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Volume 31, Issue 1
SEPTEMBER 25TH
THE GOAL:
Stop Extinction
Brinksmanship
Keep Common Species Common
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THE MEANS:
STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS
Ken Brunson , Wildlife Diversity Coordinator for the
KS Dept. of Wildlife & Parks, will outline KDWP’s
new projects for non-game species. Since 2001 when
the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program
earmarked federal funds for species that are neither
hunted, fished nor endangered, Kansas has received
4.5 million dollars for more than a dozen projects.
The Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
created by KDWP and 38 supporting organizations as
diverse as Audubon, Ducks Unlimited, Ks Biological
Survey, KU, KSU, Army Corps of Engineers & KS
Grazing Ass. lists 43 mussels, 81 birds, many fish,
amphibians, reptiles, mammals, crustaceans, & even
1 planaria as species in need of conservation. Come
learn about this forward thinking action to conserve
species before they are on the verge of extinction.
Access www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/other-services/
wildlife-diversity/state-wildlife-grants for more info.
Join Ken - a self-described “lifelong but post-
Cretaceous resident of Kansas” - for buy your own
dinner at Wheatfields 9th and Vermont at 6:00 p.m.
As a bonus you might see the large downtown
colony of chimney swifts swirling overhead as they
gather for the night. Meeting follows at 7:30 at
Trinity Lutheran, 1245 New Hampshire, Lawrence.
SEPTEMBER, 2006
Courtesy of Canadian
Wildlife Services
JAS IS MIGRATING
NEW DAY~~NEW PLACE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Starting this September 25th, our meetings
will be the 4th Monday of the month at
7:30 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall, 1245 New Hampshire St.
Parking is directly east of the church.
NOAA
HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO...watch sea
turtles nesting...eat lunch with bears (Audubon mag.
Jul/Aug 06)...view herds of wildebeest...see macaws
flocking to eat clay? Amazing natural phenomena all,
but we have their equal right here in Lawrence:
MONARCH MIGRATION
TAGGING DAY
Join Monarch Watch & JAS on Sat. Sept. 16, 7:30-
11:30 am at Baker-Haskell Wetlands to tag some of
the 1,000’s of monarch butterflies roosting in the trees
and nectaring on the Bidens flowers. Bring kids of all
ages; it’s all FREE. Nets and tags provided. Later
peruse an atlas to appreciate the magnitude of the
journey to the oyamel groves of Michoacan, Mexico.
(See Calendar inside for directions to Wetlands.)
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A Bright Idea That Still T he ELIZABETH SCHULTZ

Needs To Be Illuminated
What if I tell you there is a product on the shelves of hardware,
general merchandise, grocery and many other stores that costs
less than $ 4.00 and will conserve a tremendous amount of
energy, reduce pollution and environmental destruction, reduce
the need to import fossil fuels into this country, last 6 to 10
times longer than the alternative product and save you money.
Well there is such a product. It sits on store shelves right next
to a comparable item of the same purpose that contributes to the
wasteful use of energy, that creates a tremendous amount of air
pollution, that contributes to the USA’s need to import fossil
fuel, that you have to replace 6 to 10 times more often and that
sucks the money right out of your wallet every time you use it.
I am speaking of the underappreciated, often overlooked, com-
pact fluorescent (CF) light bulb, available here for 26 years.
CF lighting has often been in the news & numerous online sites
tout the benefits of this product. Past administrations of the last
20 years have supported ( in speeches if not in actions) the idea
of using CF bulbs. Yet, my profession takes me into people’s
homes every day and I still see inefficient, polluting and waste-
ful incandescent bulbs in more than half the light fixtures.
I recently noticed a six-pack of CF bulbs on sale for $10.00 =
about $1.70 each. CF bulbs cost a bit more than incandescents,
but this will be recouped by the savings on your electric bill. A
CF bulb saves money by providing the same light output meas-
ured in Lumens at a lower wattage than an incandescent bulb. It
will also save you money by the bulb lasting 6 -10 times longer.
And of course the biggest savings is not actually in your wallet,
but in the benefits to our environment and the cleaner air we
breath. I know that is worth a lot more than any amount of
money I have ever had in my wallet. Not often do I recommend
blatant consumerism, but I believe the best thing to do is go
shopping and purchase CF bulbs for all of your light fixtures
and do not wait for the old bulbs to burn out to replace them.
Environmental Fund
Longtime JAS member & retired KU English
professor Beth Schultz has established a fund at the
Douglas Cty. Community Foundation to support
local efforts to preserve and understand nature. Up
to $20,000 in grants will be made in its first year!
The deadline for applications is October 1, 2006.
Projects may address the fund’s goals in scientific,
cultural, educational, aesthetic or economic ways.
For guidelines on the Elizabeth Schultz Environ-
mental Fund and other DCCF funds call DCCF at
785-843-8735 or visit www.dccfoundation.org.
- Marilyn Hull, Program Officer, DCCF
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EAGLE’S DAY COMMITTEE:
Planning has started for the 12th annual Eagle’s Day
on January 21, 2007. We’re hop-
ing you will want to work on this
committee.
Contact Ed or Cynthia Shaw,
842-0475 or eishaw@ku.edu
to learn of our next meeting and
how you can help.

Here are a few links to some informative websites:

- Cynthia Shaw
The official energy star website:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls
An online calculator to compare savings:
http://www.sustainable.energy.sa.gov.au/pages/fluro_calc.htm
JAS BIRDSEED AND PLANT SALE:
Some general information: The first Seed Sale of the season will be October 21.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp# The Community Mercantile has generously agreed to
Comparing_CFLs_and_incandescent_bulbs provide the space for this sale. We hope this location
One last note: will combine two errands into one for a lot of folks.
CF bulbs contain a small amount of mercury. Lawrence’s Seed sale order forms will be mailed later or found on
Household Hazardous Waste Program accepts old CF bulbs
so you can keep them out of the landfill. Do not let this stop
the website - www.jayhawkaudubon.org.
you from replacing your lighting with CF bulbs. Since coal
power plants are the single largest source of mercury emissions, Last fall we sold plants donated by members at the
reducing the amount of electricity the coal power plant has to first seed sale to earn more money. If you can divide
create will offset the amount of mercury in the CF bulb. a few perennials or bulbs to share with us, they would
Questions, comments and requests for additional information
be welcome. Pot them up now. More details in next
can be directed to michael.fraley@gmail.com month’s newsletter. Questions ...call 843-1142.
By Michael Fraley, Conservation Committee Chair
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SEPTEMBER<< CALENDAR>>OCTOBER
Sept. 9, Saturday: Monarch Watch Open House: 9am to 4pm at Foley Hall, KU West Campus.
Refreshments, kids’ games, lab & garden tours, butterflies. www.monarchwatch.org or 785-864-4441.

Sept. 9, Saturday: KC Wildlands Restoration Workday. Remove invasive plants at a park of your choice: Ernie Miller
Park Prairie, Olathe; Ogg Rd. Prairie, Shawnee Mission; Jerry Smith Park Prairie, KCMO; Rocky Point Glades, KCMO. Contact
Linda Lehrbaum at 816-561-1061 or Linda@bridgingthegap.org. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes. Some tools available.
Sept.9: Indian Creek Trail: Sierra Club Hike. 103rd & State Line. $5 donation. Bob Dennis, earthling@planetkc.com.

Sept. 14, Thursday: Lawn Fertilization Workshop: 5:30pm. Free. Reduce pollution and save money by proper use of
fertilizer and soil testing. City of Lawrence. Register at 785-832-3006 or dsjogren@ci.lawrence.ks.us. Dg. Cty. Fairgrounds.

SEPT 16, SAT.: MONARCH TAGGING. 7:30-11:30am. Free. Nets and tags provided. Children
very welcome. Waterproof shoes or boots. The entrance to the Wetlands is on the south side of 31st midway
between Louisiana & Haskell. Park on the gravel drive entrance or on the shoulder of 31st. Contact info above.

Sept. 18, Monday: Smithville Lake: ‘Pelagic’Trip. $. Burroughs. Leader Kristi Mayo. 816-289-7828. writebirds@yahoo.com

Sept. 21,22,23: Free Compost. 8a-3p. 1420 E. 11St. City of Lawrence Wood Recovery and Composting Facility. 832-7979.

Sept. 23, Saturday: Marais des CygnesNWR: Burroughs Audubon, Leader Mark Land. 816-590-9814. kestrelland@aol.com

Sept. 24, Sunday: Grant-Bradbury Prairie. Topeka. 1 pm. Kansas Native Plant Soc. & Grassland Heritage Foundation.
Hike the 80 acre tallgrass prairie. 296 plant species. Leader Jeff Hansen. 785-864-3453 or kansaswildflowers@yahoo.com

SEPT. 25, MONDAY: JAS MEETING. Ken Brunson, Wildlife Diversity Coordinator, KDWP will
speak on State Wildlife Grants for conservation of non-game species. NEW LOCATION: Trinity Lutheran
Church Fellowship Hall. 1245 New Hampshire, Lawrence. 7:30pm. Parking lot directly east of the church.

Sept. 29-Oct. 1: Kansas Ornithological Society Fall Meeting. Southwestern College, Winfield. www.ksbirds.org.

Sept. 30, Sat.: Konza Prairie Visitors’Day: 8a-4p. Manhattan, KS. Directions at www.ksu.edu/konza/keep or 785-587-0441.

Oct. 6-8: 28th Prairie Festival. The Land Institute. Salina KS. Camping, barn dance, lectures, sustainable agriculture, bird &
prairie walks. Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry. 785-823-5376. www.landinstitute.org.

Oct. 7, Sat: Lake Perry Marshes & Topeka Audubon Sanctuary. Contact Dan Gish. 785-232-373 or gishbear@cox.net
Oct. 7-8: Kaw Valley Farm Tour. 10a-6p. Learn about local food production. Buy $10 per car passes at the Merc, Farmer’s
Market, Lawrence Visitor’s Center, Dg. Cty. Extension. Picnic Sat. 6-8p at Pendleton’s; tickets only at the Merc. 785-843-8544.

Oct. 8: Home Energy Conservation Fair/Sustainable Homes Tours. Dg. Cty Fairgrounds. 10a-5p. Tours leave
at 10a and 2p. For more info: 832-3030 or www.lawrencerecycles.org.

OCT. 21: JAS BIRDSEED & PLANT SALE: NEW LOCATION FOR THIS SALE:
COMMUNITY MERCANTILE, 9th & Iowa Preorder forms will be available at www.jayhawkaudubon.org. or
call 842-0475 to order or you may shop the day of the sale.
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AVIAN FLU:
ARE WE AT RISK FROM WILD BIRDS?
We are viewed by others as advocates for birds and the natural world, so it is critical for JAS members to
be current about the human risk of contracting the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza from wild
birds. We also need to be alert to the very real possibility of fearful human overreaction leading to “culling”- the
euphemism for mass murder - of wild birds. The following information is from the National Audubon Society and
BirdLife International websites (www. audubon.org/bird/avianflu and www.birdlife.org).

HUMAN CASES: Virtually all of the more than 241 cases (141 have died) reported to date followed direct, close
contact with infected domestic poultry or surfaces contaminated by poultry effluvia. The few clusters of human
to human spread have occurred in tightknit groups. The only presumed instance of humans contracting the disease
from wild birds occurred when Azerbaijani villagers harvested feathers from dead infected swans.

WILD BIRDS: As of the 8/24/06 NAS posting, the deadly strain of H5N1 has not been found in wild birds in
North America. The EU has tested 60,000 wild birds; 741 were infected, slightly over 1 %. There have been no
human cases in the EU and only 4 outbreaks in poultry. The BLI website has lots of detail about the few known
clusters of migratory bird deaths where H5N1 was detected. Generally it is unclear whether the wild birds carried
flu in or picked it up locally from domestic poultry. It is clear that more research and surveillance is needed.
No trails of dead/dying birds have been detected on the migratory routes from infected areas in Mongolia, China
& Russia to wintering areas in South Asia & Australia. Outbreaks among domestic poultry rarely correlate with
the arrival of migratory wild birds. The risk from wild birds remains very low. Read further at BLI’s website.

DOMESTIC POULTRY: BLI stresses that most outbreaks in SE Asia were spread by movements of poultry,
poultry manure, by-products and transfer of infectious material from farms on shoes, etc. It is also certain that the
virus spread to Africa through trade in poultry. The legal trade involves millions of hatching eggs and birds;
illegal trade-which has been documented to occur from Asia to the US-is believed huge. Experimental lab
research is finding that H5N1 has made adaptations to thrive in a poultry environment rather than in wild birds.

ACTION FOR BIRDERS: Bird feeding/watching are completely safe if you use basic sanitary practices. Keep
feeders and areas beneath clean; bleach feeders routinely; wash your hands after handling feeders even if you
wore gloves; consider washing feeders outside rather than bringing them in the house. See www.nwhc. usgs.gov/
publications/fact_sheets/coping_with_diseases_at_birdfeeder for more tips. Avoid touching wild birds or their
droppings; wash your hands before eating; never pick up sick or dead animals unless you know what precautions
to take. See www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/wildlife_health_bulletins/WHB_05_03.

SPEAK FOR THE BIRDS! Actively correct misinformation. If you hear talk about killing wild birds to
keep humans safe from bird flu, bring up the following points: The World Health Org., Food & Agriculture Org
& the World Org. for Animal Health ALL OPPOSE attempts to cull wild birds. Historically survivors of culling
massacres flee to new places actually spreading disease if they are infected. Healthy birds become stressed and
more prone to infection. The truth is culling does not work, is counterproductive and wastes resources.
Habitat destruction - draining wetlands and destroying breeding/roosting places to keep birds away - may be
proposed. Tell people that wetlands are crucial for flood control, water purification & nutrient recycling. Their
destruction is society shooting itself in the foot. Habitat loss causes birds to disperse becoming harder to monitor
and perhaps spreading infection. Crowding at remaining sites will cause stress & increase the chance of disease.

Prevention and control efforts should focus on better conditions and vaccinations for poultry, elimination
of illegal trading in which conditions are deplorable and better regulation of the legal trade in poultry.

Susan Iversen for the JAS Board

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JAS officers & Board Members

~~SPLISH~SPLASH~~
President Chuck Herman
Vice President Pam Chaffee
Recording Joyce Wolf
Secretary
WETLANDS FIELD TRIPS Corresponding Susan Iversen
Secretary
Treasurer Jennifer Delisle
Member Chapter Chuck & Ruth Herman
Change Report
Rosemary Gilbert Bell Membership Dayna Carleton
Promotion
Jayhawk Audubon Society is committed to bringing Newsletter Susan Iversen
children and nature together in a way that benefits both. To this Editor
Conservation Michael Fraley
end, JAS is sponsoring field trips to the Baker-Haskell Wet- Program Jennifer Delisle
lands for the 06/07 school year. We will pay for buses for one Education Rex Powell
field trip per elementary school for students in grades 4,5, or 6. Field Trip VOLUNTEER NEEDED
As many as 80 students (4 classes on 2 buses) could go on a Publicity
trip, but smaller groups generally provide a better experience. Electronic Karyn Baker-Riney
Communications
The pilot field trips in May, 2006 were very successful in re- Bird Seed Linda Lips
vealing a fascinating new world to many students. One child Sale
who expressed a great fear of snakes at the start of a trip was Birdathon Richard Bean
actually asking to hold one by the end! Was a future Coordinator
environmental advocate born? Christmas Galen Pittman
Bird Count
Migratory VOLUNTEER NEEDED
Guidelines to help teachers prepare their classes and tie Bird Count
activities to the curriculum will be available so that students Eagles Day Ed & Cynthia Shaw
and teachers reap more benefits on the day of the trip. JAS Hospitality Esther Smith
needs to enlist facilitators with expertise in the field trip activi- Historian Ron Wolf
Books and Joyce & Ron Wolf
ties. Last spring Streamlink provided most of the facilitators Feeders
and they are eager to continue since this dovetails well with Board Member Sharon Ashworth
their goals. However, more facilitators are needed and Stream- Board Member Lisa Grossman
link does not have the staff to provide all of them. Board Member Bunnie Watkins
Board Member Ed Shaw
Board Member Cynthia Shaw
CAN YOU HELP? Board Member Jake Vail
If you or someone you know enjoys working with kids and
has the knowledge of the natural environment relevant to field
activities contact Chuck Herman at hermansnuthouse@
earthlink.net or 913-301-3921, or Rex Powell 785-748-0955
or meteoritehugger@msn.com. Facilitators are needed for a
wide array of activities focused on micro-invertebrates or
birds, aquatic plants, art, poetry, insects or perhaps another
topic in which you have expertise.

Last, but certainly not least, monetary contributions to sup-

port this program would be greatly appreciated. Please make
checks payable to JAS and earmark for the education commit-
tee. Contributions are tax deductible. Thank you.
Sandy Sanders, Education Committee

Rosemary Gilbert Bell

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