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Limpkin photo by Ed Witomski
| Chapter Meetings Fourth Tuesdays,
7:30 p.m.
Faith Lutheran Church,
509 East Pennsylvania Ave., DeLand.
September-April,
(except December)
Program first,
then refreshments,
followed by short business meeting.
Smoke-free;
wheelchair accessible.
All are welcome. |
March
23 Program
Scrub Habitat Restoration
Don Schaeffer
The restoration of Lyonia Preserve, the former
Section 16, in Deltona, has been a success story in terms of bringing back to an original
state that area, which is now completely surrounded by suburban development. Randall
Sleister, an Environment Specialist III for Volusia County Environmental Management
Department, has played a major part in this restoration. He will be the speaker for the
March 23 meeting, and through slides and pictures he will take us through the stages of
the restoration project. He will also introduce us to some of the critters who have been
restored to a new home there.
Coming up in April, our program will be about
"Birding on the Internet" - and about WVAS' outstanding computer web page . This
will be a live presentation with a computer-generated demonstration of actual material on
the 'net. |
Notification of Proposed Bylaw Amendment - Mary Jean Rogers
The
Board of Directors of West Volusia Audubon Society, at their regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 1, 1999, voted to propose an amendment to Article VIII, Standing Committees,
of the chapter bylaws.
The amendment, an entirely new Section 11,
will provide for the establishment of one additional standing committee. It will read:
"Section 11. * The Audubon Refuge Keepers (ARK) Committee."
This will require a change to the present Section 11, appointment of ad hoc committees,
which will be renumbered 12.
After notification in the chapter newsletter,
herewith, the proposed amendment will be presented at the March 23 members' meeting.
Voting on the proposed amendment will take place at the April 27 meeting.
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* Audubon Refuge Keepers (ARK) was created through a memorandum of
understanding between the National Audubon Society (NAS) and the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service in October 1996. NAS encourages local chapters to
work with representatives of local service offices to establish and implement cooperative
work on mutually beneficial projects and activities. West Volusia Audubon Society is an
ARK member.
Up,
Up... and Away!
Tuesday 4/13: Tiger Bay State Forest. Here's an opportunity to discover how
the forest is recovering from the damage inflicted upon it by the 1998 Florida wildfires.
Bring a snack. Meet at North End McDonald's in time for 8:00am depart. Car pool fee $2.
Louise Stanley leading.
Thursday 4/22:
Canaveral National Seashore. Celebrate Earth Day by birding! Bring lunch and
drinks. Meet at Ag Center, SR-44E east of I-4 in time for 7:30am depart. Car pool fee $3.
Louise Stanley leading.
Thursday 5/6: Wildlife Rehab-Kathy Paynter,
Martha Selck.
Saturday 5/8: North American Migration Count (Spring). |
