Dear Reader,
It’s February and it’s cold! I’ve taken to wearing heavy sweaters or sweatshirts, even around the house. And when Caren and I go on our winter raptor surveys, we both are wearing 4 or 5 layers. Brrr! But plant and seed catalogs are arriving and spring is just around the corner. And, as always, we’ve got some fun things lined up!
UPCOMING EVENTS
We have several events coming up this month and next. We hope to see you at some of them!
Science at the Pub
We’re excited to be hosting our first ever “Science at the Pub” event. We’ve invited Tom Calvanese, founder of the Oregon Kelp Alliance (ORKA), to talk about efforts to restore and maintain healthy kelp forests on the Oregon coast. Join us at Pelican Brewing in Pacific City, Wednesday, February 8th at 6pm. More info…
February Bird Walk
Join us as we walk through Friends of the Wildwood open space in Lincoln City on Saturday, February 11 at 9am. More info...
Naturalist Presentation
On Thursday, February 16 at 6:30pm, Robert Bailey will join the Yaquina Birders and Naturalists in Newport for a presentation on Sea Otters in Oregon: the Road to Return. More info…
Great Backyard Bird Count
This fun, free, family event takes place from February 17-20. Everyone is welcome to participate! It takes as little as 15 minutes, or you can count each day for as long as you like. More info...
If you're interested, but not sure you can identify the birds in your backyard, there's a special webinar on Wednesday, February 15th at 11am. Click here to register... (Note: this is not an ASLC webinar).
We will report the Lincoln and Tillamook county results after the count so let's see how well our two counties can do!
Oregon Marine Reserve Awareness
On Wednesday, March 15 at 5:30pm, Dr. Lindsay Aylesworth will help us celebrate 10 years of Oregon Marine Reserves! Join us for a social hour with complimentary snacks and beverages, during which you can browse the Marine Reserve tables, followed by her presentation. Join us and pick up your own set of our Marine Reserve decals! More info…
ACTION ALERT!
We are joining our Forest Coalition partners to advance a critical piece of climate legislation in the current session of the Oregon legislature — the Natural Climate Solutions bill (SB 530). Natural climate solutions are critical for fighting climate change and protecting our forests, farms, grasslands, and wetlands. This legislation will support simple, proven solutions for reducing the future impacts of climate change.
Planting more trees in urban areas;
Protecting and recovering drinking watersheds and wetlands;
Planting cover crops on agricultural lands;
Supporting longer logging rotations on private lands;
Protecting mature and old-growth forests on public lands; and
Protecting coastal communities from sea-level rise and storm surge.
Please help us get this bill safely over the finish line this session. Tell Representatives David Gomberg and Cyrus Javadi, and Senators Dick Anderson and Suzanne Weber how important it is to coastal residents that they act now to address climate change and its impacts on our communities.
YEAR END MEMBERSHIP DRIVE REPORT
Our annual year end drive was a huge success with 10 new members and 30 renewal upgrades. We sent out 17 calendars, 8 sets of our new ASLC bird stickers, and 6 sets of our new Oregon Marine Reserves decals. Our membership is the highest it’s ever been, with 139 memberships (compared to 121 last year). We are excited by the growth and the opportunity to make a difference for birds and their habitats in our two-county service area! Thank you for continuing to support us!
COMING SOON!
Our World Migratory Bird Day festival is back! We have activities and presentations lined up for Saturday, May 13th. If you’d like to help us plan or volunteer to help with the event that day, let me know!
Let's keep working together for birds and nature!
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dawn villaescusa, President
Audubon Society of Lincoln City