Items of Interest
Image by Tim Tesar – Green Heron
Year of the Bird, April 2018 Call to Action
March 20, 2018
Contact your Legislators By Donna Keller Did you know that 2018 is officially recognized as the Year of the Bird? We at Audubon Society of Kalamazoo think every year should be the Year of the Bird, of course, but we acknowledge, along with some national conservation organizations, that 2018 is an especially good year to
National Public Radio’s 1A with Joshua Johnson Coverage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
March 20, 2018
If you missed NPR’s coverage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act on Joshua Johnson’s 1A program, you can listen to it here. https://the1a.org/shows/2018-03-13/put-a-bird-on-it
Support the Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
March 3, 2018
Land and Water Conservaton Fund
Year of the Bird, 100 Years of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and Incidental Take
February 22, 2018
By Russ Schipper While the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty was announced and celebrated in 2016, 100 years after it was first signed, the Treaty was only ratified by the US Senate in January 1918, making this the 100th year that the Migratory Bird Treaty ACT (MBTA) has been in effect. The good
Neonicotinoid Pesticides: Please Avoid Them
February 22, 2018
By Russ Schipper Neonicotinoid pesticides are very effective at killing insect pests. They are also very effective at harming or killing birds that eat the fruit, seeds, or insects that have fed on a “protected” plant. Some companies, such as The Scotts Company, are phasing them out, but as you can see from this comprehensive
Membership Renewal
October 23, 2017
ASK has its yearly membership renewal drive in August, just before our new season of activities starts in September. Since one bulk mailing is so much cheaper than mailing individual first class notices each month, all members except those who joined April to July will need to renew this fall. This means that some of
Audubon Society of Kalamazoo and Michigan Audubon Oppose Proposal to Hunt Sandhill Cranes and Mourning Doves
July 4, 2017
http://mailchi.mp/michiganaudubon/michigan-audubon-opposed-to-sandhill-crane-and-mourning-dove-hunt-proposals?e=9c4e6877c7
Important Update: Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Meeting: Resolution to shut down pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac
March 28, 2017
Update: Just prior to the April 4th Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meeting, Chairman Dale Shugars removed the resolution descibed below from the agenda. Six people spoke at the meeting in support of a resolution against Line 5. It appears the resolution will be introduced at the next board meeting which is on April 18th.
Great Backyard Bird Count
January 28, 2017
Don’t forget the 20th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) For more information, visit www.birdcount.org. See our calendar for our GBBC field trip.
Learn how to Prevent Bird-Window Collisions
January 15, 2016
http://us10.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3f5d4945698b2f93fcfe59096&id=4335f4a815&e=9c4e6877c7