december 2002 audubon log northeastern wisconsin audubon society

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2iIR\AudubonLo l (t \I /1)Noffieasternisconsinudubonociety,ncssue176December-March002PROCRANIS2002-2003 PROGRAMS RE FREEAND OPENTO THE PUBLIC

Share ourwildexperiencesithothers!Bring ou avorite ildlife,ravel rscenic lidesand ideo lips)oshare ith ellow udubon emberst ourannual lide how, lwayshemost opular rogramf heyeai.youcanbringustoneslide ra dozen.Therewillbea slide rojectorndcarrouselvailableoruse.Each eison arrateshisorher wn lidesor heaudience.fyouhave icturesoshare ringhem.Part icipatingn his nformalive-and-takeveningsa funway ohone our hotographykills ndpickupsome xcellentips romothers.Afterheslide how, e'll ather ownstairsn heEstuaryoomorexcellentreats, onversation,ndpictures.Anyone hohasattendedheslide how efore nowhat oAnn oes wonderfulobpreparingefreshmentsorus ,

Senator aylord elsonoundedhe irstEarthDayonApril22 ,1970. hree ecadesater eobservesha tweface enewednd ncreasinglyireenvironmentalhreats. nhisbook,Beyond arlhDay:Futfittinghe romise,Gaylord elsonells boutheorigins f EarthDayandsuggestseveralederal ctionshatwouldretpfrepunticto earnmore boutheserious amage ccurringoAmerica'seflands,orests ndwaters.PaulWozniak,coauthorf Beyond arthDay,will alk ousabouthi s nformativeook ndhasdevelopedslide resentationogoalongwithhispresentation.ewillbring everalopies f hisbook long, ome f hemsigned yGaylord el_son.aul sprobablyest nownocallyorhi sworkndocumentinghehistory fconser-vation ebatesn heFoxandWolf iver asins.He scurrentlyelpingodevelopheGreen ayGreenMapP oject.www.reenbaygreenmap.org)Formorenformationbouthebook isit www.beyondearlhday.com).

( iovertrorTomnrYThornpsonentennial tate ark s ayet- to-be-developedlg7 acre roperty3 nr i lesnort l icast f cr iv i tz in Marinet teounty. I t includesiontage n woodsLakeandHuberLake, swell asseveraltrotttstreams'The balance f woodetl rplandnd ,vetlandrovides iverse aturalhabrtat nd he abilit ' tosllpport tany ecreational ctivities.Pesht igo iverState orest orrsistsf 9,200 cres f rvoocledandalong hepesht igoRiver, ncluding aldronFallsFloua{- Ie,l igh FallsFlowage, ohnson allsF' lowagend heFly-Fishing tretci i .Thc plan br heGovemorThontpson tate arkarrdPesht igo iverState orest , stabl ishedn theyear2000,hasenteredhevisionandGoals tage.Thiswil l set hestagebr later hases f planning,o determine hat heStateParkandStateForestwill be ike in the irture.A representativeiorn hewisconsinDNR will be here crcl iscusshe l tasterlarrning hich s underway r ior o openinghese reaso thepLrbl ic.To find tlore aboltt ltcseproperties nd/clr l'fcrsonre -eedbacko the DNR, visit (wlvw.dnr.state.wi.us/)

ANNUALMEMBER'SLIDE HOW6:45p.m.,wednesday,ecember 1 BayBeachwildlite anctuarv

6:30p.m.Wednesday,anuary I BayBeachWildlife anctuary Speaker:autWozniak

6:30p.m.wednesday,ebruary 2,2oog BayBeachwildtife anctuarySpeaker:DNR epresentative


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YOUR locatAudubon,..Yourss a growing rganization. ne of the excitinghingswe do is to partnerwithothersn Wisconsino workon projects f university-levelesearch, ducation,habitat estoration,ndpermanent reservationf ourstate'smostecologicallyimportantands.Howdoesyourclubdo this?YourWeatherFriend andFund...Your lub s, as faras we know,he onlyone n thenationo havedevelopednendowmenthat ssuesannualgrantso protectt'sstate's ativebirds,plants, ndanimals. t is named heWeatherFriendandFundbecauset wasstartedromthe profitsof our WeatherFriend henologyCalendar. Youmay haveseenWeatherFrienddvertised nTV-1 .)How t works...TheWF LandFund sset upwithstringentuidelines. achyearyourboardreviews roject roposalsromWisconsin's niversities, useums, anctuaries,land rusts, ndothers, electinghe best or matching rants.

Vu, WFLandFund issued hesegrantsn 2002...Thisyearwe partnered ith he ollowing rganizationso further ourAudubon'swork n Wisconsin:V $100with he DNR-shawano ffice o enhance wetlandrtearShioctonormigratinghorebirds.V $1,100witha Chequamegon-Nicoletational orest ervice rant orRe*shoulderedhawk esearchof oneof our ownmembers, ohnJacobs-V $400with heDNFI-Madisonffice f EndangeredSpecieso publish booklet nWisconsin'surtles nd izardshatwill

soonbe availablen everyDNRoffice nthe state.V $1,100with he Universityxtensionn BrownandDoorcountiesoran invasive peciessuppressionemonstrationrojecthatwillprovideinformationor heremaining isconsinounties.Y $300with he DoorCountyLandTrust o set up agoverningnd educationalody hatwillmanage


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160acrediverseorest hatwas ecently ut nto ruston Washingtonsland.V $8SO ith heNortheastWisconsin andTrustnAppletonor heir NiagaraEscarpment onservationroject"overing rown, alumet, ndFDLcountiesV $300with he NaturalHeritage andTrustof Madisono helpprotectorever 3acresalonga tributary f BlackEarthCreek nsouthernWisconsin,otedoneofTroutUnlimited's100BestStreamsnthe Nation."V and$50alongwithcounselingo a fledgling andTrustn Presquesle o helpthempreserveomeof themostpristineand n northernWisconsin.

ACt i Vate yourmembership...We nvite ou o become ctive n theworkof yourclub. We knowmostof youlead ives oo hectico giveof your ime.But here sa way...bnate to Your WeatherFriendLand Fund...Endowmentsre ikepermanentrchards. our onation ecomes tree hat snever utdown.Your lubuses he nterest arned achyear orourWisconsin roject artnershiprants.Your onationhisyearwillstillbe sponsoringheseannual rantsforyears o come. Please activate"your ocalmembershipow...witha donationo yourclub'sWeatherFriendandFund.

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YeS, countmeas an"active"member f my ocafAudubonwith mypersonal onationo my club'sWeatherFriendandFund. Ave.= 10 o $eOy $Inadditiono mydonation, lease endme henew2003WeatherFriendhenologyCalendar t $6 each.(5 to 9 are$5each,10or moreare$4 each.) $Total $

Mail our heck ayableo:NEWAudubon,1701 inth t.,GreenBay,wl. s4304Write: ForWFLandFund"on bonom f check.Donationsf $50or morewill receive n acknowledgementetter.


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Prograrn/Ner.vsetterChangesYou may havewonderedwhat happenedo yourAudubonLog thisyear. We havedecided o lowerthe numberof programso threeplr-rshe Audubonbancluet. ,ach rogramwill be held he 2nd Wednes-da1-'f themonthat the Wildlif-eSanctuary t 6:45.The nervsletter,vrll o or-rtlvice. This newsletterll ' i l l le tyou knor,v bout heprograntsha twe haveplanned. notherwil l fbl low o announceheannualbanquet ndprogram. Please ote hat he banquetwil l beheld n Apr i l thisyear.Wehope o see ou attheprogramshisyear. thinkyouwil l f ind hesesub. jectsinrcl l and nteresl ing.

f Dtr Efli]tr J JULI JEtr:]DD]DD2003 WeatherFriend Phenology CalendarYoucan pickup he 2003calendar t the nextmeet ing r youcanorderone by sending 6 o NEWAudubon, 701NinthSt. ,GreenBay,Wl 54304.

BOARDMEETINGS3rdWednesday f eachmonth,7 p.m.a12428BaySettlementRoadcall 920-465-6729December8,2002 January 5,2003February9,2003 March19,2003Apr i l 6,2003To ecomenewmemberf heNationalAudubonocie| nd urocalchapter,implyend 20o:Nationaludubon, 0. Box51001,oulder, 0 80321-1001.leasencludeThisisanewmemberrecruitedy heNortheasternisconsinudubonociety,nc., 205,1701 inthSt.,Green ay,Wl54304.

NEWAudubon BoardCoreOfficersPresident: [email protected]: Marty allagherTreasurers: Jo e& MarlenepanglerCoreCommitteehairsNewsletter: DorothyummersProgramshair:Randy or bPublicity:ar l ujetField ripCo-Chairs:Carl cholzRandy orbDennisrusikAnnual anqueVMeeting:Chair Terrie oweADdOefrqiectnaus:Refreshments:oAnne tepienEducation:KennKiesnerConservationBaird reek:Charlie risl(.-- --------48-1&56Red-Shoulderedawk tudy, hristmasBirdCount Brown ountyir dPamphlet:John acobs 432-2438AmphibianonservationrojectWisconsinrogsook):Randy orb rkorbbio@aol,comWeatherFriendan d rantsEndowment):DennisrusikWeatherFriendalendar:Dennisrusik,ohn acobs,au l artmanGeneraloardMembers:Garv ewless

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