A few days ago Laura Dornan asked a great question: "Does anyone know of a
good grass roots habitat conservation
project in Ohio?"
The 2011 Carbon Offset Birding Project supported by Midwest Birding
Symposium and Ohio Ornithological Society was a huge success. We started
raising funds to acquire additional land at Meadowbrook Marsh, and that
purchase has been completed. You can reap the rewards of our efforts when
you visit Meadowbrook Marsh during this year’s MBS.
Well done, birders!
This year's official Carbon Offset Birding Project is a habitat restoration
at the Boss Unit at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. There will be a booth
at the Midwest Birding Symposium, and volunteers will be on hand to receive
your donation for this project.
If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me, or
go to the MBS website's "Special Activities" page for all the details.
https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/mwb2013/events.php#cobp
It is an honor to be a bird watcher in this great state, amongst so many who
are willing to give back to their community and provide protected habitat
for the future. Every little bit helps and it goes to a worthy cause.
Consider donating to offset your carbon, or just pitch in $10. for
conservation.
Down-load a carbon offset form now, and you'll see just how easy "being
green" can be.
Cheryl Harner
Richland Co.
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Dornan
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 11:29 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Ohio-birds] Funk Bottoms and a plea for help
Tim & I went to Funk yesterday looking for the avocet. No luck there but we
did see a white swallow from the observation tower. It was flying among a
flock of feeding tree and bank swallows. It looked pure white but as it was
at a good distance and flying all about, it was impossible to tell for sure.
There was a single sandhill crane on RT 95. And loads of green herons
everywhere, especially on RT 95. One was even sitting on a telephone wire!
Never seen that before. A good day, even without the avocet.
Now a request. Does anyone know of a good grass roots habitat conservation
project in Ohio? Every year we keep track of the miles we drive while
birding for the Carbon Offset Bird Project and we would like to make a COPB
donation to a different project each time. In the past, we have made
donations to Meadowbrook Marsh (the OOS "official" COBP project),
Tri-Moraine Audubon, Friends of Metzger Marsh, and The Nature Conservancy,
Northeast Ohio. While I would willingly give to all of them again, I would
like to "spread the wealth" if I can find another project that is also
deserving. Perhaps another Audubon Society that has a local habitat
conservation project that can use some help or a school that wants to build
an outdoor learning lab? If anyone knows of a worthwhile conservation
project, please let me know of it, off-list.
Thanks for the help!!
Laura Dornan
Stark County
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