DAS Annual Meeting
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Dayton Audubon's 2006 Annual Meeting will take place on June 21 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.
Rick Jasper, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, will be on hand. Rick, who works from the Division's District 5 headquarters in Xenia, has been very active in the Peregrine Falcon project in Dayton, and has also been working to re-establish Barn Owls in Ohio.
Elections
The Nominating Committee has recommended the following candidates for
2006-2007:
President: Mike Coogan
1st Vice President: Jennifer Monahan
2nd Vice President: Barbara Keegan
Treasurer: Todd Jergens
Recording Secretary: Betty Leve
Corresponding Secretary: Linda Sharp
Directors - term expires 2009:
Dick Balk
Sue Tackett
Judy Whitaker
Director - term expires 2007:
Mike Perkins
Director - term expires 2008:
Tom Schaefer
Other nominations from the floor will also
be accepted.
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Calendar
Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.
DAS Board of Directors Meeting
Harrigan Auto Center Reserve, 475 Congress Park Dr.
Wednesday, June 21, 7:00 p.m.
Dayton Audubon Society Annual Meeting.
Wegerzyn Center, 1301 East Siebenthaler Avenue.
Includes election of officers for 2004-2005 (see column above).
Sunday, June 18, 10:00 a.m.
Gem City Birders Field Trip: Birding by Canoe.
On the Stillwater River. For details contact Nancy Nerny, 278-4022.
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Audubon's Puffin Cam Returns to Maine
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Seal Island, Maine, June 8, 2006 - One indication that spring has come to the northeastern United States is the return of Audubon's Project Puffin seabird camera, now live, found at http://www.projectpuffin.org. If reality series programming is something you enjoy, then the Puffin Cam is must-see entertainment.
Through the Puffin Cam, researchers, students, and bird lovers worldwide can view real time video of puffins and their seabird neighbors at Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, 20 miles south of Rockland, Maine. Thanks to Dr. Stephen W. Kress and the National Audubon Society's Seabird Restoration Program staff, this special colony was restored in 1992 after eight years of intensive management.
Mornings and evenings are the best times to see the seabirds, and their numbers will increase as the season proceeds; maximum numbers are usually seen in July and early August.
A second camera featuring Arctic and Common Terns is currently focused on the tern-nesting habitat in the center of the island. Early in the season, terns are present mainly in the morning, where viewers can watch for these elegant seabirds as they settle into their nesting habitat. After they choose their nesting places, the camera will then become focused on individual birds.
The cameras are set up on Seal Island by Audubon staff members, in conjunction with staff from the Alaska-based group SeeMore Wildlife Systems and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Seal Island is part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
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Audubon Adventures, State Compliant
One of the top ten most popular environmental education projects for K-12 teachers just got better for Chapters in Ohio. It is now easier than ever to use Audubon Adventures to meet your state's academic achievement standards!
Audubon Adventures has produced (and soon will post on the NAS website) the State Guide to Education Standards and Audubon Adventures. Each guide is specific to a given state and correlates the content in Audubon Adventures classroom resource kits to a state's academic achievement standards. Having the standards alignment information will make it easier for teachers to weave environmental education activities and lessons into class work.
Should you have any questions or comments on this or other ways to improve Audubon Adventures, please do not hesitate to contact the toll-free help line: 1-800-813-5037 or send an email to education@audubon.org.
Audubon Adventures Needs You!
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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 next school year, 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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Get Involved!
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Are you fond of birding-related activities? Are you interested in the environment? Do you wish the Dayton Audubon Society offered more for YOU? Well, we can use you!
DAS is always seeking new Officer and Director candidates. If you or someone you know is interested in helping to develop and lead your DAS, please contact President Dick Balk, or any of the officers or Board members listed on the Organization web page. A simple commitment of time, with a wealth of satisfaction!
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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,
help us find deserving scholars.
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
audubon@dayton.net.
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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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