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Calendar St. Louis Audubon Society, P.O. Box 220227, St. Louis, MO 63122-0227 www.stlouisaudubon.org ~ [email protected] (314) 687-3942 BEGINNER BIRD WALKS AT FOREST PARK FOREST PARK VISITOR CENTER AT 5595 GRAND DRIVE 1ST SATURDAY MOST MONTHS 8:30 AM TO 10 AM; MEET 8:15 AM FOR INFO CONTACT AMY AT BIRDING@FORESTPARKFOREVER.ORG VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION SOCIAL SUNSET HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 5:30 PM TO 7 PM BEGINNER BIRD WALK CREVE COEUR PARK SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 8 AM TO 10 AM MORE INFORMATION EAGLE ICE FESTIVAL AUDUBON CENTER AT RIVERLANDS SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 10 AM TO 2 PM MORE INFORMATION INSIDE THIS ISSUE Happy Holidays from St. Louis Audubon 1 Project Climate Watch 2 President’s Report 3 Volunteer Appreciation Social 3 Eureka Students and American Water 4,5 A Day of Caring 6 Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop Save 7 The Date December 2019 Volume 86, Issue 11 ‘TIS THE SEASON NO MATTER WHAT HOLIDAY YOU CELEBRATE, ST. LOUIS AUDUBON WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND A PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!
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St. Louis Audubon Society, P.O. Box 220227, St. Louis, MO 63122-0227 www.stlouisaudubon.org ~ [email protected] (314) 687-3942
BEGINNER BIRD WALKS AT FOREST PARK FOREST PARK VISITOR CENTER AT 5595 GRAND DRIVE 1ST SATURDAY MOST MONTHS 8:30 AM TO 10 AM; MEET 8:15 AM FOR INFO CONTACT AMY AT
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION SOCIAL SUNSET HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 5:30 PM TO 7 PM
BEGINNER BIRD WALK CREVE COEUR PARK SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 8 AM TO 10 AM MORE INFORMATION
EAGLE ICE FESTIVAL AUDUBON CENTER AT RIVERLANDS SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 10 AM TO 2 PM MORE INFORMATION
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Happy Holidays from St. Louis Audubon 1
Project Climate Watch 2
President’s Report 3
Volunteer Appreciation Social 3
Eureka Students and American Water 4,5
A Day of Caring 6
Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop Save 7
The Date
December 2019 Volume 86, I ssue 11
‘TIS THE SEASON NO MATTER WHAT HOLIDAY YOU
CELEBRATE, ST. LOUIS AUDUBON WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND A PEACEFUL AND
PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!
AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!
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What you can do about Climate Change: Participate in Project Climate Watch!
Climate change is affecting us and our bird populations. National Audubon Society has just published a new report “Survival by Degrees” that analyzes 140 million bird observations to determine the risk posed to birds by climate change. Sixty-four percent of our North American bird species could be on the road to extinction due to climate change! But there are actions that you can take to help understand climate change and how our local birds are responding to environmental change.
Help build the science behind understanding the effects of climate change by participating in community science projects like Climate Watch. Climate Watch is a project run by the National Audubon Society and collaborating Audubon chapters nationwide. Community scientists perform 5-minute bird surveys to determine how birds may be shifting their ranges. This strengthens the scientific modeling that is used in measuring bird species responses to our changing climate.
St. Louis Audubon Society has participated in Climate Watch surveys since 2016. We survey local parks and conservation areas. All birds observed are identified by sight and/or sound and data recorded during the 5- minute surveys. Each survey area takes about 2-4 hours to complete. If you are not comfortable identifying birds by sight and sound, you can still assist by working with another survey volunteer and recording the data collected. The next survey window falls between Jan. 15th and Feb. 15th, 2020.
Interested in participating? Contact us at [email protected] using Climate Watch Project in the subject of your email.
Board Meetings Open to All. 2nd Tuesday of Even Months at 7 pm at the Sunset Hills Community Center at 3915 S. Lindbergh Boulevard.
Board recruitment is an ongoing process and combines your interest and our need. If you have considered serving in such a way, stop by or call one of us.
Officers & Staff Katy Fechter, President (618) [email protected]
Jean Favara, VP Conservation (314) [email protected]
Michael Meredith, Secretary (314) [email protected]
John Klos, Treasurer (636) [email protected]
Amy Weeks, Director of Operations (314) [email protected]
Mitch Leachman, Director of Programs (314) [email protected]
Newsletter TaleFeathers is published monthly. For submissions, comments or corrections, contact Amy Weeks as noted above.
By Jean Favara
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This is an exciting time of year for our organization as we kick-off our Annual Appeal, which helps to raise funds necessary to support the daily operations of our organization. We continue to be inspired by the generosity of so many friends and members that give us the security, encouragement, and ability to expand our programs and move forward with our strategic initiatives.
St. Louis Audubon Society relies on the generous contributions of individuals, members, foundations and corporations to deliver our mission to connect the community to nature through education and conservation.
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution this year to St. Louis Audubon Society. Membership and program fees cover only a small portion of our operating expenses, so we count on your support to help us continue essential environmental stewardship projects, educate a wide variety of audiences, and engage with the communities we serve. Your generous gift goes a long way!
We invite you to become a part of a dedicated and passionate group of individuals who help safeguard birds, other wildlife, and their habitats around the St. Louis region! Working together, we can leave a positive impact on the community we all share. We sincerely appreciate every gift we receive. Thank you for being such a generous partner.
Nature needs us and we need nature!
President’s Report By Katy Fechter
Volunteer Appreciation Social Please join us for a celebration honoring our amazing volunteers!
Bring your favorite holiday snack or dessert to share!
Tuesday, December 10
5:30 – 7 pm
Location: Sunset Hills Community Center
3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
RSVP: Amy at [email protected] or (314) 687-3942
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Eureka Students and American Water Make a Difference
Picture 260 high school environmental science students. Add to that a collection of pruning loppers and hand saws and a handful of seasoned Audubon volunteers for guidance. The bush honeysuckle on the Eureka High campus didn’t stand a chance! By 3 pm on Friday, October 11th the students had cleared about 1.5 acres of the non-native invasive plant.
By Mitch Leachman
Environmental science instructors Mary Kay Sandhu and Mandy Kotraba led the project for Eureka High which fit neatly into their recent course modules on birds and trees. The students reviewed the problem of invasive species, in general, and bush honeysuckle, in particular, in class the week before. They were primed to get their hands dirty and do their part to help restore the woodland on their campus. There’s more of the honeysuckle that remains, and we intend to work with the school as long as it takes to clear it. As important, we also look forward to assisting them with restoration plantings of native trees and shrubs in future years.
In the morning, the students were joined by 20 employees from Missouri American Water. This is the second year we’ve worked with Brian Russell and his co-workers as they give back to the community with a day of service through their AmeriCANS in Action program. Last year, they assisted with a honeysuckle removal we held at St. Vincent Park in Normandy. We dare say they are getting quite good at identifying and attacking this plant!
Missouri American Water also supports the St. Louis community with financial contributions to causes and organizations, most especially those that directly connect with their mission of delivering drinking water. Many St. Louis Audubon programs, including our conservation stewardship efforts and the Bring Conservation Home program, promote healthy watersheds which have a positive impact on the water input to their treatment system. In recognition of and support to our work, Missouri American Water President Debbie Dewey presented St. Louis Audubon with a $7,500 check the same day. In total, we have received $30,000 from American Water since we began working together in 2012!
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Many thanks to Debbie, Brian and the Missouri American Water crew for their assistance and financial support! Thanks to Mary Kay, Mandy and all the environmental science staff for leading their students on this important work, and of course kudos to every one of the students for digging in and making a difference! Finally, special thanks to our volunteer leaders for the project, including Herb Huebner, Karen and Glenn Meyer, Alfred Strout and Bob Virag!
As a teacher, I loved watching how the students move from not really caring or knowing about the bush honeysuckle in our forests to almost becoming addicted to pulling it out of our woods. So many of our students seemed to realize that they were making a difference that day.
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A Day of Caring
On October 29th, the Pacific Northwest Sales Team at World Wide Technology, managed by Sheila Hall, spent the morning at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park for a Day of Caring cleaning up the watershed.
We focused the Team’s efforts at Mallard Lake, the small lake adjacent to the Creve Coeur Lakehouse which feeds the much larger Creve Coeur Lake and receives nearly all its trash from Creve Coeur Creek. Most any significant rain event brings the trash into the lake from the 20+ square miles of the surrounding watershed.
In less than four hours, the group managed to remove an estimated 1,000 pounds of trash and perhaps another 100 pounds of recyclables (a weight was not available for the latter). Bottles of all sizes and shapes made up most of the recycling. The trash included a large number of tennis balls and various other rubber “dog” balls and a tremendous amount of Styrofoam. Think about the latter the next time you get a “go box” from a restaurant.
Special thanks to WWT’s Michelle Long for coordinating the Team and to seasoned Audubon volunteers, Herb Huebner and Michael Meredith for assisting with the project.
Please help us thank the WWT Pacific Northwest Sales Team for a job well done! It's amazing what a small group of dedicated folks can accomplish. On behalf of St. Louis Audubon, St. Louis County Parks and all the critters that depend upon a healthy watershed, THANKS SO MUCH!
By Mitch Leachman
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THE PARTNERS FORNATIVE LANDSCAPING WORKSHOPfeaturing Doug Tallamy author “Bringing Nature Home”and a new book “Nature’s Best Hope”
Partners for Native Landscaping...present a reception and workshop for homeowners featuring Neil Diboll, President of Prairie Nursery
and Heather Holm, author of Pollinators of Native PlantsReception and Talks Fri., March 3, 2017 5:30-9pm
Workshop Sat. March 4, 2017 9am-4pmat St. Louis Community College - Meramec Campus
Saturday’s Workshop offers information and resources on how to landscape with
native plants for greener communities.
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Partner Organizations...
Register for one or both-but Hurry! Space is Limited
Cost: Friday $20 With Appetizer BuffetSaturday $15 With Lunch
Partners for Native Landscaping...present a reception and workshop for homeowners featuring Neil Diboll, President of Prairie Nursery
and Heather Holm, author of Pollinators of Native PlantsReception and Talks Fri., March 3, 2017 5:30-9pm
Workshop Sat. March 4, 2017 9am-4pmat St. Louis Community College - Meramec Campus
Saturday’s Workshop offers information and resources on how to landscape with
native plants for greener communities.
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St. Louis Community College - Meramec11333 Big Bend Blvd Kirkwood, MO 63122
For more info call 636-451-3512 x6078
Partner Organizations...
Register for one or both-but Hurry! Space is Limited
Cost: Friday $20 With Appetizer BuffetSaturday $15 With Lunch
F R I M A R 6 | 5 : 3 0 - 9 p m a t M i s s o u r i B o t a n i ca l G a r d e nLe ct u re b y D o u g Ta l l a m y, Re ce pt i o n , a n d B o o k S i g n i n g
S AT M A R 7 | 9 a m - 4 p ma t M a r y l a n d H e i g h t s C o m m u n i t y C e n t e rH o m e o w n e r ’s W o r k s h o p w i t h ke y n ote a d d r e s s b y D o u g Ta l l a m yWorkshops about Gardening for Wildlife, Designing with Natives, Landscape Maintenance, and more.Resources, native plant sale, and book signing.
REGISTRATION OPENS EARLY-JANUARY!Presented by The Partners for Native Landscaping:
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100% of your dues stay in St. Louis supporting our local efforts. Thank you very much!
Mission: to create a community connection to nature through education and conservation.
Your Chapter-Supporting membership runs concurrently with your National Audubon membership, if you choose to maintain the latter. To continue to receive the Audubon magazine, you must maintain your National membership.
If already a Chapter-Supporting member, you need do nothing but accept our thanks!
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