Oct 2009 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

8/9/2019 Oct 2009 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

1/8Madison Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society

222 S. Hamilton St. / Madison, WI 53703 / 255-2473/ www.madisonaudubon.org October 2009

Free Public ProgramWho: Jeffrey PotterWhat: Village Life in Nepal

When: Tuesday, October 20, 20097:30 p.m. Program

Where:New Location!Capitol Lakes Retirement Community333 West Main St., MadisonParking: Free ramp across the streetLower levels must use unmarked spacesor those labeled DNR

What does living with nature reallymean? For the people of Benchong,a remote Himalayan village in northeastNepal, it means nearly everything comesfrom land on which they live. With fewnatural water sources, no electricity, noroads or healthcare and a limited foodsupply, the community is eager fordevelopment. While there is one school,there are no businesses, no shops, and noemployment beyond farming.

Jeffrey Potter, a former Peace Corps volun-

teer and Fulbright Scholar to Nepal, spentmore than four years living and working inBenchong, part of the conservation buffer

zone of the Makalu-Barun National Park.Because We Were Born Here . . . his 30-yearresearch project, seeks to document the liv-ing history of one Himalayan village as itstruggles to develop itself and join themodern world. Using images and videofrom his research, Jeffrey will talk about theregions ecosystem and how people havelived (and thrived) in communities com-pletely isolated from everything we take forgranted in the U.S.Jeffrey Potter is a graduate of the NYU Film

School and holds a Masters Degree in AsianStudies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He lived in Asia, including Nepal,for nearly five years. He currently lives withhis wife and daughter in Madison where heworks for the Natural Resources Foundationof Wisconsin.You are invited to join our speaker, MAS

board members and friends at the pre-program dinner at Paisans Restaurant (131

W. Wilson St.) beginningat 5:00 p.m. Please call theoffice at 608/255-BIRD

(255-2473) if you havequestions.

Next meeting: November17, 2009 Richard Beilfuss-- Mozambique

Living with Nature:Lessons from the Nepalese Himalaya

MadisonAudubonSocietyServing Columbia,Dane, Dodge, Iowa,

Jefferson, Richlandand Sauk Counties

Inside This IssuePresident's Message ........................ 2

Planet Earth Films ............................ 2

New Field Trip Chair .................... .. 2

Stewardship Fund Alert ................. 3

MAD Camp .......................................3

Fall Field Trips ............. .............. ....... 4

Songbirds Fledged in '09 ............. 4-5

Goose Pond Highlights ................... 5

Faville Flood 1 Year Later ............ 6

Seed Collecting ................................. 8

Nominations Due forMAS Excellence Awards

Madison Audubons ExcellenceAwards program, established in2007, recognizes individuals orgroups who have worked to achievethe Societys objectives. The awardsare named in honor of our outstand-

ing conservationists associated withMadison Audubon.

Nominations are due Dec.31, 2009 for presentation at theannual banquet on March 30, 2010Nominees must be from Wisconsinor have made a difference inWisconsin in the awards subjectarea. Complete informationis available on the MadisonAudubon Society website, www.madisonaudubon.org, or throughthe MAS ofce.Cliff Germain Award for

Excellence in Community-Based Restoration recognizesachievements in ecologicalrestoration for habitat conservationand species preservation.Joseph Hickey Award forExcellence in Bird Conservationhonors bird research or projectsthat enhance bird conservation. Sam Robbins Award forExcellence in Citizen Science

acknowledges volunteerenvironmental monitoringcollecting data in areas suchas water quality, air quality,biodiversity, climate change in acommunity, county or region.James Zimmerman Award for

Excellence in EnvironmentalEducation and Communicationis for an individual or groupdevoting time, skill, and effort toeducating the public about theenvironment.


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Buy a Duck Stamp Todayby Karen Etter Hale, Executive SecretaryHave you bought your 2009-10 Duck Stamp yet? If you believe that Duck

Stamps are for duck hunters only, please read on.Since Duck Stamps, which are properly titled Migratory Bird Hunting and

Conservation stamps, were established in 1934, more than $700 million hasbeen raised for the direct protection of wetland and grassland habitat for ourNational Wildlife Refuges and Waterfowl Production Areas. This amounts to5.2 million additional acres of habitat for hundreds of species of birds of all

kinds not just ducks.Duck Stamps (for short) are one of the best bargains in the world. Out

of every $15 spent on the annual stamp, 98 percent, or $14.70 goes directlyto acquisition and perpetual easements for wildlife. These stamps can bepurchased at most post ofces, on the Internet, and at a variety of outdoorstores.A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study released in July 2009, reported that

one of every ve Americans - 48 million of us watch birds, everyone fromthe casual backyard birder to those of us who bird nearly every day. If each ofus purchased one stamp each year, it would amount to $676.2 million for on-the-ground bird conservation each year.One way to show that its not just hunters who support habitat preservation

with their dollars, is to display the attractive stamp in a reusable clear plasticholder attached to your binoculars (or hat, pack, or favorite birding vest).Holders can be purchased from the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology(http://www.wsobirds.org/duckstamps.pdf) or Wild Birds Unlimited. Inaddition to afxing the holder to my binocs (by punching holes in the strapwith an awl), I inserted an extra slip of paper in the back with my name andcontact info and a couple of emergency numbers, including the one for ourlocal warden.If youve read this far, I hope youve been convinced and will rush right out

to buy that very important Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation stamp.To nd out more about Duck Stamps and the Duck Stamp story,

see http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps/

Peter Fissel, New MAS Field Trip ChairI've been an avid birder for many years. After moving

to Madison in 1984 to take a job at the UW MemorialLibrary (where I've worked for the last 25 years,) myinterest in birding was rekindled when I lived near theUW Arboretum for several years. It was easy to justgrab my binoculars and go look for birds. I've alwaystried to go on at least a few MAS eld trips every year,and two years ago I was asked to ll in as a trip co-lead-er. I decided to give it a try, and I now co-lead severaltrips. That led to being on the Field Trip Committee,and then Brand Smith asked if I'd be willing to be Field

Trip Chair.I've tried to go on as many of our eld trips as I can this year, both to meetmore of the leaders, and to get a sense of how we're doing. I've always heardfrom people outside of our organization that we have a very impressive tripschedule and my own experience has borne that out. Our leaders are a veryknowledgeable and dedicated group, and I hope we can continue to offera wide selection of eld trips that appeal to a variety of interests and skilllevels. I'd love to hear from folks who have an idea for a new eld trip, orwho would be willing to try leading a trip themselves. You can contact medirectly ([email protected]), or call or email the MAS ofce and they'llpass the message on to me. And if you've never been on one of our eldtrips, I'd urge you to give it a try!

October 20092The Audubon CAWS

From the Presidentby Brand SmithThank you to everyone

who responded to our recentstrategic planning survey. Wereceived 451 replies, a greatindicator of how much we allcare about Madison Audubon.Our consultants are also conducting 25in-depth interviews of randomly selectedfriends, members, donors and volunteers.

The next step is a strategic planningretreat scheduled for the evening of Friday,Dec. 4 and all day Saturday, Dec. 5 at HolyWisdom Monastery in Middleton. HolyWisdoms new building was constructed toachieve LEED (Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design) certification, and itoffers panoramic views of nature.

If youd like to join MAS Board membersand staff at the strategic planning sessions,

please contact the office to let us know youreinterested. With your help, were confidentthat Madison Audubon will develop a strongplan to guide our future.Thanks for all that you do for MAS,

Brand

Tales from Planet EarthThe UW-Madison Nelson Institute for

Environmental Studies environmental filmfestival will feature two films of particularinterest: Ghost Bird about the Ivory-BilledWoodpecker and Wild New York featuring

urban birders.Tales from Planet Earth takes place Nov.

6-8 in downtown Madison. Admission isfree on a first-come, first-served basis. Forexact dates and details (about 35 films will bescreened), see the festival web site at: www.nelson.wisc.edu/tales/ Ghost Bird. When scientists recentlyannounced that the Ivory-Billed had beenfound, the news was celebrated around theworld as the rediscovery of a lifetime. Sincethen, however, no one has replicated thesighting, despite millions of federal dollars

being diverted from other endangered spe-cies projects. What explains the draw of this

bird? What can efforts to save it tell us abouthow we commidify and view endangeredspecies as a resource over which to battle?Wild New York. Many jaded New Yorkers

have come to realize that nature truly iseverywhere, even in New York City. The filmoffers a lively profile of dedicated urban wild-life watchers and the hawks, kestrels, andPeregrine Falcons in the midst of the UnitedStates most urbanized landscape.


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MAD Camp 2009This years MAD Camp was another

rousing success! Madison Audubon

Society worked with middle school stu-dents from Madisons east and west-sideschools to develop a better understandingof the natural world around them. Ourprogram examined the importance ofwater, prairies, and forests as they relate toecology and human impacts on each com-munity. Activities included water qualitytesting, stream bio-monitoring, birding,nature walks, insect collecting and othergames and activities. In addition to thesefun activities, campers conducted service

activities at Holy Wisdom Monastery inMiddleton the Aldo Leopold Center inMonona, and garbage collection aroundtheir schools (Cherokee Middle School andGeorgia OKeefe Middle School).A sincere thank you for everyone involved

in this years MAD Camp! Special recogni-tion goes to lead teacher Amanda Lederer- Biology Lecturer at UW-Plattville, and theinterns who assisted, Kevin Riggle, KristiMcGrinley, and Katie Wipfli whose specialskills contributed greatly to this years campexperience.

Stewardship FundAccess Rule Alertby Karen Etter Hale, Executive Secretary The Knowles-Nelson StewardshipFund has been exceedingly important inenabling Madison Audubon to acquireand restore important bird and wildlifehabitat at our sanctuaries. Now we need

your help to make sure this remainstrue. Please attend the Oct. 20 hearing inMadisson or provide comments on thedraft Stewardship Access Rule, NR 52, forthe reasons outlined below.In its 19-year history, the Stewardship

Fund has protected more than 520,000acres of land and provided unprecedent-ed increases in public access across thestate. The great success of the programis due, in large part, to the hard work ofland trusts and local governments. Thesevaluable partners have leveraged nearly$200 million in private, federal, and localfunds to match Stewardship dollars, pro-tecting more than 63,000 acres.Despite the fact that 78% of land trust

properties are open for hunting, when theStewardship Fund was reauthorized in2007, the legislature changed the publicaccess requirement, adding restrictions

that could severely limit the ability oflocal units of governments and non-profits to leverage other sources of fund-ing to stretch limited state dollars. Thisvery controversial provision requires thatlands acquired with Stewardship funds beopen to five nature based outdoor activi-ties: hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking,and cross country skiing. The legislature

provided for exceptions if the NaturalResources Board determines it is neces-sary to prohibit one or more of the activi-ties to protect public safety, to protect aunique animal or plant community, or toaccommodate other usership patterns asdefined by rule.A 29-member Citizen Advisory

Committee met from July 2008 throughJanuary 2009 to provide input on devel-oping the Stewardship Access Rule. WhileMadison Audubon did not serve on thecommittee, we provided input and testi-

mony at every opportunity.Now you have an opportunity to com-

ment on the draft Stewardship AccessRule, NR 52. The Madison hearing will

be on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Madison AreaTechnical College (Student Lounge- 142C), 3550 Anderson St. An informa-tional session at 6:00 p.m. precedes the

hearing at 6:30 p.m. If you cannot attend,written comments may be submitted untilOct. 30, 2009 to Mr. Douglas Haag, DNRBureau of Facilities and Lands, P.O. Box7921, Madison, WI 53707 or [email protected] is Madison Audubons strong opinion

that each property needs to be assessedseparately becausenot all uses are com-

patible at all times in all places. For exam-ple, having dozens of volunteers scatteredacross many acres of prairie collectingseed (2-3 times per week for 2 months ormore in the fall) is not compatible withhunting on the same property. While we

believe it is very important to providepublic access whenever possible, the flex-ibility to control the types of activities andwhere and when they occur is equallyimportant. Our recommendation is toprovide your own personal examples ofuser compatibility or incompatibility for

the DNR to consider.For more information, including details

about four additional hearings across thestate, see http://dnr.wi.gov/steward-ship/rule.html or contact Karen EtterHale at the MAS office at by email [email protected] or phone 608-255-BIRD (2473).

October 7th Workshopfor New or ExperiencedBird MentorsWednesday, 9:15 am at Se-quoya Library (corner ofMidvale & Tokay Blvds.) Youwill have the chance to viewthe PowerPoint slideshows,practice with equipment setup/operation, check out theBird Mentor Kit with binocu-lars, share experiences, andhave questions answered. Findout about the Great BackyardBird Count (GBBC) held annu-

ally in February and see ourNEW PP "Birding in Winter"for use with classes to promotethe GBBC. This workshop canhelp you with presentationsto school groups or seniorcenters. Please join other BirdMentors on Wed., October 7th9:15. QUESTIONS??? Email( [email protected] ) or callDee (833-2744).


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Fall Field TripsSaturday, Oct. 10: Migrant Songbirdsof Pheasant Branch ConservancyThe focus of this field trip will be spar-row species, including White-throated,Lincolns and many others. We will alsolook for late warblers, flycatchers, thrush-es and other fall migrants.Meet at the Dane County Unit of

Pheasant Branch Conservancy, about1-1/2 miles north of Century Ave. inMiddleton on Pheasant Branch Rd. This isthe third parking lot for the conservancyon the right as you drive north out ofMiddleton. The field trip begins at 7:15a.m. Bring warm clothes for cool earlymorning fall weather. Call trip leaderMike McDowell at (608) 831-9989 withany questions.

Sunday, Oct. 18: Mississippi Waterfowl> NEW!


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and 60 Wood Duck boxes at ZeloskiMarsh (part of the Lake Mills StateWildlife Area) that provides excellentswallow and Wood Duck habitat. Two

boxes were placed back to back on eachpost. Jim found 59 Tree Swallow nests inthe swallow boxes and 8 swallow nests inWood Duck boxes.Sally and Dick Keyel with assistance

from Kent Hall (Mr. Bluebird) monitoreda new 28 box trail at the Sun Prairie GolfCourse. They enjoyed checking the boxesfrom a golf cart and golfers enjoyed see-ing bluebirds and looked forward to see-

ing the Keyels doing their weekly checks.Sally and Dick moved some boxes toavoid House Sparrow problems butended up fledging 111 songbirds.

Thanks again to Jerry Martin who madeand donated 103 high-quality, cedar nest

boxes. If you are interested in assistingor establishing a nest box trail contactus. Next year our goal is to produce onesongbird for each of MAS 2,500 members.Also thanks to Kent Hall, director withthe Bluebird Restoration Association ofWisconsin, who again provided assistancewith our bird trails.

Goose Pond Highlights

Yellow-crowned Night-Heronand FrogsBy Mark and Sue MartinWe foundan immatureYellow-crownedNight-Heronat GoosePond thelast week ofAugust. Thisis a rare find

in Wisconsinand a numberof birders were able to view the bird. Theheron was usually found about one hour

before sunset feeding in shallow water onthe Manthe farm (south of Kampen Roadand east of Goose Pond Road). Sincethere are no fish in the pond this year,Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets aremostly feeding on frogs.High water the past two years provided

ideal frog rearing habitatand we areseeing good numbers of frogs away fromthe pond. One night we heard a noise inthe kitchen and found a green frog. Wehave no idea how he got into the kitchen.Usually green frogs are in or very near

water. A fewnights laterSue founda small treefrog sit-ting on theLeopold

bench on the

deck. Maybe the frogs thought that inthe house or yard they were safe fromthe herons.

Northern Harriers Nest at Goose PondOur goal was to restore enough prairie

to attract a pair of breeding NorthernHarriers. Harriers are the only ground-nesting hawk in Wisconsin and requireextensive grassland habitat. They feed on

small mammals such as meadow voles.Harriers are common spring and fall

migrants at Goose Pond and are rarelyseen in summer. Harriers have a court-ship display where the males goes highinto the sky and then pulls in his wingsand heads toward the ground. He then

begins climbing again. This summer wewere seeing a pair on occasion in thesame general area but did not witness anycourtship display.Usually 3 to 5 eggs are laid and incuba-

tion is about 30 to 32 days. In June wethought there might be a pair nesting butdid not want to check out the area andattract predators to the nest.One evening in early August, Sue

sighted four young harriers that werecalling loudly (food begging) that justfledged in the 60 acres of three-year oldprairie north of Kampen Rd. and eastof Highway I. What a treat to see these

birds flying around! This is probably thefirst Northern Harrier nest at Goose Pondin many decades. Randy Hoffman also

saw a family of harriers at SchoenebergsMarsh in early August. We hope the pairwill return to nest next year.

Jills PrairieA prairie was named for Jill Martin

who passed away this spring. Jill andJerry have been long-time supporters ofMadison Audubon Society. Jill had manyfriends who were teachers, Civil War his-tory buffs, and quilting friends in Gurnee,Illinois. At Jills memorial service, a num-

ber of people mentioned that they wouldlike to visit Jills Prairie at Goose Pond.

On a beautiful August afternoon, Jerryand seven friends visited Goose Pond toremember and talk about what a specialfriend Jill was.

Rental Space for Boats Available atGoose PondLooking for space to store your boat forthe winter? Contact Mark or Sue at (608)635-4160 or [email protected] for moreinformation.

Columbia County Volunteers Boxes BB TS HW BC Arlington Bill Grogan & Judy Benade 17 19Erstad Prairie Mark & Jenny McGinnley 14 2 59G.P. Ankenbrandt Pr. Brand Smith 14 35G.P. Browne & Jills Pr. Mark & Sue Martin 16 72G.P. Hopkins Road Pr. Laurie Armstrong 9 4G.P. Lapinski-Kitze Pr. Brand Smith, Heisley Lewison 14 64G.P. Sue Ames Pr. Laurie Armstrong 14 13Portage- Unimin Brian Doverspike/Becky Anderson 21 85 26 23 8Poy. DNR Game Farm. Richard Knutsen 42 208 75 47 7Poy. DNR Mackenzie C. Ruth Ann Lee 8 24 4 20Wyocena Wildland Mark & Sue Martin 26 29 43 25Dane County

Dunn Township Don Schmidt 8 15 6Madison Owen Park Nolan Pope 7 22 13 5Middleton Pope Farm Curt & Arlys Caslavaka 19 48 26 15Eastern Dane Co 5 trails Pat Ready 85 307 149 50Sun Prairie Golf Course Sally & Dick Keyel 28 43 28 40Jefferson County

Zeloski Marsh Jim Goodno 69 306Lafayette CountyBlanchardville Jim & Marci Hess 12 31 15 7Waushara CountyCamp Luwisomo Sally & Mark Martin 30 70 44 35 302,197 birds fledged in 2009 Totals 453 884 1,001 267 451,574 birds fledged in 2008 Totals 329 567 789 192 26

BB Eastern Bluebird, TS Tree Swallow, HW House Wren, BC Black-capped Chickadee

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A Look at Flood RecoveryAlong the Crawfsh - OneYear Later

The unprecedented ood lastsummer left many of us wonderingwhat would become of our invaluablerestorations and prairie remnants that

appeared so heavily damaged whenthe waters receded. Last summerfollowing the ood, areasthat should have showncolorful and diversedisplays of sunowers,orchids and lush grasseslooked like nothing morethan mudats of swirlingies and mosquitoes withthe tattered remains of afew barely recognizableprairie plants still encrusted

in silt. One glance at theseareas and our reaction wasa feeling of total devastationand panic with a lingering sense ofcuriosity as to what would happennext. To our knowledge, therewas no information on the impactof prolonged summer ooding inprairie ecosystems. This led to manyquestions and much speculation asto how the prairies would respond.Will species return from dormantroots or from the seedbank? How will

reed canary grass and other invasivespecies respond to this disturbance?What will happen to the alreadythreatened silphium borer moth? Andwhat about the orchids!? One yearlater, some of our questions have beenanswered but many outcomes are yetto be seen.

Today, after the rst full growingseason, things are still far fromnormal and its hard to know exactlyhow things will eventually pan out.Many species appear to be steadilyrecolonizing by roots and/or seeds butother species are yet to be detected.As a general observation, there seemsto be a shift towards wetland speciesand a few oddball prairie plants thatwere better able to cope with the ood.On Faville and Snapper, wetlandpockets seem to have expanded witha corresponding shrinkage in prairie.Plenty of bare ground is still abundantin the most heavily impacted areas,including the two remnants, with a

profusion of annual weeds such asmares tail and ragweed lling inunoccupied space.

Interestingly, some prairie plantswere more abundant this year thanever before. Its hard to imagine thatFaville Prairie has ever displayeda stronger bloom of spiderwort or

prairie roses. In late June a solidhaze of deep blue could be seen on

the ridge from any distance andthe fragrance of rose owers wasintoxicating, generating a deep, steadyhum from the mass of bees foragingabout. Further down the ridge onMartin Prairie the rattlesnake masterhad expanded over several acres ofthe restoration with a thick stand ofhearty, robust plants, owering ateye level. Walking through the sea of

rattlesnake master transported youout of Wisconsin, evoking thoughts oftraveling through the yucca plains ofMexico.Although many native species

appear to be showing promising signsof return, some noxious weeds arecoming back stronger than ever. Sweetclover, more so than any other weed,appears to have beneted greatly fromthe disturbance. An enormous ushof rst year seedlings has emerged inareas, forming a solid ground coveron old eld sites adjacent to Snapperand Faville. Next year promises tobe a challenging time controlling thisinvasive biennial weed. The situationis less obvious for the status of reedcanary grass. Unfortunately, ripeseeds were falling as ood waterswere rising, washing seeds all up anddown the oodplain. At this pointthere is little we can do but step upour control efforts as we did thisspring, and continue treating isolated

populations of reed canary grassthroughout the oodplain, with thehelp of summer interns, volunteersand hired contractors.Above all, the ood of 2008 has

further impressed upon us theurgency and importance of our workat Faville Grove Sanctuary. Small,

isolated prairie remnants, like Favilleand Snapper, must be expanded if weare to maintain their diversityover time. By transferringseeds out of remnants torestore nearby lands, weare helping to preserve andexpand the populations ofa multitude of rare prairieplants and animals thatonce dominated the riveroodplain. By restoring thesurrounding landscape we are

allowing genes to ow overa much larger area, therebystrengthening the genetic

pool and creating an added level ofinsurance when local disasters dooccur. One particular case has helpedto reafrm the importance of thisconcept. Worries about the fate of thethreatened silphium borer moth wereassuaged when a new population ofindividuals was discovered on theopposite end of the sanctuary, outsidethe ood damaged area. By enlarging

habitat size across the landscape, wehelped to prevent the local extinctionof at least one species, ensuring thesurvival, as Leopold puts it, of onemore cog in the land mechanism.We plan to continue expanding thehabitat area of the refuge by restoringmore land, further stabilizing andreviving the great Crawsh Prairie.Editor's note: For the complete article goto http://www.madisonaudubon.org/audubon/sanctuaries/favillegrove/newsletter.asp

Donations Received in AugustQUARTER-ACRE MAKERRichard and Jane Dana

MY OWN VISIONPeter and Marsha CannonCharles and Anne Frihart

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF A PERSONIn Memory of Jill MartinJohn and Jenet BakkeIn Memory ofSinikkas Mom and DadJane Raymond

NewsfromfavilleGrovesaNctuary


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THE AUDUBON CAWS is publishedSeptember through June by:

Madison Audubon Society,

222 S. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703,

(608) 255-2473.

Birding hotline, 255-2476.

[email protected]

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The mission of the Madison Audubon

Society is to educate our members and

the public about the natural world and the

threats that natural systems are facing,

to engage in advocacy to preserve and

protect these systems, and to develop and

maintain sanctuaries to save and restore

natural habitat.

MADISON AUDUBON SOCIETY

President: Brand Smith

Vice-president: Debra Weitzel

Goose Pond resident managers:

Mark and Sue Martin

Faville Grove Sanctuary managers:

David Musolf, Roger Packard

Editor: Patrick Ready

[email protected]

Graphic design: Patrick Ready

[email protected]

CAWS printer: Roemer Printing

Submissions for the November CAWSare due October 1.

Madison Audubon Wishlist Quality binoculars

Digital (LCD) projector

Mule utility vehicle

Rider mower/snow blower inworking condition

Energy efcient washingmachine

Household/deck furniture

Small, custom-routed, wood signs

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Update: We now send an annual renewalnotice. In the future we plan to offer a re-newal option via the MAS website.

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Seed Collecting VolunteersNeededGoose Pond: We will be collecting a wide vari-ety of seed for a 9-acre dry-mesic planting atthe Erstad Prairie. The winter wheat has beenharvested and the land awaits volunteers inNovember to spread prairie seed. We also hopeto collect seed for the Lapinski-Kitze Prairie forplanting in the fall of 2010.No seed cleaning experience is needed. We have

plenty of gloves and nippers. Seed will be col-lected every Saturday from Sept. 12 though Oct. 31from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Goose Pond Sanctuary.Meet at the managers residence (W7503 KampenRd.) by the farm buildings northwest of the westpond. Contact Mark or Sue at (608) 635-4160 [email protected] for details. On Saturdays call(608) 333-9645.

Faville Grove: Regular seed collecting eventsbegin Sept. 5 and continue every Saturday morn-

ing and afternoon and every Wednesday morningthrough October. Well meet each morning at 9:30and work until noon. Saturday afternoons, wewill meet at 1:30 and work until 4 p.m. Meet atthe sanctuary sign on Prairie Lane and travel fromthere a short distance to our collecting spot for theday.Directions: From Madison, take I-94 east to theLake Mills/Waterloo exit (Highway 89), go northapproximately 1.75 miles and turn right ontoCounty G. Travel north on G about 1.5 miles andturn right onto Prairie Lane. Work parties willmeet near the Faville Grove Sanctuary sign.

Buy Bird Seed, Support MAS!Mounds Pet Food Warehouse has been a long-time supporter of Madison

Audubon Society. They have donated items for MAS raffles, and made itconvenient for their customers to purchase bird seed to be used at GoosePond Sanctuary. Now, Mounds has created a new way for customers to con-tribute.

During October, for each bag of bird seed sold, Mounds will make a dona-tion to MAS. Sales at any Mounds store location will qualify for this contri-

bution. For more information about this opportunity, go to www.moundspetcom.

We thank Mounds Pet Food Warehouse for their past support, and for theirgenerosity in offering this partnership.

Support Madison Audubon and Community Shares throughWorkplace Giving!Madison Audubon Society is a member of Community Shares of Wisconsin,

your local connection with52grassroots, nonprofit organizations that buildsocial and economic equity and a healthy environment.Community Shares raises funds for its member agencies including

Madison Audubon Society through workplace giving campaigns at over100 private sector employers in the Greater Madison area. Public sectoremployees can contribute to Community Shares and its member agenciesthrough their Combined Campaign.Please consider giving to Community Shares of Wisconsin through your

employers workplace giving campaign. You can support Madison Audubon

Society by designating your gift to Madison Audubon Society, and we willreceive 100% of your contribution with no part of your gift retained foradministrative purposes! Or, you can direct your gift to Community Sharesand support Madison Audubon Society along with many other worthy non-profits. Both types of gifts are needed and appreciated.To learn more about Community Shares of Wisconsins workplace giv-

ing program, or to start a Community Shares campaign at your workplace,please visit www.communityshares.comor call (608) 256-1066.One more way you can help is to volunteer to help Madison Audubon meet

our annual 50 hour volunteer contribution to Community Shares. For details,please call MAS financial assistant John Minnich at (606) 327-0129.Thank you for your support of Madison Audubon Society and Community

Shares of Wisconsin!

Save the Date:MAS Banquet

Madison Audubons springbanquet will be held on Tuesday,March 30, 2010 in the Great Hall ofthe Memorial Union. Our featuredspeaker will be Bill Volkert, Natural

Resource Educator at Horicon MarshState Wildlife Area. In addition, ourExcellence Awards will recognize

local people for their work in environ-mental conservation and education.

We look forward to seeing younext March!

Oct 2009 CAWS Newsletter Madison Audubon Society

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