the Aullwood Audubon Center near Englewood. On US 40 west of I-75 (north of Dayton), turn south on Aullwood Road at the east end of the Englewood Dam (between the Dayton International Airport and Englewood), and go 1/2 mile to the nature center on the left.
Wednesday, June 16, 7:00 p.m.
Dayton Audubon Society Annual Meeting. Wegerzyn Center, 1301 East Siebenthaler Avenue.
Includes election of officers for 2004-2005.
See article above.
Saturday, June 12, 1:15 p.m.
Important Bird Area Dedication, Germantown MetroPark.
Morning Glory Shelter, 6910 Boomershine Road.
See article below.
Saturday, June 12.
Gem City Birders Field Trip: Highland Nature Sanctuary, Cincinnati.
For details contact Nancy Nerny, 278-4022.
Sunday, June 20, 10:00 a.m.
Gem City Birders Field Trip: Birding by Canoe.
On the upper Stillwater River. For details contact Nancy Nerny, 278-4022.
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Germantown MetroPark
Important Bird Area Dedication
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On Saturday, June 12, at 1:15 p.m., Germantown MetroPark will be formally dedicated a National Audubon Society Important Bird Area, in recognition of the high quality of habitat preserved there. Representatives from Dayton Audubon Society, Miami Valley Audubon (Oxford/Hamilton), and National Audubon's Ohio office will be on hand for the dedication ceremony, which will take place at Germantown MetroPark's Morning Glory Shelter, 6910 Boomershine Road.
The dedication is one part of Germantown's Cultural Heritage Festival that will be taking place in the park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other events in this celebration include an "Animals of the World" presentation by the Columbus Zoo at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., and many other programs and activities as well. Food, fun children's activities, music, and nature center tours will round out the day. For details call 855-7717.
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What Is An Important Bird Area?
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If your heartbeat quickens a bit at the sight of a Baltimore Oriole or a Scarlet Tanager, you are on your way to understanding what an Important Bird Area (IBA) is. IBAs are sites where some of our favorite birds gather. They are places where birds find what they need to live-food, water, and a safe area to rest or raise young-things that provide good habitat. No doubt you can identify some good areas where you can find birds right now.
IBAs provide essential habitat for one or more species of birds and include sites that birds use during their nesting season, during the winter and/or while they are migrating. Usually these sites stand out as special from the surrounding landscape.
BirdLife International initiated the first IBA program in Europe and Africa in the mid-1980s. Audubon launched state-based IBA programs in the United States in 1995 and is a partner with BirdLife International. Audubon Ohio started identification of IBAs in Ohio in 2000.
To determine where IBAs are in the state, the Ohio IBA Technical Committee reviews nominations submitted by volunteers. The selected IBAs are identified using standardized, science-based criteria. More than 80 IBAs have been identified so far in Ohio, including Germantown MetroPark, C.J. Brown Reservoir near Springfield, and the Little Miami River.
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Grant Awarded
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The Dayton Audubon Society recently provided a $600 grant to Xenia Central Middle School Ornithology Associates, to help pay for a birding adventure in southern California.
Teacher and advisor Cindy Beckman, along with Greene County Park District Naturalist Cris Barnett, will fly with students Ashley Christopher, Nick Neary, Nathan Ivey, and Kevin Brown into Orange County Airport on June 16 ,2004, where they will rent a van for their tour. The adventure will terminate at Ontario Airport (outside L.A.) on June 22, 2004. Pictured below, DAS Board of Directors member Lee Hall gives DAS caps to the students during the grant award ceremony. Congratulations, Xenia Middle School, and good birding!
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Wetlands Workshop
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The Beaver Creek Wetlands Association and Greene County Parks are co-sponsoring a three-day Wetlands Workshop from Tuesday, July 6 to Thursday, July 8, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Narrows Reserve Nature Center, 2575 Indian Ripple Road. The workshop promises to take you from being a novice to an expert in understanding the workings of a wetland. Workshop participants will visit two local wetlands, learn how wetlands are formed and the importance of wetlands, and then spend some time on how you can teach your group, club or organization about wetlands, along with how to incorporate this into your curriculum.
Continuing education credit is available for science teachers. Lunch and over $100.00 worth of books and supplies for each participant have been donated. The workshop is free, but advance registration is required. For more information call 937-562-7440.
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Audubon In The Classroom
| One of the best ways to further the environmental cause is
through education, and one of the best environmental education tools is
National Audubon's Audubon Adventures program. Audubon
Adventures provides to participating classrooms four packets, each
covering a different environmental/ecological topic, such as animal communication, wildflowers,and pond life. The packets contain instructional material, pictures, posters, and other items, including a teacher's guide, and are geared to the 4th or 5th grade level (although it has been used successfully
in 6th grade classrooms as well). The materials are fun as well as educational,
and participating teachers have been unanimously enthusiastic.
Dayton Audubon annually sponsors Audubon Adventures for a number of area schools. If you know of a classroom that would like us to sponsor Audubon Adventures for them, or you would like to sponsor a class yourself, please contact Barbara Keegan at 435-0707. The cost for Audubon Adventures is $35 per classroom, and the packets are designed for a class of up to 30 students.
The kids need you! We can make a difference!
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DAS Scholarships Available
| The Dayton Audubon Society is deeply committed to education
and, in part, shows that commitment by offering scholarships annually to
individuals who can make a difference in our community. Perhaps you know
someone who might benefit from the DAS mission. Read on and, if you can,
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Charlie Breish Memorial Camp Scholarships
| Dayton Audubon offers financial assistance for
teachers and other adults to attend National Audubon's summer ecology workshops
in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, the woodland community of Connecticut,
and the coast of Maine.
While the camps and workshops are open to everyone these
days, they are still especially popular with teachers. If you know of a
dynamic elementary or secondary teacher, let us know about them!
National Audubon also offers a summer camp in Maine to
youngsters ages 10 through 14.
The Dively Scholarship
Since 1982, DAS has offered tuition help to college students
through the Dively Scholarship Program, originally endowed in memory of
DAS member Dick Dively. Though we cannot offer a lot of money, the Dively
Scholarship has helped both undergraduate and graduate students reach academic
goals in fields that further the cause of environmentalism and conservation.
Dively scholarship recipients are not restricted to scientific fields;
other connections, such as environmental law, are possible.
The Shawen Grant
The Bob Shawen Memorial Youth Ornithology Grant was established in
memory of long-time DAS activist Bob Shawen. The goal of the program is
to provide funds, materials, and/or speakers for elementary classrooms,
youth groups, or field experience settings to promote knowledge of birds,
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What can you do?
| Help us find scholarship candidates. Talk to interested
people or people you think ought to be interested. Spread the word! To recommend
candidates, apply for scholarships, or receive further information, please
call DAS Projects/Memorials Chair Tom Schaefer at 937-276-2162, or e-mail
him at tschaefer@ameritech.net. You can also write to
Dayton Audubon Society
1375 East Siebenthaler Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45414-5398
or e-mail us at
audubon@dayton.net
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Environmental Legacy
| A bequest of any size to Dayton Audubon can have
a lasting effect on ecological concerns and environmental education in the
Dayton area. We ask that you consider leaving a specific amount, a percentage
of your estate, or the remainder of your estate after other bequests, to
the Dayton Audubon Society.
For more specifics on this, or other information about
gift planning, please phone Tom Schaefer, 937-276-2162, or write to Dayton
Audubon Society, 1375 E. Siebenthaler Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45414-5398.
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Time and Talents
Dayton Audubon is an organization of volunteers committed to
education, the natural sciences, and an environmental ethic. Help and new
ideas from the ranks of the membership are needed in order for the organization
to reach its goals. If you would like to help in any of the following capacities,
please let us know. Your involvement will be welcome.
I would like to help with:
__ Birdathon
__ Conservation
__ Education
__ Field Trips
__ Membership
__ Programs
__ Publicity
__ Yellow Warbler
__ Other:
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Send with your name and phone number to Dayton Audubon Society, 1375
E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45414-5398. You can also call DAS President
Dick Balk at 937-886-0092, or e-mail us at
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| As a member of the National Audubon Society, you are also a member
of the Dayton area chapter. There are no local dues, and you receive your
newsletter automatically. To find out more about the Dayton Audubon Society,
contact one of the officers whose numbers are listed in the Dayton Audubon
Society Organization webpage. Better yet, come to
a meeting or join us on a field trip!
The DAS meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Wegerzyn Center, 1301
East Siebenthaler Avenue, on the third Wednesday of every month from September
to June. See you there!
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Southwest Ohio Rare Bird Alert
937-640-BIRD (2473)
Includes updated information on DAS activities.
To report unusual sightings, call Betty Berry at 937-836-3022, or
Jim Arnold at 937-862-4437 |
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