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Birdathon 2010 Is Here! “Birdathon Is the Highlight of My Year! I’D Never Been Involved with This Type of Event - It Was So Interesting THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF SEATTLE AUDUBON Spring 2010 Birdathon 2010 is Here! “Birdathon is the highlight of my year! I’d never been involved with this type of event - it was so interesting. I never knew raising money for Seattle Audubon could be so much fun. Birdathon allowed me to introduce my family and friends to Seattle Audubon and it gave them the opportunity to learn more about my passion for birds and the organization that stands behind its mission: to lead a community that values and protects birds and the natural environment. I was fortunate to receive such outstanding support from my community and, as a result, I surpassed my fundraising goal! I couldn’t have done it without them. I look forward to I nInside s i d e this year’s Birdathon and am excited to partici- Seattle Audubon 2 Birdathon 2010 4 pate.” From Danielle Higa, Birdathoner. Turn to 2009 Christmas Bird page 4 to find out how you can participate in Count Results 6 Birdathon 2010! Spotlight on Science Citizen Science Profile: C.O.A.S.S.T. 7 Membership Meeting Conservation 8 Member Relations Listening to Our The Lands and Waters of Mount Tompotika, Sulawesi, Indonesia Members 9 Presented by Marcy Summers, Education Connection 10 Director of Alliance for Tompotika Conservation Classes 11 March 18, 6:30-8:30 Downtown REI Field Trips 12 Nature Shop 13 Join us for our March Membership Meeting and learn more Good Deals 15 about the Alliance for Tompotika Conservation. The AITo is an international partnership between a United States non-profit and a registered Yayasan in Indonesia dedicated to conserving the unparalleled natural and cultural heritage of the lands and waters surrounding Mount Tompotika in Sulawesi, Indone- sia. AITo sponsors field programs conserving maleo birds, sea turtles, and native forests, and coordinates awareness outreach in Tompotika schools and villages. Additionally, AITo provides eco-service tours for visitors to the area. Learn more about this diverse landscape, con- servation issues facing the Tompotika area, and the Vol.51 No.3 students and villages working together to preserve it. Open to the public at REI Downtown. 222 Yale Ave N. Doors open at 6, meeting at 6:30pm. © ALTO S e a t t l e Changes to page 2 sidebar Staff Listing Seattle Audubon Volunteer View • Volunteer Opportunities DELETE Shop (phone: 206-523-4483) Justine Busse —Check out our Current Volunteer Oppor- ADD Staff (phone: 206-523-8243) • Thank you, Volunteers! tunities page at www.seattleaudubon.org. Leah Lee, x16, Director of Membership Fax (206-528-7779) —Thank you to all the Christmas Bird —Seattle Audubon is searching for mem- and Development Emiko Blalock, x14, Development Count participants, leaders, and potluck bers to join our dynamic Development Brendan McGarry, x13, Nature Shop Manager Assistant Kintea Bryant, x11, Education volunteers. Committee, as well as a new board mem- Director —A special thanks to Linda and Harvey ber who will serve as our Development EarthCare Northwest Listing Shawn Cantrell, x15, Executive Carroll, BJ Hedahl, Barbara Retzlaff, Committee Chair. If you are interested DELETE Director Ruth Windhover, and Alison Wysong for in fundraising, connecting with Seattle Sharon Sneddon Leah Lee, x16, Director of Mem- CarolBrittnacher handling field trips registration nights, bership and Development Audubon’s amazing members and donors, ADD and to the new volunteers for joining this and working with a team of talented Coordinator, Cathy Pfarr Brendan McGarry, x13, Nature Shop Assistant great team. volunteers and staff as we guide Seattle Matthew Mega, x38, • Does your workplace have a matching Audubon’s development strategy, we want Conservation Director funds program to honor your volunteer to hear from you! Please contact Leah Changes to page 2 footer Jen Mullen, x12 Volunteer Coordinator work in the community? Employer Lee at [email protected] or call Board Listing Adam Sedgley, x21, Science matching gift programs are an easy way to 206.523.8243 x 16. DELETE Manager instantly increase the impact of your gift —Join us for FUN! Seattle Audubon’s Aaron Ostrovsky (list legal Advisor as Janelle Shafer, x19, Elementary of volunteer time to Seattle Audubon. environmental education program for 3rd “open”) School Program Manager Please contact your employer’s human th ADD Russ Steele, x10, Director of and 4 graders, Finding Urban Nature Bill Keppler (under at large) Retail Operations resources department to find out if your (FUN), will hold a Volunteer Training on John Hoekstra (under at large) volunteer hours are matched. Contact SHIFT Lois Woolwine, x17, Bookkeeper March 6, 2010. To volunteer or for more Tom Riley from “at large” to Chairs” as WEB SITES Seattle Audubon’s Development Man- information, please contact, Janelle Sha- Development http://www.seattleaudubon.org ager, Emiko Blalock, at emikob@seattle fer, Elementary School Programs Manager, http://www.birdweb.org audubon.org or (206) 523-8243 x 14, to at 206.523.8243 x 19. See page 10 for Earthcare Northwest, the complete the process. more details. official newsletter of Seattle Audubon Coordinator, Brendan McGarry Membership News the raffle, which is only $5 a ticket! Call Emiko Blalock at 206.523.8243 x 14 if Publisher, Paige Byerly Save the Date! Design and Layout, Sandy Welch th you’d like to purchase a raffle ticket. Proofing, Hanna Atkins The 4 Annual Beers for Birds Trivia th Advertising Manager, Night is Tuesday, April 20 from 7PM- Thank You! Jacqui Campbell, x 47, or 9PM at Fiddler’s Inn. This spirited We are thankful for all of our supporters. [email protected]. bird trivia event brings the community You give Seattle Audubon the means to Submissions should be sent together for an evening of fun and affect all of the work that we do, from via e-mail to [email protected] friendly competition. Join us for Bird Finding Urban Nature in elementary by the 1st of the month preceding Trivia as well as a raffle, and auction! schools and adult education classes, to publication. Address Bring your bird brain to Fiddler’s Inn advocating for green spaces in the city changes should be sent to and challenge yourself to the quiz and and providing field trips to enjoy it. [email protected]. Submissions will be edited and help us raise money for our adult edu- Thank you for being a part of our orga- published at Seattle Audubon's cation programs. Trivia for the night nization. Together we cultivate and lead discretion. will be accessible to all levels and is $3. a community that values and protects Also, there are great prizes to be won in birds and the natural environment. © Seattle Audubon, 2010 SEATTLE AUDUBON BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers Chairs Members at Large President, Randy Robinson Conservation, Colleen Legal Advisor, Lori Rath Dianne Edmonds Connie Sidles Vice President, Cathy Jaramillo McShane Past President, Marina Skumanich Lindsay Halm Allie Spiess Secretary, Rachel Lawson Development, Tom Riley Science, Rob Faucett John Hoekstra Melissa Willoughby Treasurer, Erin Gray Education, Paulette Hunter Charlie Kahle Richard Youel Bill Keppler Neil Zimmerman 2 Spring 2010 3 A u d u b o n Spotlight on Moving Forward described strong by Shawn Cantrell Board Member engagement The past 18 months have been a diffi- in and support Jon Hoekstra cult time for non-profits, including Se- for the range of attle Audubon. While it appears that program activi- the worst may be behind us, we remain ties provided by mindful of the need to plan carefully. Seattle Audubon. In developing our program work plans While affirming for the coming fiscal year, we have much of what valuable new data to help guide that we have been doing, the survey also process. As the article on page 9 high- generated several useful suggestions for Jon Hoekstra joined the lights, we recently completed a survey improving our operations. The board, Seattle Audubon board as an of our members. The results provide volunteers and staff of Seattle Audubon At Large member in Septem- useful insights into the interests and are now incorporating that feedback, ber 2009. Jon is the manag- priorities of our members. Members using it to strengthen our work. ing director of The Nature Conservancy’s Global Climate Change Program. He pro- Seattle Audubon Society Slate of Board Officers 2010 vides strategic and scientific leadership for efforts to enact Seattle Audubon will hold an Election of Board Officers on Thursday, April 15, strong climate change poli- 2010 at the April Membership Meeting, 6:30 pm at the downtown REI (222 Yale cies, reduce greenhouse gas Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109). emissions by protecting for- The Seattle Audubon Nominating Committee has put together the following ests, and using conservation slate of board officer candidates: to make nature and people more resilient to unavoidable Cathy Jaramillo, President: Cathy in Seattle Audubon’s Nature Shop, and climate change impacts. joined Seattle Audubon’s board as an leads field trips. She completed the Mas- Jon earned his PhD in At Large member in 2008. She traces ter Birder program in 2004, and served on Zoology from the University her interest in birds and conservation to the Master Birder Committee for the class of Washington and serves as an associate professor in undergraduate research in Biology and to of 2006. the Department of Biology. A a college summer spent as a Park Ranger Erin Gray, Treasurer: Erin currently 2003 trip to Ecuador rekindled on Mt. Rainier. After graduating, Cathy serves as the Treasurer for Seattle Audu- Jon’s interests in birding and completed an MBA at Pepperdine Uni- bon. She has worked at Green Century motivated him to get more in- versity and began her career in Business Capital Management, an investment volved in Seattle Audubon.
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