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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. 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 |
LAS FIELD TRIPS
Davis Creek Regional Park
When: 12/1/2017, Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: The park is located south of Reno in the Washoe Valley off of Hwy 395 Meet at the Parking lot before the enter gate. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rwy6h71Dctx eBird Hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L476629 Activity Level: 3-4 miles, some single track trail, easy to moderate Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com Silver Saddle Ranch, Carson City
When: 12/15/2017, Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: The park is located south of Carson City off of Carson River Road. Meet at the Parking lot outside the ranch. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/h5DTokyUkP22 eBird Hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1123364 Activity Level: 3-4 miles, level trail, easy to mod Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com 2017 N. Nevada and Nearby Area Christmas Bird Counts
(Click above to reach 2017 CBC Page) Listed by date December 15, 2017
Sierra Valley CBC, Sierra Valley, CA When: Fri, December 15, 7am – 5pm Where: Sierra Valley, CA (map) Description: Sierra Valley CBC, Sierra Valley, CA Plumas Audubon Society Contact: Colin Dillingham, 530-394-8129, or dillingham7@digitalpath.net December 16, 2017 Elko CBC, Elko, NV When: Sat, December 16, 7am – 5pm Where: Elko, NV (map) Description: Elko CBC, Elko, NV, Bristlecone Audubon Contact: Lois Ports at 775-753-2569, lports54@gmail.com, or Bristleconeaudubon@gmail.com American Valley CBC, Quincy, CA When: Sat, December 16, 4:30pm – 5:30pm Where: Midtown Coffee, 231 Main St, Quincy, CA 95971, USA (map) Description : We meet at 7am at Midtown Coffee, and wrap up around 4:30pm at the Drunk Brush Wine Bar to swap stories and compile results. Contact: Darrel Jury, 530-616-1461 December 17, 2017 Carson City CBC, Carson City, NV When: Sun, December 17, 7am – 5pm Where: Burger King at 3589 N. Carson Street, Carson City, NV (map) Description: We will meet at 7 AM at the Burger King at 3589 N. Carson Street on the southeast corner of W. College Parkway and N. Carson Street, before dispersing into the count area. The "tally rally" potluck dinner again will be at my house in east Carson City at the end of the day. If you know now that you plan on participating in the Carson City CBC, please e-mail me privately with your name or names of other participants. I will send out reminder e-mails the closer we get to that date. Contact: Rob Lowry, email: rlowry517@aol.com South Lake Tahoe CBC, South Lake Tahoe, Ca When: Sun, December 17, 8am- 5am Where: Alpina Coffee Cafe, 822 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA (map) Description: Barring a significant winter storm, we will hold the count on that date. We will meet at Alpina Coffee Cafe at 8:00 am. A map can be found HERE. We will bird at Cove East as a group and then split into groups to bird at other areas. A pizza party, complementary of TINS will conclude the day Contact: Sarah Hockensmith at sarah@tinsweb.org To register, click here. December 19, 2017 Ely CBC, Ely, NV When: Tue, December 19, 7am – 4pm Contact: Nancy Hermus, 775-289-1838 December 20, 2017 Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge CBC When: December 20, 2017 Description: This CBC and the Sheldon NWR (New and on December 22) are set up to allow participants to be at both with a travel day between. Both refuges are offering free lodging with kitchen facilities for volunteers. Contact: Laurel Kullerud laurel_kullerud@fws.gov December 21, 2017 Honey Lake CBC When: December 21, Thursday, 7:30am – 4:30pm Description: Honey Lake CBC Contact: Dan Williams, Compiler, (714) 943-1266 December 22, 2017 Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge CBC (NEW) When: December 22, Friday, all day Description: The count circle is located in the northwest corner of Humboldt County. Along with sagebrush, canyon and rimrock habitats typical of the northern Great Basin, this count features the hot-spring-fed Dufurrena Ponds which are a magnet for wintering waterfowl, rails, and songbirds. This CBC and the Hart Mountain NWR (on December 20) are set up to allow participants to be at both with a travel day between. Both refuges are offering free lodging with kitchen facilities for volunteers. Contact: Joel Geier at joel.geier@PEAK.ORG EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
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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. |
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.
