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Adopt an IBA for Pawnee National Grasslands
Getting Involved with Conservation Work
How can birders and other conservationists get involved with bird and other wildlife conservation at the Pawnee National Grasslands?
Several Audubon organizations (including the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, Fort Collins Audubon, the Prairie and Plains Audubon, and Audubon Colorado) are working together with the Pawnee National Grasslands administration to support conservation efforts to protect and expand bird habitat at the Pawnee National Grasslands. The group will monitor the site, assess conservation issues, develop a conservation plan (building off existing plans of the Pawnee National Grasslands), and help implement that plan. Through this more proactive stewardship process, we hope to avoid and address any threats to birds and/or bird habitats at this Important Bird Area.
You can participate in several ways!
- Conservation Work Projects: The PNG has several projects which will help restore habitat for birds and other wildlife.
- Hauling refrigerators to tin cans off of the PNG where target shooting has littered and poisoned the landscape. Mark your calendar for April 22. 4 hours of work, then a little birding.
- Moving salt licks to concentrate cattle grazing to expand Mountain Plover habitat.
- Monitoring: The PNG needs help monitoring their efforts at expanding and enhancing habitat for Mountain Plovers and other short grass prairie species. After training, monitoring will be conducted in May, June and July.
- Public Education:
- Helping photographers, bird watchers, hikers and other PNG users understand restrictions in areas where birds are nesting. This includes areas for protecting Mountain Plovers and raptors.
- Expanding educational resources for PNG users, including the development of a brochure that has photos of common birds along with a short summary about each.
- Providing Public Input into Conservation Issues: Continuing a long Audubon tradition of providing public input into the PNG’s conservation plans and policies to address wildlife and other management issues.
If you want to get involved in any way, please contact Charles Thornton-Kolbe at 303-777-7588 or at CharlesEtk@yahoo.com. This is Chuck’s work phone number, but feel free to call at any time.
- Please consider attending our kick off meeting on February 23, 2006 from 6:15 PM until 7:45 PM in Windsor, Colorado (between Greeley and Fort Collins) at the Windsor Library at 720 Third Street. To get there take Highway to 257 to Windsor (in Windsor Highway 257 turns to 7th Street), turn east on Oak Street and go .3 of a mile to 3rd Street. Take a right onto 3rd Street and go .1 mile to the Library. We will be in the Big Meeting Room! This meeting will include Greeley area Audubon members, and the location is about 15 minutes from both Fort Collins and Greeley. Please call for more information.
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