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Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society Herpetological Society Herpetological Society Herpetological Society Volume 26, Issue 4 April 2011 Next Meeting Sunday, April 20th, 2011 Highline Community College 2400 S. 240th St, Des Moines, WA Building 12, Room 101 Board Meeting: 4:00 pm General Meeting: 6:00 pm (doors @ 5:30 pm Meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of every month unless otherwise noted Speaker Presentation Barbara Clucas will be giving a talk about predator to prey interaction, specifically avoidance tactics for squirrels being hunted by rattlesnakes! IJ Carpet Python - photo courtesy of PNWHS member K 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 10 11 12 IN THIS ISSUE Announcements Letter from the President Events Calendar HerpDigest Article Adoptions Outreaches Board Meeting Minutes HerpDigest Article Classifieds Suggested Vet List Info & Guidelines PNHS Contact List MAY NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 12:00 PM MAY 5ST PNWHS Adoptions We always need more foster homes! Currently we have a many ball pythons, several boas, a few colubrids, and a handful of lizards...and we’re getting calls every day. If you have a little space and a little time, please contact Rachel and she’ll set you up! Please visit our PetFinder site today! [email protected] Herps of the Month: Indonesia and Malaysia (hint: look at the photos in this issue!)

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Next Meeting

Sunday, April 20th, 2011

Highline Community College

2400 S. 240th St, Des Moines, WA

Building 12, Room 101

Board Meeting: 4:00 pm

General Meeting: 6:00 pm (doors @ 5:30 pm

Meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of every month unless

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Speaker Presentation

Barbara Clucas will be giving a talk about predator

to prey interaction, specifically avoidance tactics for

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IN THIS ISSUE

Announcements

Letter from the President

Events Calendar

HerpDigest Article

Adoptions

Outreaches

Board Meeting Minutes

HerpDigest Article

Classifieds

Suggested Vet List

Info & Guidelines

PNHS Contact List

MAY NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

12:00 PM MAY 5ST

PNWHS Adoptions We always need more foster homes! Currently we have a many ball pythons, several boas, a few colubrids,

and a handful of lizards...and we’re getting calls every day. If you have a little space and a little time,

please contact Rachel and she’ll set you up! Please visit our PetFinder site today!

[email protected]

Herps of the Month:

Indonesia and Malaysia (hint: look at the photos in this issue!)

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Annual Member Appreciation BBQ! Planning for the Annual BBQ has begun! We’re looking into doing something a little bit different this year in

August. Stay tuned for more announcements about this event, or if you have any suggestions please get a

hold of Aimee Kenoyer asap. (see Contact List)

Annual Fundraisers! Even though PNHS just finished a very successful expo, we need to keep the ball rolling. Help make your

herp society bigger, better, stronger, faster, scalier!

The Society is looking for item donations for two annual fundraising events; the Annual Garage Sale and

the Auction/Potluck/Holiday Party. The Garage Sale will be held at the end of the summer and the Auction

will once again be held at Novembers monthly meeting.

Please bring any items to donated for the events to the meetings, or contact Aimee Kenoyer (see contact

list on page 9) if they're large and in need of alternate arrangements! We would love to have your gently-

used items for this year's garage sale. Past auction items have included tickets to events and gift certifi-

cates for goods & services...use your creativity, folks! This is always a fun evening - don't miss it!

T-Shirt Designs! PNHS is soliciting art for a T-Shirt contest! Send you entries to Aimee Kenoyer (see Contact List) no later

then August 1st. Voting for the new t-shirts will be held at the September monthly meeting.

The fine print:

- File size need to be between 4,000 x 4,000 to 2,000 x 2,000

- No smaller then 1,000 dpi

- Accepted file types are .gif, .tiff, .jpg, and .pdf

Announcements

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ey PNHS! I can't even begin to tell you how unbelievably, fantastically, amazingly well the ECRE 2011 did

back in March! PNHS' half of the profit was over $7,500!!! After all your hard work putting together the

ECRE, you may ask: what is PNHS going to do with this amazing and unprecedented chunk of change? This

is more than we've ever made from a single fundraiser, and we have some big plans to funnel that cash right

back into the Society. First, we need to upgrade some caging and supplies for our Adoptions program. We'll

be putting together a couple of racks for smaller snakes, to replace the slapdash and make-do system cur-

rently in use. We've also upgraded our speaker honorarium just a bit; this will help us attract more speakers

from a wider range of candidates. We're currently in the market for a new Newsletter Editor, and this will

now be a paid position (thank you all for bearing with us through the transition). Incidentals and smaller

continued on page 3….

Letter from the President

by Aimee Kenoyer

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Letter from the President - continued from page 2…

expenses will, of course, be less of a burden. There will be more freedom when deciding to take an Adoptions

animal to one of our network vets, and even to pick up more Adoptions animals in the first place - always

assuming we can add more fosters to help shoulder the burden of care.

Last, but not least, the majority of our profit will be spent switching the ECRE to a bigger, badder, awesomer

venue! Yes, that's right - we'll be moving our expo to the Seattle Center. This was a pipe-dream when we

put together the first show last year, and I personally thought it wouldn't be a reality for at least another few

years. I'm pleased and grateful that we're able to upgrade so quickly, and none of this would have been

possible without all of our fabulous PNHS volunteers! We'll still be partnering with the Beanfarm, and we're

all very excited to make this happen. The expenses will increase, of course, but think of how much we'll gain

with a bigger space and so much more notoriety for our group! This is exactly what PNHS needs to move into

the future, and continue to grow and develop as a community resource. As the show continues to grow, so

will PNHS...and we can all thank Jenn, the '10 PNHS prez, for getting the ball rolling and making this possi-

ble! ECRE 2012 will be held June 2nd & 3rd at the Seattle Center. Stay tuned for details, but we're already

heavy into planning and working out the logistics.

An important thing for us all to keep in mind is that an increase in funding doesn't mean we can ignore our

usual fundraisers; we'll still hold both a garage sale and an auction this year. PNHS has existed on a shoe-

string budget pretty much since its inception back in the day, and this has been one of the major hurdles

preventing growth. Now, we no longer have to eat ramen to survive...but we're nowhere close to caviar, by

any means! Especially in this economy, we need to do everything we can to keep raising money, keep put-

ting our name and our mission into the public eye, and keep working to increase our contacts in the herping

community. This sort of exposure is exactly what PNHS needs...but also serves to add some growing

pains! I'd like to extend a personal thanks to everyone who puts in a little - or a lot - of extra time, and

helps make this group better!

Something else to keep in mind: a bigger venue for the ECRE means more to do at every stage...anyone out

there want to volunteer? Even now we're chipping away at some of the tasks that go into holding an expo, and we can always use more help. If you're interested in volunteering, please contact me!

Tokay Gecko - photo courtesy of PNWHS member

APRIL

17th PNWHS Meeting - speaker Barbara Clucas, and HTM: Indonesia and Malaysia

28th Outreach: Millcreek from 9am - 3pm. This will be a lecture style presentation

30th Seattle Metro Reptile Expo, Renton, WA

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15th PNWHS Meeting - speaker Ted & Theo Adams, and HTM: Varanus spp

JUNE

12th PNWHS Meeting - speaker Dr Mass, and HTM: Australia & New Caledonia

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Events Calendar

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HerpDigest : Australia’s ‘Rambo’ Toads Head West 31/03/2011 03:08:19 Super-tough toads have calloused feet from travelling

April 2011: The battle to halt the damaging spread of cane toads in Australia is proving tougher than origi-

nally thought.
In 2005 when Kimberley Toad Buster (KTB) volunteers first began the fight to slow

down the movement of cane toads making their way from the Northern Territories towards the border with

Western Australia.

‘When we initially started toad busting we had been told by scientists and toad experts that toads were only

travelling about 25 to 30 km per year, did not swim well in fast flowing water, had low tolerance to saline

conditions, that there was a less than five to ten per cent survival breeding rate, that the lungworm parasite

was 20 years behind the front and so on. The list was endless,' said Sharon McLachlan, KTB secretary.

Their resilience is frightening
‘It did not take us long to realise that much of the information we had

received might have applied to the Queensland toads but not to those that were hell bent on reaching West-

ern Australia.'

Not only were these frontline toads moving an

average of 80 km a year, they were larger, ex-

traordinarily resilient to the saline conditions of

some of the rivers they were crossing and that

the breeding survival rate appeared to be more

in the vicinity of 75 to 85 per cent.

KTB volunteer Del Collins said: ‘I timed one fe-

male toad that stayed underwater for 1.2 hours.

These guys are super-Rambo toads.

Said Sharon: ‘Their resilience is frightening.

These toads, irrespective of injuries are deter-

mined to keep travelling west and I have no

doubt they will reach Perth eventually.'

‘Explorer' toads march ahead to find breeding

grounds
KTB volunteers also established

that there was a clear pattern emerging in the

behaviour and characteristics of frontline toads

making their way into WA. Leading the cane

toad pack are the predominantly male explorer

toads accompanied by the odd, very large fe-

male.

‘These toads are huge,' stated Ben Scott-Virtue,

field co-ordinator. ‘The females are often, on av-

erage, as large as 17.5 cm from snout to tail

bone and the males around 14 to 15cm. Their back legs are between 2cm to 4cm longer than their bodies

and the pads of their feet are blackened and calloused from constant travelling. They can often be up to 30

km in front of the main breeding colonising front,' he added.

continued on page 7...

Photo courtesy of J Suyama

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Reptiles for Adoption

NAME SPECIES AGE SEX

Feisty Boa Constrictor Adult Female

Newbie Boa Constrictor Adult Female

Missy Boa Constrictor Adult Female

Jonesie Boa Constrictor Adult Unknown

Gertrude Kingsnake Adult Unknown

Stevie Monitor Young Male

Dima Ball Python Adult Unknown

Slim Ball Python Adult Unknown

Max Ball Python Young Unknown

Please visit PetFinder.com for photos and more information about these reptiles. Our Adoptions application is

found online on the PNHS website, or contact the Adoptions Coordinator Rachel Shirk (see Contact List)

Ball Python - photo from Wikipedia

Boa Constrictor - photo from Wikipedia

Adoptions

More Foster Homes Needed The Adoptions Program is looking for more foster homes for our rescued reptiles. We are in need of all levels

of experienced keepers, from snakes to lizards and dragons. If you have the time & space for a foster buddy,

please contact Rachel Shirk (see Contact List). All foster require a quarantine area away from the rest of

your collection. PNHS provides food & equipment for foster animals.

EXPERIENCE: snakes lizards turtle/tortoises

beginner/advanced beginner/advanced beginner/advanced

ROOM FOR: MEDICATION:

1-2 small cages or large cage I am comfortable administering medication

A few large cages I am NOT comfortable administering medication

Rack me up!

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Outreach & Education

Reminiscing with Great Photos

Volunteers Needed & Outreach Info General Outreach April 28th (Thursday) 9:00 -3:00 PM Lecture Style in Millcreek

Booths or Other Events April 30th (Saturday) 10:00-5:00 PM PNHS booth at Renton Reptile Expo Please contact Dave Alverson about participating in any of these events (see Contact List), and visit the Outreach section of the PNHS Forum for details. Participants are encouraged to bring their personal friendly & healthy pets, or help a friend with theirs. Generally, working shifts are coordi-

nated for multi hour and extended events.

Photo courtesy of D Walters Photo courtesy of J Suyama

Photo courtesy of Aimee Kenoyer Photo courtesy of Shauna Adams

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Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Notes for March board meeting (3/13/2011)

Be Well Washington: 1 week program in June. Outreach coordinator will contact for more details and re-

port to April board.

PetCo: We have never received Petco information so there is a question of the details of the relationship be-

tween them and us. The concern is that Petco corporation does not promote what we generally consider the

best husbandry. There is also the issue that some stores are better maintained than others. There was a mo-

tion passed to continue working with the Kirkland Petco. Rachel is the liaison with the Kirkland store.

This discussion led to creating an endorsement program for pet stores, suppliers and breeders.

Donations Received: To date we

have received nearly $300 from

igive.org.

ECRE brought in $18,165 in admis-

sions alone. There are still receipts

and expenses outstanding. Dale will

be reporting.

There was debate on accountability

when sharing a table at PNHS

events.

A popular event has led to an influx

of foster surrenders. This will require

more foster racks being manufac-

tured.

Future Events: There is an option

of foregoing the garage sale in lieu

of getting flea market space.

Gargoyle Gecko - photo courtesy of Julie Sharkey

Australia’s Rambo Toad - continued from page 4...

Once these colonisers have found an ideal breeding area they begin to call in the closest wave of the breed-

ing population numbers travelling behind them. Once the breeding population has been established and the

very large females have dropped their eggs the explorer toads move on.

It is time for some serious re-thinking
In dry landscapes these explorers use cattle trails and moist

cow dung to move between water holes. When confronted by really dry conditions, the toads simply use the

deepest and dampest burrow or other ground hollow to hibernate in, often sacrificing the uppermost layer of

toads to ensure that some survive.

‘We have dug up to 30 toads out of a deep burrow months after the area has dried out and it is obvious they

are simply waiting for the next rain,' said Lee Scott-Virtue KTB president and founder. ‘All previous cane toad

invasion predictions have been wrong and anyone seriously thinking that the Great Sandy Desert is going to

stop these invading Rambos has got to do some serious re-thinking.'

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HerpDigest : Our Plastic Food Chain

As ocean pollution experts meet in Hawaii, disturbing new report chronicles effects of decades of plastic

pollution on sea turtles-and what we can do about it.

Press Release , Honolulu, 3/22/11, seaturtle.org

In 2009, marine biologists with Disney's Animal Programs in Melbourne Beach, Florida, discovered a green

sea turtle that was having trouble digesting food. They found that a piece of plastic had lodged in the turtle's

gastrointestinal tract. When biologists removed the obstruction, the turtle defecated 74 foreign objects in the

subsequent month. Among the items documented were four types of latex balloons, five different types of

string, nine different types of soft plastic, four different types of hard plastic, a piece of carpet-like material,

and two tar balls to boot.

The list of items from this one turtle read like a catalog of a growing and deadly concern for virtually all

marine animals-single-use plastics are having a lethal effect on animals living in the sea.

Experts on plastic pollution from around the world, determined to solve this growing problem, have gathered

this week for the Fifth International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, a mecca for green sea

turtles.

Now, in a recent editorial published in

the Marine Turtle Newsletter, marine

biologists Colette Wabnitz, PhD, of the

University of British Columbia and

Wallace "J." Nichols, PhD, of the

California Academy of Sciences, lay

out the entire disturbing history of

plastics in the ocean, from the first

scientific report to the latest surveys,

to call attention to the concerns from

1972 to today. The report is grim, but

provides a ray of hope in the form of

proactive steps that can and should be

undertaken to curtail overproduction

and careless discard of single-use

plastics.

The authors were careful to

acknowledge that certain plastics have

done much good in the world. The

report firmly lays the blame at the feet

of so-called "disposable" plastics: commonly used beer cups, water bottles and caps, grocery bags, plastic

utensils, and so forth, intended to be used just once and thrown away. While these plastics are cheap and

convenient, they are also durable and buoyant-making for a potent and deadly combination in the water.

Though plastics like these do break down from exposure to sunlight and other elements, the molecules of

plastic never fully biodegrade-they just break into smaller and smaller pieces but never completely

disappear. Eventually, many of these small particles get blown or washed into tributaries that feed rivers

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Our Plastic Food Chain - continued from page 6... which flow to the ocean where plastics coalesce in ocean currents. Here they swirl in the eddying currents

forming a sort of plastic soup where they float virtually forever and are often-the whole pieces and broken bits-ingested by the creatures of the sea. Once in the guts they can do great harm, or even kill, animals such as sea turtles.

Among the more startling facts reported is that 1 billion single-use plastic bags are distributed free of charge every day, of which an estimate 0.2-0.3% make their way to the ocean. Even that small percent means hun-dreds of millions of bags each year are left to float in the sea. In particular, the crisis has had a deleterious

effect on sea turtles, which mistake the floating bags for jellyfish, a favorite food. All seven species of sea turtle are listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union's "Red List" of spe-cies in danger of extinction, a situation made even more urgent for many animals by plastic pollution.

"Last year I counted 76 plastic bags in the ocean in just one minute while standing in the bow of our sea tur-tle research boat at sea in Indonesia", reports Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences and coauthor of the review. "The science is becoming crystal clear: sea turtles and plastic pollution don't mix well. Sea turtles have spent the past 100 million years roaming seas free of plastic

pollution, and are now sadly the poster animal for impacts of our throw away society on endangered spe-cies", states Nichols.

Other facts reported by Wabnitz and Nichols and explicitly illustrated in the accompanying photo library, in-clude: Worldwide, plastic pollution is adding to the stress on endangered ocean wildlife, like sea turtles; Plastic can be ingested by or entangle sea turtles and can physically interfere with their nesting activity on

beaches when it accumulates in large amounts; Approximately half of all sea turtles surveyed had ingested plastic items; and, Micro-plastics are accumulat-

ing in molluscs and crustaceans sea turtles eat. The authors were not without suggestions for corrective measures to ameliorate or end the plague of plastics in the ocean. In addition to broader policy efforts recommended by the authors, were simpler-"off-the-shelf"-

personal behavior solutions, including: Avoiding plastic-bottled beverages; Buying products with minimal or reusable packaging;

Buying in bulk whenever possible to reduce packaging; Buying used items; Seeking out reusable shopping and produce bags like those made from renewable sources (e.g., natural fi-

bres) and always bringing them along; For coffee and or tea - bring your own mug; For food - bring your own container.

"Sea turtle researchers and conservationists have a unique role to play in our cultural evolution away from plastic pollution, as we have watched the havoc the surge of plastic has caused first hand", notes Dr. Colette Wabnitz of the University of British Columbia.

"Sea turtle researchers from around the world have been submitting photos of interactions with plastic to the Image Library on Seaturtle.org. Given the amount of disposable plastic I see alongside the road everyday and the garbage my kids pick up whenever we go to the beach, the results are not surprising", added Dr.

Michael Coyne, founder and director of SeaTurtle.org. The pdf of the report and a collection of images from around the world depicting in excruciating detail the impact of plastic on sea turtles can be found at:

http://www.seaturtle.org/plasticpollution/ For more information, contact:

Contact: Wallace J. Nichols, PhD Research Associate, California Academy of Sciences +1.831.239.4877 [email protected] Reprinted with permission from HerpDigest Volume 11, Issue 14

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Feeder Insects & Rodents

I have superworms, giant mealworms, and lots

more! Plus, I now carry frozen rodents. Order

in advance - special pricing for PNHS members,

as well as quantity discounts. For pick up and

PNHS meetings.

Jennifer Sronce (425) 750-0477

[email protected]

Bean Farm’s Creative Habitats

Slide-Top Aquariums

Various sizes available. We can deliver the

cages to the meetings, as well as any other item

from the Bean Farm catalogue. Please contact us

by the Friday before the meeting in order for

items to be delivered. Thank you!

Paula & Giovani Fagioli (877)708-5882

[email protected]

PNHS’ Suggested Vets List

Eastside Avian & Exotic Dr. Johnson-Delaney 13603 100th Ave NE Kirkland, WA 98304 (425) 821-6165 or (888) 821-6165 www.eastsideavianandexotic.com Bird & Exotic Clinic of Seattle Drs. Bennett & Lejnieks 4019 Aurora Avenue Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 783-4538 http://www.birdandexotic.com Kamaka Exotic Animal Veterinary Services Dr. Elizabeth Kamaka 23914 56th Ave W #3 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 (425) 361-2183 http://www.kamakaexoticvet.com/

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Classifieds

Join the Global Gecko Association Today!

The GGA is a six year old international organiza-tion dedicated to the needs of all people interested in geckos. Members receive the twice-yearly, full-

color journal, “Gekko”, plus

“Chit-Chat”, our quarterly newsletter. Annual Membership is $32 US, $34 Canada/Mexico, $36

Overseas.

[email protected]/(503) 436-1064 -or-

www.gekkota.com

Advertise in the PNHS Newsletter!

Business Card .............................$5

Quarter Page................................$10

Half Page ....................................$15

Full Page .....................................$25

If you would like to place an ad in the PNHS newsletter, please contact:

[email protected]

Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital Dr. Adolf Maas 10137 Main Street #6 Bothell, Wa. 98011 425-486-9000 http://www.avianexoticanimalhospital.com A Pet Care Clinic Dr. Chris Cannon 23502 56th Ave West Mountlake Terrace, Wa. 98043 425-775-0121 www.apetcareclinic.com

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General Information

The Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society (PNHS) is a non-profit organization registered with the State of

Washington. PNHS is dedicated to the education of its members and the public, as well as the conservation,

ecology, and captive care and breeding of reptiles and amphibians. The society also takes an active role in

legislative and environmental issues affecting these animals and their habitats.

Meeting Information

PNWHS holds its general meeting on the third Sunday of every month (with exceptions for holidays) at

6:00pm at Highline Community College in Des Moines, Building 12 Room 101. The Board meeting begins at

4:00pm, and is usually done about 5. Other business and socialization occurs between 5 and 6; then the

General Meeting starts. Meetings are open to the public, and the society encourages anyone with an interest

in herpetology to attend. Please purchase a membership to show your support for the society.

Animal Donations

Looking to adopt, release an animal or donate cages and

equipment? Please contact the Adoptions Committee by

email at [email protected], or by voicemail at 206-

583-0686. We will contact you and make arrangements.

Other Donations

The Adoption Committee receives minimal financial sup-

port from the Society, so donations of money, food,

cages, and equipment are always needed and appreci-

ated. Please contact the Adoption Chair to make a dona-

tion.

Adoptions

To adopt an animal that is in the care of the Committee,

you must be present at the meeting, be a current mem-

ber (of at least one month), and be over 18 years of age

or have parental consent. For more details see the web

site or contact the Adoption Chair.

Newsletter Information

A monthly newsletter absorbs the lion’s share of the

price of a PNWHS membership. In order to keep it inter-

esting, we encourage contribution of original articles,

book reviews, letters, ads, and cartoons for publica-

tion. Items for incorporation into articles are also wel-

come, though with no guarantee of their use. Submis-

sions may be sent to the Newsletter Committee or to the

Society through the contacts listed on the following

page.

Editorial Policy

The views expressed in this publication are solely the

views of the authors and not necessarily the views of the

Society, its members, or the Newsletter Committee. The

Newsletter Committee reserves the right to edit all sub-

missions including advertisements.

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General Information & Guidelines

Slamon Island Skink - photo courtesy of PNHS member

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PNHS PO Box 66147 adoptions:206-583-0686 Burien, WA 98166 email: [email protected] www.pnwhs.org general information: 206-628-4740 Area Representatives Greater Seattle Aimee Kenoyer 206-200-1240 [email protected] N King & Snohomish Deb Alverson 206-601-1723 [email protected] S King & Pierce Dale Drexler 253-606-4238 [email protected] Thurston, Mason, Lewis Ann Waldo 866-440-9222 Oregon Elizabeth Freer 503-436-1064 [email protected] Peninsula, Skagit, Whatcom & Island, Spokane—need volunteers! Officers for 2011 President Aimee Kenoyer 206-200-1240 [email protected] Vice President Dave Alverson 206-601-9547 [email protected] President-Elect Brenda Huber [email protected] Treasurer Dale Drexler 253-606-4238 [email protected] Secretary Mel Kreachbaum [email protected] Membership Secretary Vivian Eleven [email protected] Members-At-Large Rachel Shirk [email protected] Julie Sharkey [email protected] Geoff Sweet 425-390-4153 [email protected] Heather Shipway [email protected] Amanda Perez [email protected] Adoptions Coordinator Rachel Shirk [email protected] Webmaster Geoff Sweet 425-390-4153 [email protected]

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To join PNHS, please print & complete the following application,

enclose your yearly or multi-yearly membership fee and return to:

PNHS Membership Secretary

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Burien, Wa. 98166

Membership applications and fees may also be received at the monthly meetings by the Mem-bership Secretary. With your yearly or multi-year membership fee you will receive the monthly PNHS newsletter, access to membership pricing for adoption animals, and the op-portunity to participate in the many outreaches and events held throughout the year.

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