Items of Interest
Image by Tim Tesar – Green Heron
How Will Climate Change Affect Birds?
November 2, 2013
If you missed the September 2013 Audubon Society of Kalamazoo monthly meeting with the presentation by Dr. David Karowe on how climate change will affect birds, he has graciously made available a file of his PowerPoint presentation for viewing. Dr. Karowe is an environmental activist who is attempting to make a difference through education.
Featured Species: Golden-winged Warbler
May 23, 2013
The Golden-winged Warbler (female pictured) is one of the most beautiful and seriously threatened, non-listed species in Eastern North America. (Photograph by Jack Wyatt)
Why Buy a Duck Stamp?
May 12, 2013
Since 1934, sales of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps have contributed over $800 million and protected over 6 million acres of habitat in our national refuge system. (Long-tailed Duck photograph by Jack Wyatt)
Participate in Project FeederWatch
May 11, 2013
Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. (Photo by Mary Wyatt)
ASK on Facebook
May 10, 2013
ASK is jumping into the 21st century and exploring social networking to find new ways to reach out to our members, supporters, and the general public. We now have a Facebook page… (Photo by Larry Wolf)
ASK and the Internet
May 9, 2013
ASK has been slowly but surely moving into the electronic communications world. But don’t worry, we won’t do away with the hard copy of the newsletter. So where have we been and where are we going? Our first attempt at a web page was about 15 years ago, but it was not until seven years
Everyday Products Carry a Hidden Global Cost
April 12, 2013
A water footprint is the total volume of fresh water used to produce a certain good. Many people live in dry regions that cannot support the production of goods requiring a lot of water, so they effectively consume water in the form of imported goods. The water footprint of a cup of coffee is 140
Did Your Shopping List Kill a Songbird?
April 12, 2013
By Bridget Stutchbury Though a consumer may not be able to tell the difference, a tomato from Florida is often not the same as one grown in Mexico. The imported fruits and vegetables found in our shopping carts in winter and early spring are grown with types and amounts of pesticides that would often be
Shop Smart, Save Birds
April 12, 2013
Natural Resources Defense Council: A Shopper’s Guide to Home Tissue Products Canada’s boreal forest is one of the largest unspoiled forests left on earth. It provides breeding grounds for up to three billion birds each spring, and nearly half of all the bird species in North America depend on the boreal for survival. Boreal bird
Bird Friendly Coffee
April 11, 2013
By Russ Schipper As far as coffee refreshments go at ASK meetings, an apt description could be wrapped in a single word, “decaf,” and our wise and responsible Hospitality Committee reliably has good decaf coffee available. Now that coffee has gotten even better. For the past ten years, we have tried to offer a good shade-grown,