Kitchener-Waterloo
Field Naturalists
conserving our natural heritage through
education and involvement
Winter Weather Notice to
Members:
In the situation where a
winter storm may arise, please tune to 105.3 Kool FM for meeting cancellation
notices. Information will also be
available on our website, www.kwfn.ca
Program
for March 22nd, 2010 - Submitted by Jim Cappleman
Ken Dance, a longtime
member of the club, and his son Kevin will give the presentation below.
RAPTORS ON THE WIND – Kevin and Ken Dance will
present a slide talk on raptor ecology. Kevin will present results of his
graduate research on raptors moving through wind farms, and compare the
findings of wind farms in Europe and
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Future
Monthly Meetings:
April 26th
May 31st
(AGM—7:00 p.m.)
Place: Wing 404/Rotary Centre
Dutton Drive,
Directions - located at the end (on
right) of
Synopsis of past KWFN programmes - prepared by
Michael Frind
Membership
Form. - Print out form and remit by mail.
Indoor
meetings are held at 7:30pm on the second Thursday of the month (excluding
summer). These are held at the
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Baillie Birdathon - 2010 Pledges are being sought and monies collected
for the annual Baillie Birdathon.
Remember that 25% returns to the KWFN while the remainder supports
worthwhile projects of Bird Studies http://www.bsc-eoc.org/support/birdathon/index.jsp?targetpg=donate&lang=EN&number=17129 Neil hopes to raise a total of $2000…a new record. He will be collecting at the March, April,
and May meetings. As of Feb. 19th, $225 pledged. As of Feb. 22nd, $385 pledged. As of Feb. 23rd, $435 pledged. As of Feb. 25th, $450 pledged. As of Feb. 27th, $490 pledged. As of Mar. 1st, $510 pledged. Watch for details. |
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Please report sightings
of turtle road fatalities or knowledge of any areas where there seems to be a
lot of turtles crossing roads. Please contact Angie Schoen so she may
build a data base of these areas. She will use this information to
approach the different municipalities about placing turtle crossing
signs. Any help would be appreciated.
Turtle Haven
1-519-745-4334
uros@sympatico.ca
Angie is
also looking for any conservation group(s) that are working with the Karner Blue
Butterfly.
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