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Carbon Offset Project Total Update: $ 259.00
Money generated through this project goes to habitat preservation & restoration in the Rocky River IBA or other area within the range of Western Cuyahoga Audubon. Consider contributing to the Carbon Offset Project when you take a birding trip. Information and how to calculate donation amounts here.
War on Zika: Outrage ensues after controversial spray tactic kills millions of bees
By Amanda Schmidt, AccuWeather Staff Writer. September 25, 2016; 1:51 AM ET. The war on Zika continues and with it comes casualties. This time, honeybees fell victim. Millions of honeybees at Flowertown Bee Farm and Supplies killed as a result of the aerial spraying on Aug. 28. Millions of honeybees were killed in South Carolina as a result of a controversial aerial spray targeting Zika-carrying mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti. The result of the insecticide release may best be described as a massacre. Flowertown Bee Farm and Supplies in Summerville was one of the hardest hit by the attack; losing 46 beehives that totaled about 2.5 million bees. "[ The farm ] looks like it ' s been nuked," Co-owner and Manager of Flowertown Bee Farm and Supplies Juanita Stanley told the Associated Press. Aftermath of aerial spraying at Flowertown Bee Farm and Supplies. Mosquito control programs in South Carolina are not uncommon. There are often trucks driving around towns spraying pesticides in order to destroy mosquito larvae. The South Carolina Health Department( DHEC) warned South Carolina residents about the mosquito outbreak and the risk of Zika, and urged all local governments to enhance their current mosquito control programs. Read Online
10th Annual Ohio Young Birders Conference
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016 Time: 8:15 a. m.- 4:30 p. m. Location: Toledo Zoo, 2700 Broadway St, Toledo, OH 43609
This conference features morning behind-the-scenes Zoo & Aquarium Tours, reports and presentations by Young Birders, Door Prizes and Raffle, Kaufman Bird ID Quiz, Sunday Extension Field Trip, Bird Banding Demo. You don’ t have to be an OYBC member to participate and adults are encouraged to attend. Contact: Black Swamp Bird Observatory, 13551 W State Route 2, Oak Harbor, OH 43449 Ph: 419-898-4070. Register
Welcome New Members! Barbara Buser, John Canter, Todd Cartner, Bill Grant, Carol Hall, Jody Kraner, Melanie Lesar, Matthew McDonnell, Ronald Morgan & Gail Habecker, Patrick and Barbara O’ Connor, Steven Springer, Madison Thomas, and Gerryl Wesley.
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Western Cuyahoga Audubon programs are free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. Consult the calendar for dates www. wcaudubon. org / calendar
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President Emeritus Tom Romito Treasurer Nancy Howell
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Field Trip Coordinator Penny O ' Connor
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