AUGUST 14, 2008 AUDUBON POLICY
Audubon Senior Vice President Betsy Loyless issues statement on threat to Endangered Species Act by White House http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1519911/lame_duck_white_house_launches_
assault_on_endangered_species_act/index.html?source=r_science
Audubon Director of Conservation Policy Mike Daulton on offshore drilling
http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSN1136130220080814
Greg Butcher, Audubon's Director of Bird Conservation, warns about potential harm to prairie chickens
http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=86509620
Audubon Wyoming director Brian Rutledge comments on sage grouse protection
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/08/06/news/wyoming/
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Kelly A. Mooij, director of government relations for New Jersey Audubon Society, pens Op Ed call to action for preservation of open space
http://www.nj.com/opinion/ledger/forums/index.ssf?/
base/news-2/1218429347297600.xml&coll=1
STATE PROGRAMS
Albert E. Caccese, executive director of Audubon New York, comments on protection of island near New Rochelle
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/10davidwe.html
Audubon California Tejon Ranch Condor agreement described as a win-win solution.
http://www.kansascity.com/273/story/741047.html
Thom Rumberger, attorney for the Florida Audubon Society, comments on purchase of Sugar land for the Everglades
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121856965515434161.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_leftbox
Audubon Ohio joins conservation group promoting cleaner fuels
http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/08/04/story2.html?b=1217822400^1678206&surround=etf
Steven J. Saffier, Audubon At Home Coordinator in Audubon PA, mentioned in 3 articles promoting healthy backyards for birds
target="new"http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/green/chi-budburst_05aug05,0,3640493.story
http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/513880.html?nav=5013
http://www.pennlive.com/columns/patriotnews/weigel/index.ssf?/base/columnists/
121736674130540.xml&coll=1&thispage=2
AUDUBON CHAPTERS AND CENTERS
Connie Spottz, an Audubon Society board member in Jackson, Mississippi, comments on butterfly garden event at Dahlem Center
http://www.mlive.com/news/citpat/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1217172916233230.xml&coll=3
Susan Elbin, director of conservation at New York City Audubon, discusses invasive species
http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20080811/200/2607
Jill DeWitt, global warming coordinator for the National Audubon and president of the local Burroughs Audubon Society in Kansas City promotes use of native plants in backyards
http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/739929.html
Cathy Podeszwa with the Duluth MN Audubon Society says Park Point land is a unique and essential stopping ground for migrating birds
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=71978
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS
South Carolina land adjacent to Beidler Forest preserved with gift of 12,488 acres
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/aug/05/gift_will_preserve_acres49765/
Eighty-one parcels identified for IBAs in Massachusetts
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1296676596/Sites-targeted-for-wildlife-protection
Audubon Missouri's Marcia Foster describes local IBAs
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200808110257/COLUMNISTS07/808110308
BIRDS AND BIRDING
Christmas Bird Count described as the real Olympics
http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/columns/thatsthat/story/572845.html
Compilers of Audubon birds counts mentioned in travel story for The L.A. Times
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/monterey-bay-birding-2475/
Audubon's Bird Lore referenced in report on Mississippi kite seen in New Hampshire
http://www.newhampshire.com/article.aspx?headline=Mississippi+Kites+making+Newington+their+home&articleid=2256
Don Boucher of the Audubon Society of Corvallis describes birding in Oregon
http://www.democratherald.com/articles/2008/07/31/news/people/4peo01_birdwatching.txt
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EVENTS
New Jersey Audubon Society begins hosting its 2008 Tours of Private Butterfly Gardens on Friday at Cape May Nature Center
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/181/story/226380.html
We welcome your suggestions for future issues - please send suggested media stories to Delta Willis at dwillis@audubon.org.
