Conservation In Action: Texas Gulf Coast Clean-Up and Bird Survey September 25-26
Join Trinity River Audubon Center and Audubon Dallas to help conserve the Texas Gulf Coast and monitor Gulf Coast bird populations.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:30am – 11:00am
Bird Monitoring and Beach Clean-Up at Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary - Volunteers will meet at Houston Audubon Society's Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary Saturday morning to participate in bird monitoring led by Ben Jones. Following bird monitoring, volunteers will clean debris from the shoreline.
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Hawk Watch at Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area - Volunteers will join the 14th annual Smith Point Hawk Watch. Learn hawk identification and hawk migration strategy from Hawkwatch International and the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory staff.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
7:30am – 11:30am
Bird Census at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge - Volunteers will conduct a morning bird census led by Ben Jones. Results will be reported to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology via e-Bird.
For more information and to register for this weekend event please contact Ben Jones (214) 309-5810 or bjones@audubon.org
NEW LOCATION FOR CHAPTER/PROGRAM MEETINGS
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER!
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YOU CAN'T MISS US!
Thanks to Paul Stringer, owner of Hightech Signs, who made our beautiful Cedar Ridge Preserve sign and donated it to us! Paul is a longtime hiker at The Preserve who has a wife and three Jack Russell Terriers who love CRP also. Call him at 972-257-1100 for your signage needs.
SEND A KID TO CAMP PROGRAM
Hundreds of Dallas area kids explored and learned about our natural world at Dallas' best kept secret, Cedar Ridge Preserve, through the Send A Kid to Camp program, June 22-30.
 Photo by Tal Roberts
Entitled "The World Recycles", the program focused on how nature recycles and how humans' part in recycling helps the planet. The children took an exciting hike through the preserve then spent time sketching butterflies in the butterfly garden, investigating animal biofacts and testing their knowledge of recycling in Dallas.
Volunteers from Audubon Dallas (which manages the preserve) and Master Naturalists led them on their hikes. It's all about showing the kids that spending time in nature is educational, fun and exciting since most of them aren't getting that kind of experience otherwise.
Thanks to all those who made this program a huge success!
To determine whether an animal or bird you have found needs help, check out the websites and contact information at the bottom of this story on our upcoming baby season. You’ll also learn what do if your backyard pool has become a popular mallard hangout.
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Audubon Dallas supports the conservation of birds and other wildlife, the protection of habitat and biodiversity, and the provision of education and opportunities for our entire community to observe and appreciate birds and nature.
Audubon Dallas was incorporated in 1973 as a chapter of the National Audubon Society. Today, Audubon Dallas consists of approximately 1,500 members with a focus on birds and wildlife. One of our primary goals is to raise funds in order to expand our current programs, field trips and volunteer efforts in order to reach more children and family groups. We hope these family programs will foster discussions in the home, and make every family aware of the important role it plays in the local environmental community. We teach about our local flora and fauna including the importance of the preservation of local ecosystems through conservation. We publish a bi-monthly newsletter and keep records of the birds of Dallas County. |
