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UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
NEVADA RARITIES POSTED TO EBIRD
Birds and Books
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
To keep us entertained over the holidays, we are suggesting reading all or part of the following trilogy by Stephen Jay Gould: Part 1: EVER SINCE DARWIN: REFLECTIONS ON NATURAL HISTORY BY STEPHEN JAY GOULD Part 2: THE PANDA’S THUMB: MORE REFLECTIONS ON NATURAL HISTORY BY STEPHEN JAY GOULD Part 3: HEN’S TEETH AND HORSE’S TOES: FURTHER REFLECTIONS IN NATURAL HISTORY BY STEPHEN JAY GOULD Part 3 in the Series CITIZEN SCIENCE
THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
WHAT: Early-winter bird census WHEN: Annually, Dec. 14-Jan. 5 WHERE: Across North America WHY: Data on bird populations fuels smart bird conservation National Audubon's Christmas Bird Count (or CBC, as its known to seasoned pros) is the nation's longest-running citizen science bird project. Over a century's worth of data has been collected since the project began, and now its as much of a tradition for many friends and families as it is a massive scientific project. Data from the Christmas Bird Count has been used in countless important research discoveries, including National Audubon's landmark Birds and Climate Change study. For more information about CBCs click here. |
LAS FIELD TRIPS
Sierra Valley Expedition
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2017 Time: leaving McDonald’s at 7:30 a.m., return late afternoon Where: Meet at McDonald’s in Lemmon Valley, just off Hwy 395 north of Reno, Exit 74 Map: http://bit.ly/2hdlkES Map: Sierra Valley : http://bit.ly/2j0Uz7k Trip Leader: Bill Grossi 
Oxbow and Idlewild Parks
When: 11/17/2017, Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: Meet at Oxbow Park parking lot at the west end of Dickerson Road Map: https://goo.gl/maps/c24EtiPtiM12 eBird Hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L157052 Activity Level: 3-6 miles, easy Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
Central Valley Birding Symposium
Nov. 16-19, 2017 Fall has arrived and this year's Central Valley Birding Symposium, Nov.16-19, 2017, at the Stockton Hilton Hotel in Stockton, CA is coming soon! Please join us as the CVBS again celebrates the best of birding in the Central Valley and enjoy our keynote speakers and many workshop presentations! December 17, 2016:
Christmas Bird Count - Carson City Lahontan Audubon Society When: Sun, December 17, 7am – 5pm Where: Burger King, 3589 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89706, USA (map) |
National and Local
Conservation News 
From Nevada Wildlife Alliance:
IT'S TIME TO HELP SAGE-GROUSE: A QUICK EMAIL WILL DO THE TRICK As most of you know, the Greater Sage-Grouse has received much attention around the West, due to declining numbers and a near-listing on the Endangered Species List. Western states, including Nevada (since 2012) have devoted much energy and resource to developing state-specific pans to head off ESA listing by improving the sage brush ecosystem on which sage-grouse depend. Now, ... [Dept. of Interior and Congress] are trying to weaken protections for the bird and sage brush habitat in order to allow more industrial and energy use and exploration. The BLM is asking for public response as to whether this is a good idea. If you inclined to help, please send the BLM a short email asking that Greater Sage-Grouse protections not be weakened in favor of industrial and energy purposes. Mention that the State of Nevada has spent 5 years developing sophisticated plans for sage brush protection. Our fragile sage brush ecosystem deserves continued protection. Program Meeting
Herons and Egrets of NAS Fallon Jerry Fenwick When: Tue, January 23, 2018 6:30pm – 8:30pm Where: Moana Nursery Landscape Services, 1190 W Moana Ln, Reno, NV 89509, USA (map) Program Meetings
Every Fourth Tuesday 6:30pm Social 7:00pm Meeting Begins January-May and August-October Location: Moana Nursery Landscape and Design 1190 W Moana Ln Reno, NV 89509 View our calendar for details. |
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A BIG THANKS TO VORTEX OPTICS
Lahontan Audubon Society owes a huge thank you to Vortex Optics, who each year, for the last 5-plus years, have repaired a box full of well-used (some damaged) LAS binoculars that were used by the 500 or so elementary schoolchildren who attended the LAS field trips at Washoe Lake State Park.
Vortex has never charged LAS a penny for this terrific service and has even paid return shipping back to us.
We encourage anyone who may be looking for binoculars to check out Vortex Optics. They have a great variety of binoculars in a large price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
Vortex has never charged LAS a penny for this terrific service and has even paid return shipping back to us.
We encourage anyone who may be looking for binoculars to check out Vortex Optics. They have a great variety of binoculars in a large price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
