Jan-Feb 2008 Sandpiper Newsletter Grays Harbor Audubon Society

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Membership Meeting Sunday February 3, 2008

New BylawsGH Vision 20201:30 pm 3 pm

Pearsall Building 2109 Sumner Avenue, Aberdeen

The

Sandpiper

January/February 2008

Hail and Farewell to Oldand New Board Members At the December meetingchapter members said goodbyeand thank you to several boardmembers. Jan McMillan servedas President from 2004 through2007 and provided strong leader-ship to the board. Jan developedseveral grant funded projects,including the 2006 membershipexpansion project and the currentSnowy Plover Habitat Restora-tion project at Ledbetter Point.She also worked to strengthen thechapter through expansion anddevelopment of the board andworking for greater communitysupport and collaboration withother organizations through suchevents as the Annual Grays Har-

bor Shorebird Festival.

Dean Schwickerath is retiringas Chair of both the Conservationand Habitat Committees thoughhe will remain on both committeesas a member. Dean has served onthe board since the inception of the chapter and, with his wife Di-ane, was the driving force in theacquisition of the over 3000 acresof wildlife habitat land now be-ing protected in perpetuity by thechapter. Dean also worked withthe statewide Conservation Com-

mittee on many issues importantto Grays Harbor and the state.Mary Ann Haarer was Mem-

bership Chair, Hospitality Chair,and board member for four years.She also served on the ShorebirdFestival Planning Committeeand was the registrar for the FallACOW meeting in the fall of 05.

Grays Harbor Vision 2020by Linda Orgel

Grays Harbor 2020 is a localinitiative concerned with thelong-term vitality of our commu-nities in Grays Harbor. Initially,Sustainable Grays Harbor wasfocused on ways Grays Harbor could foster additional green

business development in the mold

of Imperium Renewables. Soon,however, it became apparent thatthe concept of sustainabilitywas much broader than econom-ics. A truly healthy community isone that integrates and cares for with equal attention its employ-ment base, environment, schools,social networks and other humanand physical infrastructure. Totest community interest and will-ingness to embark on a project of this magnitude, the Sustainable

Grays Harbor group hosted twoforums, each attended by 100+citizens and community leaders.

Following the second forum,many local organizations led

by the Grays Harbor CountyCommission and the QuinaultIndian Nation started chippingin nancial support.

Representatives from GraysHarbor Audubon have been at-tending Grays Harbor 2020meetings and are involved in

providing outreach to local en-vironmental and conservationgroups in order for interested cit-izens to voice their views aboutwhere our communities should

be in 2020. We will be discuss-ing this effort at our February 3members meeting. Be sure toattend so that your feedback can

be heard.For more information about

Grays Harbor 2020, check outthe web site:http://Graysharbor2020.com

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13th Annual ShorebirdFestival May 2 - 4, 2008

Each year Grays Harbor andits friends celebrate the return of the 10s of thousands of shore-

birds that visit the shores of the

Grays Harbor estuary. This isa great time to enjoy eld trips,lectures, a nature fun fair , key-note speaker and reception, ban-quet and auction, birders bazaar,

poster contest and world classshorebird viewing. Visit http:/shorebirdfestival.com for moreinformation or call GHAS (800)303-8498 to leave a message.

Savethe Date


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The Presidents Perch

New Bylaws

By Arnie MartinThanks to the hard work of Board members Steve Hall-strom and Theressa Julius wehave the opportunity to clarifyand modify our existing Bylawslast revised November 9, 2002.A highlighted list of the changeswill be presented at the mem-

bership meeting. The proposedchanges can be reviewed begin-ning on page 5 of this newslet-ter. I hope you can attend the

meeting on February 3, 2008and help review and approvethese changes.

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Field Trips in the Works!

by Dianna Moore Have you wanted to go on aeld trip but couldnt make iton a weekday? We have heardthis before so we plan on try-ing weekends. Even if only afew show up it is well worth thetrip...in fact it can be even better with just a few; less noise meansmore birds seen. The plan is tovisit areas we know have poten-tial for good sightings, and learntogether.

My idea is to become a bet-ter birder by going out moreoften. Its that simple. So if you would like to come along,give me a call: Dianna Moore,360-289-5048, or e-mail me [email protected] Allskill levels are welcome.

Winter Haiku by Jan McMillan

I love to write poetry and oneof my favorite forms of poetryis haiku. It is so connected tonature and to the seasons that Ind I can be inspired in almostany natural setting. As we movethrough January and Febuary Iwant to share a few of my win-ter haiku with you.This rst haiku is a memory of something I saw years ago at acottage overlooking the RussianRiver in Gurneville California.The image remained with mefor years and the memory wasa haiku.

In winters silencethe herons wings part the mist above the river

This haiku was written at theWMCA of the Rockies in EstesPark, Colorado.

Like an avalanche snow-clouds roll down themountainburying autumn

I wrote this haiku driving downthe canyon from Rollinsville toBlack Hawk in Colorado. Thesun was coming through the car window and through the win-dow I witnessed a deer drinkingfrom a stream.

Winter sun warms meicy stream down the canyoncalls the deer to drink

I wrote this haiku in December

of 2000, just before the new mil-lennium, after a walk throughBear Creek Regional Park inColorado Springs.

In the snowy eld yucca spires can pierce my skindespite their beauty

Olympic BirdFest 2008Sequim, Washington,April 4-6, 2008 Grab your binoculars and jointhe Olympic BirdFest 2008 cel-ebration at the Dungeness Riv-er Audubon Center, April 4-6,2008.The stage is setquiet baysand estuaries, sandy beaches, ave-mile-long sand spit, and a

protected island bird sanctuaryon the Strait of Juan de Fuca;wetlands, tide pools, rainfor-ests, and lush river valleys. The

players are ready MarbledMurrelets, Rhinoceros Auklets,Harlequin Ducks, Black Oys-tercatchers, Peregrine Falcons,and Pygmy owls will be sport-ing their nest spring plum-age for this celebration. Enjoyguided birding trips, boat tours;and a traditional salmon bake atthe Jamestown SKlallam TribalCenter.

Come bird with us and experi-ence with others the spectacular landscapes of the Olympic Pen-insula you just might go homewith a new bird for your life list!Check out the offerings by going

online or calling for a brochure. New this year! Follow your BirdFest weekend with a three-day, two night birding cruise of the spectacular San Juan Islandson April 6-8, 2008. Visit SanJuan, Orcas, and Sucia Islands,and more. Stay at the historicRoche Harbor Resort. Get pro-gram information and registra-tion forms online at: http://www.olympicbirdfest.org.

Or contact us by phone, at360-681-4076,E-mail us [email protected] Or write to us at:Dungeness River AudubonCenter P.O. Box 2450Sequim, WA 98382


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Hail & farewell continuedfrom page 1Gary Utter served on the board

for two years in many capacitiesincluding Nominating Commit-tee Chair and member of thecommittee that searched andfound new ofce and storagespace for the chapter. He andhis wife Kay also volunteeredat many chapter events.We also welcomed a new board

member, Vice President MaryONeill. Mary has been an ac-tive chapter member for threeyears and this year she joinedthe Grays Harbor ChristmasBird Count for the Hoquiamarea. We are grateful to Maryfor her willingness to serve inthis important chapter capacityand look forward to her leader-ship in our chapter.

Please take a moment to think about the service of those whohave dedicated so much timeand energy to the advance-ment of our Chapter, then joinThe Sandpiper in a resoundingcheer of Thank You!

Membership Meeting Sunday, February 3, 20081:30 - 3:00 pm

Pearsall Building, AberdeenBoard member Linda Orgel

will make a presentation abouta new intiative for sustainabilityin Grays Harbor. Linda will of-fer an overview of the programand then pass out informationsurveys to discover your visionfor Grays Harbor in 2020.

Board member Steve Hall-

stom will conduct a review of the newly proposed changes tothe Bylaws of the Grays Harbor Audubon Society Chapter. Wehave included the Bylaws in thisissue for your review. We hopethat you can attend the meetingand participate in the discussionand process of implementingthese changes.

Are you interested in re-ceiving The Sandpiper on-line? Send us your emailaddress and we can forwardthe latest issue the momentit is ready to publish or visithttp://ghas.org to view thenewsletter as a color pdf le.

GHAS Mission The mission of the GraysHarbor Audubon Society isto seek a sustainable balance

between human activity andthe needs of the environ-ment; and to promote enjoy-ment of birds and the naturalworld

New Novel Takes onEndangered Species andExtinction

How the Dead Dream , a newnovel by Center for BiologicalDiversity staffer Lydia Millet,tells the story of an ambitiousyoung real estate developer inL.A. who, after a personal cri-sis, becomes obsessed with rareand vanishing animals and starts

breaking into zoos at night to beclose to them. Millet, an award-winning novelist who also hap-

pens to be married to Center for Biological Diversity founder Ki-

eran Suckling, has written oneof the very rst American novelsto approach the emotional andaesthetic implications of the ex-tinction tragedy. How the Dead

Dream is notable for its thought-ful engagement with the socialand personal effects of massivespecies loss:

The storys protagonist soonlearned to recognize the signsof an animals imminent disap-

pearance. Some were tagged or

collared or photographed, somemonitored by bureaucrats. Some-times a group or individual took up the cause of an animal or a

plant and could muster the ratio-nale for a lawsuit, and often thecourts favored the victim; but thevictim remained a victim and for each victim whose passing wasnoted thousands more slid awayin the dark.

He struggles by night withideas of human aloneness andwhat it might mean to be a lastanimal, hes building sprawlingsubdivisions by day, grapplingwith his suicidal mother, whosehusband has left her to nd him-self working in a gay bar in KeyWest, and fending off attacks byhis brutal and jealous business

partner Fulton. How the Dead Dream is Mil-lets sixth novel, and not the rstto explore environmental issues;her fth, Oh Pure and RadiantHeart, dealt with the moral, cul-tural and philosophical legacyof nuclear weapons. Availablefrom publisher Counterpoint inJanuary 2008, How the Dead

Dream has already been votedone of the top books of the year

by both the National Book Crit-ics Circle and the American Li-

brary Associations Booklist.


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More Hummer notesby Ruth McCausland

For the several years I par-ticipated in the Pacic North-west Nest Record Card Programfor birds at the University of Washingtons Burke Museum,I became familiar with habits of our yard birds. It became easier to locate their nests, in particular those of the female rufous hum-mingbird.

One spring day in Tokeland Inoticed a little female ittingaround in the corner of our lot.She went from shrub to hem-lock to gorse, back to hemlock,sometimes pausing for a mo-ment before the next stop. Whatin the world was she doing, Iwondered? All of a sudden it be-came apparent she was lookingfor an appropriate place to builda nest.When she decided on a site, she

took off for a few minutes, thencame back with moss in her bill.She landed on a gorse branch,

poked around and when sheew off again, I hurried to seewhere she put it. Sure enough,the soft green moss was spread

on a little branch of gorse and became the bottom of the nest.It was interesting to see howquickly she added material ontothe tiny cup. As it grew shewould stand in the middle andturn round and round to form anice circular shape to the sides.She brought pussy willow downto line it with. I couldnt seewhat she brought to fasten thenest with until later but it provedto be spider webbing.

Upstairs in our house was acounter under a window fac-ing the beach where the sight-ing scope sat. From there I wasable to focus the lens down intothe new nest. Checking severaltimes a day, I was able to keeptrack of the progress. Before thenest was nished, in the bottomwas a little white egg, the nextday, two. When she ew off to

eat, she came back bringing pieces of moss to build up thesides. When high enough, shedecorated the outside of the nestwith gray lichen glued on prob-ably with sticky nectar smearedon her long tongue. From thenon, the female sat in the nestkeeping the eggs warm. She didnot seem alarmed when I wasin the yard but would take off if anyone got too close.

After seventeen days, the rstegg cracked open and in thenest was a pulsing black bodythat resembled a caterpillar. Thenext day the second egg brokeand now there were two black

bodies snuggled in the bottomof the nest. The female ew off with broken pieces of shell in her

bill and came back with nectar

and insects to stuff in the tiny bills pointing to the sky. Whenfed they settled back down. Thiswent on for several days as theyturned into baby hummingbirds.They grew quickly but another seventeen days passed beforethe rst one managed to sit onthe edge of the nest and stretchits wings. The next day it wasying and the other bird movedup to the edge. It, too, took off the following day. They did

come back to the nest for onlyone night. Woe to any male ru-fous that came close to a nest.Once he fullled his reproduc-tive duty he was chased awayand the entire nesting processwas done only by the female.

The mother took the edged birds on a training session tond syrup in the owers and thefeeder. The two young ones had

a great time racing around theyard. They loved the sprinkler,their antics so much like littlechildren. One thing I learned,

people think they are ghting but the two just out of the nestare merely having fun stretch-ing their wings and chasing eachother around while exploringthe world.

When you see two together during breeding season, they nodoubt are just out of one nest.Often one is male, the other isfemale. The male does have a

bit more rufous color than thefemale but does not get the bril-liant gorget until the followingyear. Once they y free, they donot stay around long. I do notknow where they go or whenthey migrate to Mexico but ap-

parently they are able to ndtheir winter grounds withouthelp from parents.If the rst nest is built in March

and completed in May, the malereturns, goes into his matingdives and stays long enough for the female to have to build an-other nest and bring forth twomore young. The rst nest of

the season usually faces eastwhere it will get warmth fromthe spring sun. The second nestis apt to be in a shadier area. Allthe nests I have seen are builtunder a branch that forms anumbrella for shelter against therain. The average height fromthe ground is about ve feet butit could be as low as a foot off the ground, not successful be-cause of cats, or up to thirty feetin a tree, vulnerable to crows and

jays. Less than fty percent of the nests successfully raise oneor two young. First year femalesmust learn from experience howto nd good locations. The lifeexpectancy for hummingbirdsis about six years but that is if they survive the hazards of mi-gration.


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BY-LAWS OF THE GRAYS HARBOR AUDUBON SOCIETY ARTICLE I

NAME This organization shall be known as the GRAYSHARBOR AUDUBON SOCIETY (hereinafter re-ferred to as the SOCIETY ).

ARTICLE II PURPOSE The SOCIETY is organized exclusively for chari-table, conservation, educational, and scientic

purposes, including, for such purpose: natural re-source conservation, environmental education, andwildlife habitat protection.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Any person interested in the purposesand objective of the SOCIETY is eligible to applyfor membership.Section 2. The classes of membership of the SO-CIETY shall include the following categories: Reg-ular Member, Family Member, Low income/Stu-dent/Senior Member, Sustaining Member and suchother voting classes of individual membership asmay be established by the Board of Directors.Section 3. The membership dues shall be estab-lished by the Board of Directors.Section 4. Each member shall have the right tocast one vote at the annual meeting and at any reg-

ular or special meeting of members on any motionthat may be properly brought before such meeting,including the election of Ofcers and Directors.Members in the class of Family Membership shall

be entitled to two votes, provided that at least twomembers are present in person at the time of vot-ing.Section 5. Membership dues shall be payable atthe time of application, and yearly thereafter.Section 6. Should renewal of membership dues

not be paid within six months after due date, amember in default shall be dropped forthwith fromthe rolls.

ARTICLE IV MEETINGS Section 1. Regular meetings of members shall beheld a minimum of ve times a year to be deter-mined by the Board of Directors.Section 2. The annual meeting of members shall

be held in December of each year, or otherwise asdetermined by the Board of Directors.Section 3. Notice of the annual meeting and regu-lar meetings will be printed in the newsletter ( The

Sandpiper ) annually. Special meetings at whichSOCIETY business is to be transacted, shall begiven not less than twenty-one (21) days or morethan fty (50) days before the date of the meet-ing. Such notice is given when posted in theUnited States mail.Section 4. Notice of special meeting of membersshall state the purpose or purposes for which themeeting is called.Section 5. The lesser of either one-twentieth(1/20) of all voting members or one hundred(100) voting members shall constitute a quorumat any meeting of members at which SOCIETY

business is to be conducted. The members must be present in person.

ARTICLE V BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1. The control and conduct of the busi-ness of the SOCIETY shall be vested in its Boardof Directors (Board). The Board shall includeno fewer than six (6) or more than sixteen (16)elected Directors. The Board shall include theelected Directors and the Chairs of the StandingCommittees, all of whom shall be members ingood standing.Section 2. The elected Directors shall be electedfor the term of one year at the annual meeting, bya plurality of the voting members of the SOCI-

ETY present in person.Section 3. If by reason of resignation or death,or for any other reason, vacancies exist whereby

the Board does not have the full complement of Directors, the Board may proceed to elect a Di-rector or Directors to ll such vacancies and theDirector or Directors so elected shall serve untilthe next annual meeting of members.Section 4. There shall be at least ve (5) regular meetings of the Board in any one calendar year,

but not more than one regular meeting in any onemonth. The Board, at its rst regular meetingfollowing the annual meeting of members, shalldetermine the dates for the regular meeting.Section 5. The President or the Secretary uponrequest of the majority of the Board shall call

special meetings of the Board. Notice of a spe-cial meeting may be given in person, by email or by telephone not less than three (3) nor more thanten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting.Section 6. A majority of the Board shall consti-tute a quorum at any meeting of the Board pro-vided such quorum includes a majority of theelected Directors.Section 7. The President or, in the absence of the President, the Vice-President, shall act as

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Chairperson at any meeting of the Board. In theabsence of both the President and Vice-President,the Board shall designate any other member of theBoard to act as Chairperson at such meeting.Section 8. A vote agreed upon by a majority of the Directors via email will be accepted as legally

binding. The Secretary shall record the vote in theminutes of the following meeting of the Board.

ARTICLE VIOFFICERS Section 1. The Ofcers of the SOCIETY shall bea President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and aTreasurer, and the Board may determine such oth-er Ofcers as needed.Section 2. The President shall hold ofce for nomore than two (2) consecutive terms.Section 3. The Ofcers shall be elected for therespective terms by a plurality of the voting mem-

ber of the SOCIETY present in person at the an-nual meeting of members.Section 4. If by reason of resignation or death,or for any other reason, an ofce shall becomevacant, the Board may proceed to elect by major-ity vote, such Ofcer to ll the vacancy and theOfcer so elected shall serve until the next annualmeeting of members. When, for such purpose, anOfcer has been elected for less than a full term,such part-term shall be disregarded with respectto qualication for re-election for a full term or for additional consecutive terms, as set forth inSection 2 hereinabove.

Section 5. The President shall direct and admin-ister the affairs of the SOCIETY as its executivehead and shall supervise all phases of its activi-ties, subject to instructions by the Board. ThePresident shall also be an ex-ofcio member of all committees. The President shall preside at allmeetings of members and of the Board.Section 6. The Vice-President shall assist thePresident to carry out his/her duties and, in theabsence of the President, the Vice-President shalldirect and administer the affairs of the SOCIETY and supervise all phases of its activities, subjectto instructions by the Board and shall preside at

meetings of members and of the Board.Section 7. The Secretary shall maintain a recordof all proceedings of the SOCIETY and of theBoard. The Secretary shall preserve the seal of the SOCIETY and afx it to all documents requir-ing the seal of the SOCIETY and shall attest to it.Section 8. The Treasurer shall have custody of the SOCIETYS funds and disburse such fundsas may be ordered by the Board. The Treasurer shall report to the Board of Directors at its regular meetings or as requested, and publish an annual

report on the nancial condition of the SOCIETYin the SOCIETYS newsletter.Section 9. The Treasurer, the President or theVice-President may sign all checks and drafts of the SOCIETY. Two signatures are required exceptas otherwise authorized by the Board. ARTICLE VII

Nominating CommitteeSection 1. The Board may annually appoint, notlater than six (6) months prior to the next annualmeeting of members, a Nominating Committee,to consist of no fewer than three (3) members.The names of the members of the NominatingCommittee shall be made known to the membersthrough the SOCIETYS newsletter, other publica-tion, by mail, or at a regular meeting of members,no later than two (2) months nor earlier than three(4) months prior to the annual meeting.Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall nom-inate candidates for Ofcers and Directors to suc-ceed those whose terms expire at the next annualmeeting. The Committees report shall be pre-sented to the membership at a regular meeting of members not later than one (1) or earlier than two(2) months prior to the annual meeting.Section 3. Nothing contained herein shall be con-strued to prevent nominations of Ofcers and Di-rectors from the oor at the annual meeting.

ARTICLE VIII Standing Committees

Section 1. The President, with the approval of the Board, shall appoint Chairpersons of Stand-ing Committees who, in turn may select their owncommittee members with recommendations andsuggestions from the Board. Terms of ofce shall

be for one (1) year, or until their successors are appointed. Standing Committees shall be composedof no fewer than three (3) members, two of whichare members in good standing of the SOCIETY .Section 2. The Standing Committees may be asfollows and may include such other committeesas may be constituted by the Board of Directors tocarry out the functions of the SOCIETY.

CONSERVATION COMMITTEEThe Conservation Committee shall keep informedon local, state, and national governmental policiesand actions affecting the natural environment andconservation of natural resources. It shall draftand recommend the SOCIETYS conservation

policy to the Board. It shall carry out the conser-vation policy as approved by the Board and en-

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deavor to coordinate the actions of the SOCIETY with the policy and activities of the Audubon stateand national organizations insofar as conservationmeasures and policies of state or national scope areconcerned.

HABITAT COMMITTEEThe Habitat Committee is responsible for research,acquisition, restoration, and management of theSOCIETYS properties. The Habitat Committeeworks cooperatively with other conservation orga-nizations and private landowners to formulate vari-ous and creative options to protect wildlife habitat.Acquisitions and management plans recommended

by this committee require approval by the SOCI- ETYS Board.

EDUCATION COMMITTEEThe Education Committee shall encourage schoolsand colleges within the SOCIETYS territory toconduct courses in, or otherwise stress, natural his-tory, ecology and conservation. . It shall informand educate the public about the natural environ-ment.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEThe Membership Committee shall keep the SOCI-

ETYS membership records and shall conduct cam- paigns to enroll new members. It shall endeavor toretain those members who have become delinquentin the payment of their dues.

ARTICLE IXOTHER COMMITTEES Section 1. The President, with the approval of theBoard of Directors, shall appoint Chairpersons of Other Committees who, in turn may select their own committee members with recommendationsand suggestions from the Board. Terms of thecommittee chair shall be for one (1) year, or un-til their successors are appointed. Other Commit-tees should be composed of no fewer than three (3)members, whenever possible.Section 2. The President, with the approval of theBoard, may appoint Special or Task Force Com-

mittees whose terms of ofce will be determined by the length of the assignment to be done.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE The Program Committee shall make all plans andarrangements for the regular meetings, except for matters relating to SOCIETY business that may betransacted at such meetings. The committee shallmake arrangements for lectures, discussions, andother events as may promote interest in and ap-

preciation of conservation, ecology, and naturalhistory.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE The Publications Committee shall publish, atleast ve (5) times a year, a bulletin or newslet-ter for the members of the SOCIETY and shall

prepare any other publications helpful to the SO-CIETYS programs.

FINANCE COMMITTEE The Finance Committee shall recommend strat-egies to ensure the SOCIETYS funds promotesocially-responsible investments consistent withthe policies of the Board. Members of the com-mittee work with and assist the Treasurer in in-vesting funds and preparation of the annual -nancial report to the membership.

ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS These Bylaws may be amended by a majorityvote of members present in person at any regular or special meeting of the members duly called

pursuant to the provisions of ARTICLE IV, Sec-tion 3 hereinabove. The notice of such meetingshall include a summary of changes, and full text

be provided to members upon request.

ARTICLE XI PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY In procedural matters not covered by these By-

laws, Roberts Rules of Order shall govern.Revised ___________

In the foreword to A Sand County AlmanacAldo Leopold wrote in 1940:

....our bigger-and-better society is now like ahypochondriac, so obsessed with its own eco-nomic health as to have lost the capacity to re-

main healthy....Nothing could be more salutaryat this stage than a healthy contempt for a pleth-ora of material blessings....

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GHAS Board of Directors

Rose DuBois 532-4067 [email protected] Hallstrom 273-9280 [email protected] Julius 537-4386 [email protected] tArnie Martin 612-0437 [email protected]

Dianna Moore 289-5048 [email protected] ONeill 533-9833 [email protected] Orgel 648-2476 [email protected] Prine 268-0485Diane Schwickerath 495-3101 [email protected] Strong 495-3950 [email protected]

Chapter Ofcers

President Arnie Martin [email protected]

Vice President Mary ONeill [email protected]

Treasurer Diane Schwickerath [email protected]

Secretary Theressa Julius, [email protected] t

Committee Chairs

Newsletter R.D. Grunbaum, [email protected]

Membership Dianna Moore [email protected]

Conservation Janet Strong, [email protected]

Education Renee Prine, 268-0485 Field Trips Dianna Moore 289-5048

[email protected] Chair Dianna Moore 289-5048

[email protected] Vacant

Publicity Vacant

Habitat Vacant

Other Audubon ContactsGHAS voice mail (800) 303-8498State Audubon (360) 786-8020

National Audubon (212) 979-3000GHAS Website http://www.ghas.org

Looking for somethingWild?A Volunteer Training Session is

being held February 20th from6pm 9pm at the HoquiamTimberland Library in the low-er level meeting room, and wedlike to see you there.

Grays Harbor National Wild-life Refuge is looking for peo-

ple who are passionate aboutnature, enjoy interacting withothers, and nd satisfaction incaring for the local wildlife.

You can join us and get in-volved in Trail Roving, litter clean-up, invasive weed re-moval, guiding eld trips, or going into classrooms to teachstudents the importance of their local environment!

Volunteering with Grays Har- bor National Wildlife Refuge isa great opportunity to improve

bird and plant identicationskills, help others appreciatetheir natural resources, and stayactive. Training for all positionsis provided.

Please RSVP

For more information contactJackie LaRue at (360) 753-

9467 or by e-mail at jackie_ [email protected]


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Jan-Feb 2008 Sandpiper Newsletter Grays Harbor Audubon Society

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