July-August 2004 Delaware Audubon Society Newsletter

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Vol. XXVI No.6July-August 2004

Annual Meeting Election ................2

Attention Teachers!Audubon Adventures ......................3

Letter From the President..............2

Visit our Website!............................2

Volunteer Opportunities ................2

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DELAWARE AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.

A State-wide Chapter of National Audubon

D e l a w a r eA u d u b o n Journal

IN THIS ISSUE

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACTIVITIES2003-2004

Delaware Audubon Society is a statewide, volunteer organization of over 1,800members.

The mission of Delaware Audubon Society is to promote an appreciation andunderstanding of nature; to preserve and protect our natural environment; and

to affirm the necessity for clean air and water and the stewardship of ournatural resources.

All of our activities depend on the devotion of our members to conserving andpreserving the health of our environment.

Our Audubon Adventures program was used in 160 classrooms in 11 schooldistricts, 1 charter school and 2 parochial schools in Grades 3-6.This programprovides curriculum enhancement materials to teach students about wildlifeand their habitats and the importance of conservation.

Auduboners participated in the Christmas Bird Count, Great Backyard BirdCount, Spring Round-up, the White Clay Creek Clean-up,Coast Day, ChristinaRiver Clean-up (White Clay Creek), and picked up at our Adopt-a-Highwaylocation.

We presented or participated in a number of workshops, press conferences,presentations to groups, and conferences all over the state.Topics includedMotiva Scrubbers, Sunoco,Metachem task force, finding solutions to wastereduction,Citizens Right-to-Know legislation, wetlands, biodiversity, land use,cold water, birding, horseshoe crabs and shorebirds, and environmentalregulations.

We testified and participated in public hearings in support of the environmenton various issues, such as water conservation, democratic process in public

hearings, and the master plan for White Clay Creek State Park.

Delaware Audubons monitoring of the area around the Grass Dale Center inFort DuPont State Park,Delaware City, in order to document the changes inflora and fauna, is currently in its sixth year.The U.S.Army Corps of Engineersand Delawares Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controlhave plans to modify and restore this degraded tidal marsh area to a wetlandarea of greater biodiversity.

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M WEB SITE

http://www.delawareaudubon.org

M MAILING ADDRESS:

Delaware Audubon Society

P.O. Box 1713

Wilmington, DE 19899

M TELEPHONE:

302-428-3959

M DELAWARE AUDUBON SOCIETY E-MAIL:

[email protected]

We can receive contributions

through your United Way payroll

deduction designation. Our

United Way designation number

is 9017.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

As I assume the presidency of the Delaware Audubon Society, Iam very optimistic about our future.We have new memberson our Board who will bring their ideas and commitment tothe organization.

In the past year,our members have been very visible and

effective advocates for all Delawareans on a myriad of issues:Motiva, horseshoe crabs,dredging, the preservation andexpansion of open spaces. State officials seek our input on aregular basis on pending legislation.These longstanding tiesenable us to gain access to the decision makers.

I want to hear from you, our members:Your priorities forDelaware Audubon, what we are doing well, and where weneed improvement.The next year promises more contentiousissues and challenges for the entire environmental community.

Asha Iyengar

VISIT DELAWARE AUDUBON'S WEBSITE

http://www.delawareaudubon.org.Sample educational, informative articles and features. Order books and other goodies

from the Marketplace. Search the archive of past articles. Visit our photo gallery.Survey legislative updates and Action Alerts. Email policy makers.

The Audubon Journal is

published bi-monthly by the

Delaware Audubon Society.

Original articles may be

reprinted without permission.

Please give credit to the Delaware Audubon

Journal and the author.

Co-editor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ann Rydgren

Co-editor and Contributing Writer:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Leah Christmas

Assistant Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara RoeweDesign & Layout : . . . . . . . . . .Maryellen F. Birk

Printing: . . . . . . . . .Sprint Quality Printing, Inc.

Delaware Audubon Society, incorporated in

1977, is a statewide chapter of the National

Audubon Society.

VOLUNTEEROPPORTUNITIES

Join the fun!Meet new people!Do a great thing!

We need help in the following areas.

WE NEED YOU!

WILDFLOWERS

Wildflower enthusiast for special areain Dover.

WELCOME WAGON

Fun loving,creative person needed torecruit and integrate new members.

MARKETING/RECRUITMENT

Need someone with a Type Apersonality and marketing experiencewho is willing to help the environmentin Delaware through memberrecruitment, targeted marketing andadvertising for our annual birdseedsale, general member solicitation, andexpanding our annual appeal.

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY

Team of two people with 146 years ofcombined life experience wishes to

hand off Adopt-a-Highway activity toteam of four with 146 years or less lifeexperience. In other words,weregetting too old to do this!

Please call 302-428-3959

and leave a message if you are

interested in helping.

Volunteers

Make It

Happen!

ANNUAL MEETING ELECTION

Due to family commitments, Leslie Savage declined the nomination forpresident prior to the election. Nominations were then made from the floorfor the office of President and Vice-president.

Officers elected for 2004 2005President Asha IyengarVice-president Ann RydgrenSecretary Ellen Wright

Treasurer Mark Martell

Directors for service until 2007Fred BreukelmanJohn KnoxThomas Shuey

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News & Views

INTRODUCTORY MEMBERSHIP OFFERFor $20.00 Receive Membership to

National Audubon Society and Delaware Audubon SocietyJoin NOW and receive a FREE navy blue backpack!

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ATTENTION

DELAWARE TEACHERS:THERE S STILL T IME!

Subscriptions toreceive a freeAudubonAdventures kitare still beingaccepted.Elementaryteachers ofGrades 3-6 areinvited to

renew their subscriptions for thisyears edition of the popularenvironmental science newspapers.The kit includes four sets of 32newspapers, each devoted to a specifictopic. For the 2004-2005 school year,the topics include: Sharing the Earth;What is Population?; Plant Life;Butterflies; and Birds of Prey.Thenewspapers are written on a fifth-grade level and include a resource-richteachers guide.

The following comments about lastyears newspapers are from Delawareteachers:

Great newspaper! Valuable to thechildren and great for state standards.Fits well into the curriculum, especiallyhabitat studies.Karen Autman, Hartly Elementary,Capital School District

These newspapers are great! I usedthem to create a science learningcenter in my fifth-grade [class].Thekids loved reading them and doing theactivities.Linda Tonge, Showell Elementary,Indian River School District

Excellent non-fiction for applyingnon-fiction reading strategies.Cheryl Mattern, Pulaski Elementary,Christina School District

The materials lend themselves so wellto our overall curriculum. I loveteaching science using the kit.Sharon Carty, Southern Elementary,Colonial School District

The issue,Its Only Water, went wellwith our Land and Water Science kit.In fact, I could tie them into all ourscience kits.Edith Mahoney,Anna P. MoteElementary,Red Clay School District

The students love having their owncopies to take home.Beth Judy,Woodbridge Elementary,Woodbridge School District

The issue, City Life for Wildlife,allowed us to add to our study offalcons. My classroom is full of wildlifeprotectors!!

Cindy Cunningham,Shields Elementary, Cape HenlopenSchool District

If you would like to renew yoursubscription to receive the 2004-2005Audubon Adventures program free ofcharge, our chapter will be delightedto sponsor you.The only thing we askof you is the completion of anevaluation form to provide us withfeedback on this years program.

This year, for your convenience, youcan fill in the evaluation and renewalform online! Just go to our website,www.delawareaudubon.org, click onAudubon Adventures, then click onevaluation form and renewal form.

Please share this information with newteachers in your building. Subscriptionswill be filled as long as funding isavailable.


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Delaware Audubon was represented on the following regional and statewideboards and committees:

Bi-State Advisory Council for White Clay Creek Preserve

Coalition Opposed to Deepening the Delaware RiverWater Resources Agency Citizens CommitteeGovernors Water Supply Coordinating CouncilCoalition for Natural Stream ValleysSave Our Wetlands and BaysDelaware Partners in FlightDelaware Important Bird Area CommitteeChristina ConservancyChristina River Clean-up CommitteeRussell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge Advisory CommitteeWhite Clay Creek Watershed Wild and Scenic River Management CommitteePea Patch Island Special Area Management Plan

Delaware Audubon continues to operate two nest box projects to re-establish thehistorical range of the Purple Martin and the Eastern Bluebird in New CastleCounty.

We offered field trips and environmental education for members, elected officialsand the general public.The Take Back Audubon movement, spearheaded by concerned chapters,has begun making inroads.We at Delaware Audubon have endorsed their message.The elections of the National Audubon Board recently had 77 proxy votes fromthe Delaware chapter, which is very high.We thank those members for supportingus.The relationship between Delaware Audubon and National Audubon is a workin progress.National has made some egregious mistakes. One thing is for sure;

Delaware Audubon will continue to fight for our fragile environment.

Delaware Audubon maintains a web page at: www.delawareaudubon.org.

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