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Published by the Tahoma Audubon Society: Connecting people with nature since 1969. Vol. 38 No.10 Dec. 2007 / Jan. 2008
Saturday, December 15, 2007 will be the
Christmas Bird Count for our Tahoma
Audubon Chapter. You are welcome
to join in the fun of this annual holi-
day tradition! Every year Audubon
chapters around the world organize
their own CBC to continue this lon-
gest running citizen-scientist proj-
ect. Counters count every bird that is
seen or heard on the designated day,
within their designated Count Circle. Our
Circle contains 8 different Areas. In the map
on page 6, you will see the Areas, along with the Area Coordinators.
You can contact the Coordinator of the Area that you would like to
count in, or contact the Count Coordinator directly if you are not sure,
or would like to offer help in an Area that might need extra birders:
Faye McAdams Hands 253-942-9233, [email protected].
Exciting news from last years CBC: out of 1,624 Counts in the
US, our very own Count Circle had top numbers for 2 species Red-
ITS HERE! ITS HERE!The 108th Christmas Bird Count By Paul Webster
This distinctive diving duck is a com-mon winter visitor in Western Washington.The velvety-black male features large white patches onthe forehead and nape, white eyes, and a bill that naturalist William Dawson acentury ago called one of the most bizarre appearances in nature. Multicolored
with white, red, yellow, and a black spot near the base the colors merge ata distance to make an orange impression. It looks almost swollen on top, andblack feathers extend down over it almost to the nostrils. This outlandish billserves to pry young mussels and clams from the near-shore bottoms and crushtheir protective shells.
Surf Scoters are familiar sights in shallow water as they deftly navigate evenrough surf over substrates of pebbles, sand, rock, or eelgrass beds the latterespecially during what one source calls herring-spawn events. They breed onlakes across northern Canada and Alaska, and winter along both coasts ofNorth America from the eastern Aleutians and New Brunswick south to BajaCalifornia and the Gulf Coast.
The Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) shares the genus Melanitta (blackduck) with two other scoter species, the similar-sized Black and the heavierWhite-winged. Its odd that this common duck has been so little-studied, butcurrent knowledge of the species is replete with large gaps flocking behavior,
Surf Scoter
Kite flying field trip
Roger Orness, well-known localRaptor expert, escorted a selectgroup of birders from Tahoma
Audubon and Rainier Audubon south toLewis County and surrounds on November11, 2007, to look for his favorite Raptor,the White-Tailed Kite (formerly Black-
Shouldered Kite). It was a bit breezy, justperfect for kite flying! Some 250 milesand 10 hours later we returned to ourstarting point, not knowing how exhaust-ed we were because we were still higherthan a kite from a great day!
Kites were little known in Washingtonuntil the last ten years or so. The westernpopulation resided mostly in California,but Kites had been seen in Oregon andoccasionally in Washington. Whether ornot they have been actually been makinga northward incursion is hard to say, since
they are so local, mostly seen in unpop-ulated areas, or at least areas unpopu-lated by birders. So more eyes looking inrecent years, especially Rogers eyes,may explain much of the apparent largernumbers recently, as well as loss of habi-tat pushing them around where they
might not have otherwise ended up.This is a stunning bird pure white with
black trim a ferocious Bird of Preyresembling nothing so much as an angelhovering delicately in one spot lookingdown on the chosen beneficiary of itsardent attention, but in this case thatwould be a mouse and not a supplicant.Playing the wind, it kites like a gianthummingbird while getting ready to drop onits prey.
Roger took us to about twenty different
See "Christmas bird count" on page 6See "Surf Scoter" on page 7
See "Kites" on page 7
Story and photos by Diane Yorgason-Quinn
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Corner
Tahoma Audubon Staff
Flint, Bryan Executive Director
[email protected] 253-565-9129
Kyer, Krystal Conservation Coordinator
[email protected] 253-232-9978
Newton, Gabriel Education Coordinator
[email protected] 253-565-5479Kerrigan, Julie Volunteer Coordinator 253-565-1884
Tahoma Audubon Board of Directors
Brosius, Jane Membership
Carkner, Dick
Garner, John
Gilmur, Thelma Membership
Hukari, Molly Past President
Jordon, Al
Larson, Sally
Larson, Wayne
LeGreid, Kathleen Publication [email protected]
Matthaei, Fred
McNair-Huff, Rob Conservation
Roening, Marcus
Sloat, Sally Administration(contact)
Shea, Margie Education
Sullivan,Brian Volunteer [email protected]
The Pierce County Chapter of The National Audubon SocietyLocated in University Place's Adriana Hess Wetland Park
2917 Morrison Rd W University Place, WA 98466Office hours 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Front desk 253-565-9278
e-mail: [email protected]
The Towhee is a publication of the Tahoma Audubon Society.
The Tahoma Audubon Society was chartered in 1969. TASadvocates
for the protection of wildlife and promotes conservation through education
and activities that enrich its members experiences in and with the natural
world.
The Towhee is published monthly, nine times a year, with a combined
Jul/Aug and Dec/Jan issue. Submissions of articles and photographs of
birds, bird lore, natural history, conservation, and environmental educationare reviewed and considered for inclusion by the editor. Copy is due by
the 15th of the month and may be sent by e-mail, disk, or typed.
Editor: Kathleen Ann LeGreid: phone 360-458-1483
E-mail:kaleditor@ mindspring.com
Mailing: Vera & John Cragin and Winfield Giddings
Design & Layout: Robert Kelton: E-mail: [email protected]
Printing: Consolidated PressPrinted on recycled newsprint
Page 2 www.tahomaaudubon.org December 2007 / January 2008
A great year for Tahoma AudubonI had not even
taken my jacket off
on the first day of
2007 as the newly
minted Executive
Director when a vol-unteer asked, Would
you like to solve a
problem?
Despite that omi-
nous start, 2007 has
been a year of opportunity and success for Tahoma
Audubon. For me it has been a year of excitement,
learning, and joy. It has been an honor and a privilege to
be part of the largest grassroots environmental organiza-
tion in Pierce County.
Here are some of the things we have accomplished:
Helped pass State legislation to protect shorelines
from unregulated Geoduck farming. The legislation
limits the number of acres to be harvested and provides
funding for research into the effects of Geoduck farmingon habitat.
Worked with County government to pass interim
regulations on Geoduck farming, a new aquaculture.
Protected over 800 acres of pristine oak prairie and
wetlands from the proposed Cross-Base Highway. Doubled the number of youth and adults we are serv-
ing through our educational programs. We are expand-
ing our after school program, the Osprey Club, into
Tacoma Schools. Helped get the Green Tacoma Partnership off the
ground to protect and restore our urban green spaces.
We accomplished these goals while continuing tobuild Tahoma Audubon to address these issues long into
the future and better serve our members: Redesigned the Towhee and reorganized our calen-
dar to be more accessible and helpful.
Redesigned our web site for ease of use and to pro-
vide more timely information.
Brought on an AmeriCorps volunteer coordinator to
help organize the next generation of Audubon leaders. We even reorganized our office and the building at
the Adriana Hess Audubon Center was painted.
We have received tremendous support in our work
from members and donors:
Our Board of Directors has personally committed
over $40,000 this year alone.
Over eleven hundred people have helped us raiseover $43,000 for the 2007 Birdathon.
Two hundred community, political, business, aca-
demic and environmental leaders attended our Early
Bird Gets the Worm Breakfast Event and raised over
$25,000 dollars.
The year brought some changes. Judy Austin retired
as program chair, a job she held for over a decade. We
are very excited that Katrina Weihs, previously our edu-
cation coordinator, has stepped up and agreed to be
program chair. We are looking forward to others joining
her as we take a fresh look at how we do programs. Sue
Summers retired as field trip chair.A special thanks goes out to Molly Hukari for her
board leadership as president. In her five years on the
board she rarely missed a board meeting and always
stepped in to get things done. Molly leaves the board so
that she can devote all her time to going back to school
at Evergreen. Molly has played a central role in the day
to day upkeep of Tahoma Audubon and her energy and
wisdom will be missed.
A new baby has come into the life of our Education
Coordinator, Gabriel Newton. We are very excited for
the arrival of Durante Newton in Gabriels life.
Unfortunately by the time you read this, we will have
lost Gabriel as he also heads back to school at night and
becomes the stay at home parent by day. Much of the
growth and success of our education programs is due tothe energy, skill, and pure talent Gabriel brought to his
job. He will be missed for sure.
As I look back on the last year it gives me energy for
what 2008 has to offer. I look forward to being part of it
with you, the Audubon family and to seeing you at our
member banquet in February.
It was a wonderful success!Two hundred community, political, business, academic and
environmental leaders attended our Early Bird Gets the WormBreakfast Event where we raised over $25,000 dollars.
For more photos of the event, turn to page 6.
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December 2007 / January 2008 www.tahomaaudubon.org Page 3
ENVIRONMENTMatters
It is time to stop losing the trees and forests in
our cities. Keeping existing trees and planting new
ones enhances quality of life, increases property
values, and gives us cleaner water and habitat for
birds and wildlife. In January, Auduboners acrossthe state will spearhead the Evergreen Cities leg-
islative campaign, one of the four top environmen-
tal priorities for 2008!
Some of our cities have innovative programs to
retain, plant and maintain trees, but there is much
room for improvement because only: 47% of our communities have tree ordinances
20% of our communities do routine tree care
12% of our communities have management plans
and only 10% of our communities have up-to-
date tree inventories.In 20 years 70% of some cities public forest
lands will be dead or dying due to poor mainte-
nance and thousands of community forest acres
will be removed for new development.Washingtons population is expected to increase
by 2.3 million by 2030. We need action today to
support planning and management for cities to en-
sure the Evergreen State is full of Evergreen Cities.Scientific studies show that trees in cities provide
many benefits including reduced energy consump-
tion and greenhouse gas emissions, improvedstorm water management, 20% increase in prop-
erty values, 12% increase in consumer spending,
lower crime rates, and of course enhanced bird and
wildlife habitat areas.
This legislation will provide funding and encour-
age partnerships to help local governments update
ordinances and management plans to grow healthy
trees and urban forests. The bill will establishstatewide performance standards for tree retentionand forest canopy goals, guaranteeing benefit from
healthy trees in our communities.
To get involved contact Lisa Paribello at
360-786-8020 ext. 201 or lparibello@audubon.
org, or visit http://wa.audubon.org. or sign-up for
Audubons biweekly updates and action alerts at:
http://www.audubonaction.org/washington.
If you missed the fall Audubon Council of Washington
(ACOW) conference last October in Sequim,
Washington, you also missed a great weekend of bird-
ing and fieldtrips to places like Johnnycomelately
Creek and Dungeness Audubon Center restoration
project and the soon-to-be deconstructed dam on the
Elwah River. You also missed some great guest speak-ers and presentations, and the beautiful Jamestown
SKlallam Tribal Center as the setting for the weekend.
Attending ACOW is a great opportunity to connect
with birders from all across Washington, meet new
friends, and reunite with old ones, as well as having fun
exploring new areas by going birding!
ACOW is always a busy event. A series of panels
and workshops occurred over the weekend. The con-
servation committee and education committee met
simultaneously. Chapter reports were given, and
poster presentations were on display all weekend high-
lighting chapter projects related to the conference
theme: Restoring and Protecting Washingtons Natural
Areas. Tahoma Audubon shared our role in the Green
Tacoma Partnerships efforts to restore and protecturban open spaces in Tacoma. Learn more at: www.
greentacoma.org.
Christi Norman, Audubon Washingtons Birding
Trails Coordinator, gave an update about the upcoming
birding trails maps. Work is currently being done on
birding trail maps in Eastern Washington, and the
Puget Loop (our region) is set to be published in 2010.
However, now is the time to start thinking about pos-
sible stops on our loop. Where are the best places to go
birding in Pierce County? If you are a local birder, you
can probably name more than a few.
Exciting things are also happening with the Important
Bird Area or IBA program in Washington. With some
funding still available, we have the opportunity to add
to the current list of 56 IBAs in the state. You can learn
more about IBAs on our website: www.tahomaaudu-
bon.org under the conservation tab.
There are only two IBAs in Pierce County: Nisquallyand Fort Lewis. However, there are many other places
that have the potential for being an IBA. Thats where
we need your help. Between now and February, we
will be nominating additional IBAs in the region. Your
job is to make the nomination. After that, we will work
with Don McIvor, Audubon Washington IBA
Coordinator, to review and/or gather data on bird spe-
cies and counts in the area.
Before nominating a site, consider the following
guidelines. To qualify as an IBA, an area must meet at
least one of the following criteria it must support:
1. Species of conservation concern (e.g. threatened
and endangered species).
2. Range-restricted species (species vulnerable
because they are not widely distributed).3. Species that are vulnerable because their popu-
lations are concentrated in one general habitat type
or biome.
4. Species, or groups of similar species (such as
waterfowl or shorebirds), that are vulnerable because
they occur at high densities due to their congrega-
tory behavior.
Although only a few sites nominated may actually
meet the criteria, the nominations will also be used to
help create our portion of the Puget Loop of the Birding
Trails Map so your nomination is of double value.
All nominations will
be reviewed at the
spring ACOW in
L e a v e n w o r t h ,
Washington on April
11-13, 2008 at the
Sleeping LadyMountain Resort.
Do you know of
any areas in Pierce
County that meet
one or more of these criteria?
If so, please call Krystal Kyer, Conservation
Coordinator at: 253-232-9978 or e-mail:kkyer@taho-
maaudubon.org or mail in the information below to:
Tahoma Audubon, 2917 Morrison Road W., University
Place, WA 98466.
Please provide the following information with your
Important Bird Area nomination:
Your name, phone number and/or e-mail.
Site name and location.
Is this site currently protected in any way? How?Which IBA criteria does the site meet?
Why are you nominating this site as an IBA? (Please
list specific reasons, such as a presence of a specific
endangered species or further explain how it meets the
criteria)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of birds by
helping us find the best birding spots and Important
Bird Areas in Pierce County!
The Conservation Committee meets on a regular basis.Contact Krystal for details: 253-232-9978 or e-mail [email protected]
Last April, Governor Gregoire signedlegislation that establishes goals toreduce the states global warmingpollution and increase the number ofgreen jobs in the state. Winning leg-islative approval of that legislation SB 6001 -- was a major victory notonly for the environmental communi-ty, but everyone in Washington con-cerned about the threat of globalwarming to our state and our world.
But, the work is not done. The 2008Legislative Session is fast approaching, andactivists across the state are gearing up for acampaign to pass legislation that will make thegoals set forth in SB 6001 a reality.
That effort will focus around the WashingtonClimate Action bill -- the next important step ourstate can take to reduce global warming pollu-
tion, build the clean energy economy,create green jobs for all sectors of soci-ety and increase energy indepen-dence.
The Washington Climate Action Billwill have two important objectives:Reduce global warming pollution: thebill will give the Washington Departmentof Ecology authority to implement thepollution reduction goals established by
SB 6001 by setting responsible limits onglobal warming pollution produced in the state.Washington could then enter into a regionalmarket-based pollution trading system like theone now being developed by six western statesand two Canadian provinces.A registry will also be created to keep track
of major sources of pollution in the state.Create green jobs: addressing climate change
offers a hugeopportunityfor invest-ment, innovation and employment growth intomorrows clean energy economy. The bill willcreate a new training program to prepareWashington workers for good jobs in that cleanenergy economy, providing pathways out ofpoverty for lower-income communities.
To find out more about the WashingtonClimate Action bill, contact:
Meagan Dixon,Climate Solutions1601 2nd Avenue, Suite 615Seattle, WA 98101.Phone: (206) 443-9570 x23,fax: (206) 728-0552e-mail:[email protected]://www.climatesolutions.org
The Washington Climate Action Bill
Evergreen Cities legislative campaign for 2008
More Environment Matters on page 5.
GovernorChristine Gregoire
Nominate an Important Bird Area today!
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EDUCATION Page
Page 4 www.tahomaaudubon.org December 2007 / January 2008
2917 Morrison Road W.,
University Pl. WA 98466
253-565-9278
www.TahomaAudubon.org
Open Mon Sat. 10a.m.-1p.m.
1919 South Tyler Street,
Tacoma WA 98338
253-591-6439 www.metroparkstacoma.org
Open Tues. Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
& Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
For class times and dates, please check the Calendar listing on the back page of the Towhee or on our website, www.tahomaaudubon.org
The air is crisp
and birds are on the
move. 2008 is right
around the corner!
Before we charge
off into the New
Year like chickadees to a caterpillar, Id like to
reflect upon the many successes that our Education
Department has had in the past year. During the
course of 2007, TAS has attempted to expand the
number and quality of environmental education
programming offered throughout Pierce County.
Not only have we increased the number of indi-
viduals who have been connected to nature
through educational activities by over 250%, but
in doing so, we have motivated a vast network of
organizational partners, educated citizens, and
inspired youth to carry out our mission of protect-
ing habitat and wildlife.
One of our most exciting and innovative new
programs was the Osprey Club. With the financialsupport of Audubon Washington, and in part-
nership with the University Place
School District, Tahoma Audubon
was able to lay the groundwork for
an ongoing program that is now
expanding into the city of Tacoma
and, hopefully in the future, the
rest of Pierce County. The Osprey
Club is a weekly after school
club, offered at Narrows View
Intermediate, which gave children
the opportunity to learn about, appre-
ciate, and rehabilitate local green
space and wildlife populations. Witha focus on outdoor activity and envi-
ronmental discovery, participants
were exposed to the natural world
in a fun and accessible way. Now
in its second year, club members
have created their very own wild-
life sanctuary within the con-
fines of their school play-
ground, and have the responsi-
bility to maintain it.
Central to our ability to carry
out quality educational pro-
gramming is the wealth of help
and cross-promotion that we
receive from our allies in the
community. Working together
in a strong partnership, Tahoma
Audubon and the Tacoma
Nature Center offer year-long, progressive learn-
ing opportunities for all ages. Ask one of the many
children that participated in our joint summer
camps, science classes or nature walks, and you
will understand just how valuable this relationship
is to the public. Similarly, our work with such
organizations as the Tacoma Art Museum, Harbor
WildWatch, Flying WILD, Pierce County
Plant Salvage, and the NatureMapping program have allowed us
to cast our nets of environmental
education wide, across the county.
In just one year, Tahoma Audubon
was able to spread our message of
conservation to plant nurseries,
Boy Scout troops, libraries, civic
groups, retirement communi-
ties, classrooms, parks, festi-
vals, and zoos. Whew! What
is in store for 2008? Through
the continued support of our
membership and the hard work
of Tahoma Audubon volunteersand staff, we plan to maintain
our programs and activities,
while building on some exciting new
possibilities. We will be offering
expanded shoreline and waterway edu-
cation. Our adult birding classes will
be restruc-
tured to
include more
progressive
and in-depth
study options
(including a Master Birder course!). Additionally,
we will be streamlining our Education and
Conservation departments to work jointly onimportant issues.
OK, now for the bad news As your Education
Coordinator, I will be stepping down in 2008 and
vacating my position in order to attend graduate
school and work to attain a Masters Degree in
Education. While it will be difficult for me to leave
such a vibrant, energetic, and exciting environment
as Tahoma Audubon has become for me, I feel con-
fident that there is a wealth of capable individuals to
fill my place. Thank you all, for allowing me the
opportunity to work alongside and learn from so
many of you. Its been a blast.If you would like to
help lead Tahoma Audubon Education through the
upcoming year by assisting in events, pro-grams, or committee work, please con-
tact Marjorie Shea,
Education Chair, by call-
ing 253-591-6439, or by
e-mail at: marjories@
tacomaparks.com.
Sample Weaver NestIn his text, Ornithology, Frank Gill discusses the birdsin the weaver family and their incredible nest-build-ing ability. The knots below were adapted from this
discussion. Participants who try these knots will real-ize that building a nest is not such an easy task! Birdsin the weaver family, Ploceidae, are seed-eating birds
closely resembling finches. Weavers are named for thehighly complex woven nests built by many species.
what a year!Tahoma Audubon reachesnew heights in education
Members of the Osprey Club, a weeklyafter-school club at Narrows ViewIntermediate, have created this wildlifesanctuary.
Photos/GabrielNewton
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Hawks of Kent ValleySaturday, January 19 8a.m. to early afternoon
Leader: Roger Orness
Roger will once again guide us through the Kent
Valley to find raptors. We will be looking for
Peregrine, Merlin, Red-tails & Bald Eagle, and of
course anything else that comes our way. There is
not a lot of walking involved. Dress in layers andbring a snack.
MEET: 8:00a.m. at the McDonalds in the
SuperMall parking lot (in Auburn). We will car-
pool from there.
CALL: TAS office to sign up 253-565-9278
SkagitSaturday, February 2 7:00 a.m. to late afternoon
Leader: Bruce LaBar
Join Bruce on a winter trip to Skagit flats and sur-
rounding habitats. We will be looking for Snow
Goose, Swans, Rough-legged & Red-tailed Hawk,
falcons and Bald Eagle.
Bring warm clothes & boots and a lunch. Therewill be minimal walking involved.
MEET: 7:00am at the Tacoma Dome Park&Ride,
610 Puyallup Ave, Tacoma (covered garage near
Freighthouse Square).
CALL: TAS office to sign up 253-565-9278
108THChristmas Bird Count!
TAS CBC-Sat., Dec. 15-Contact Faye McAdamsHands 253-942-9233,[email protected].
The Tally Dinner is at The Nature Center at Snake
Lake - 1919 S. Tyler St, Tacoma - from 5:00 6:30
p.m.
Neighbors CBC-Dec. 30 - Sunday - Please vol-
unteer to help out on another Christmas Bird
Count for our neighboring chapters:
Vashon CBC (includes parts of North Pierce andKitsap counties): Contact Sue Trevathan, sue.
[email protected] or 206-463-1484.
Rainier CBC (Kent/Auburn): Contact Nancy
Streiffert, [email protected] or
253-852-8394.
FIELD TRIPS and Events
December 2007 / January 2008 www.tahomaaudubon.org Page 5
Adriana Hess Wetland Park Activities2917 Morrison Rd. W. in University Place
Bird WalkSecond Monday, December 10 and January 14,12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Plant WalkThird Monday, December 17 and January 21,12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
All Fridays:Come at 9:00a.m. for a lightbreakfast and stay to weed until 11:00 a.m.
If you wish to help on your own time, we nowhave a book with entire grounds marked offand pictured in small segments. You canchoose your portion of the grounds, and atyour own convenience, keep it looking like thepicture. Thanks for considering this great wayof helping out.
Call TAS to register (253-565-9278). Some1.
trips are people limited out of necessity.
Notify TAS 24 hours in advance if you cannot2.
come. Field trip leaders put in a lot of time and
planning and no shows disrupt field trips.
More than three no shows a year can result
in revoking the opportunity to participate.
Arrive at the meeting place early.3.
No pets are allowed.4.
Be prepared for seasonal weather.5.
Bring lunch, drinks and snacks if the field trip6.
is scheduled past mid-day.
All passengers divide total carpooling expens-7.
es. Current guidelines are 20 cents a mile
per car, not including driver.
Beginners are always welcome.8.
Have fun.9.
RULES
The choices that we make today about howwe manage growth lock us into patterns that
determine our global warming pollution for
decades. In order to achieve the States goal
of significantly reducing climate emissions,
we must make responsible decisions now so
we can reduce driving and promote efficient,
livable communities.
Poorly planned irresponsible develop-
ment is driving global warming pollution.
Poorly planned development creates auto-
oriented neighborhoods farther away from jobs,
schools, shopping, health care and other needs
in our daily lives. The traffic which results
from this development is Washingtons largestsingle source of greenhouse gas emissions. In
addition, sprawling development is the leading
cause of farm and forest conversion another
contributor to global warming. Washington
loses ten acres of farmland every hour. Trees
that have been cut down and farms
that have been paved over lose
their carbon sequestration
function. Further, the loss
of local farms results in
increased greenhouse
gases from hauling
food across the coun-
try instead of acrossthe county.
The first rule of
holes: When you find
yourself in one, stop
digging.
If Washington is
serious about ad-
dressing our impact
on global warming,
we need to stop the
digging by reducing irresponsible develop-ment in rural areas and on the urban fringe and
by promoting higher intensity development in
cities.
Our Growth Management Act (GMA) is an
excellent framework for tackling global warm-
ing most cities and counties are already re-
quired to develop a local comprehensive land
use plan. The choices made in comprehensive
plans about where a growing population will
live and work and how they will get around
have a huge impact on global warming emis-
sions.
Local Solution to Global Warming would
add a 15th
goal of reducing climate impact tothe GMA and identify reducing global warm-
ing as an important aspect of comprehensive
planning. This provision would increase pro-
tections against land use decisions that increase
global warming pollution and would require
local governments to proactively
plan to minimize land use con-
tributions to global warm-
ing. This approach will
give local governments
the tools and directive
to make responsible
choices about where
we live, how we get towork, and how we do
those with less impact
on our climate.
For more infor-
mation on solutions
contact Futurewise
Lobbyist April Put-
ney; 206-343-0681
extension 120 or
More ENVIRONMENTMatters
Environmental Legislation Priorities
December 13: CommunityForum at the Tacoma PublicLibrary, main branch, Olym-pic Room. 6:00-8:00 p.m.This is your local chance tolearn about the four newenvironmental prioritiesfor the January session.
January 12: LegislativeWorkshop, 9:00 a.m.-1:00
p.m. at Seattle Pacific Uni-versity. As the states leadingconservation groups preparefor the upcoming legislativesession, well hear from leg-islators, environmental poli-cy experts, members of themedia and others regarding the communitysPriorities for a Healthy Washington.
January 23: EnvironmentalLobby Day in Olympia. Lastyears legislative session wasa banner year, as we suc-
cessfully passed all fourPriorities. Lobby Day is agreat way to get involved,learn more, and connectwith hundreds of others.
To learn more and join in the excite-ment: www.pugetsound.org/index/lobby-day or call Rein Attemann to pre-register at206-382-7007.Online: www.environmentalpriorities.org.
Local solutions to global warmingSave these dates:
December
200713th
January
2008
12th
January
200823rd
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Area 1: Art Wang 253-752-1714
Area 2: Carol Schulz 206-824-7618 [email protected]
Area 3: Diane Yorgason-Quinn [email protected]
Area 4: Roxy & Bill Giddings 253-537-3075
Area 5: Chris Chappell 360-709-0503
Area 6: Marcus Roening has 2 helpers this year.Sue Summers 253-460-5569 [email protected] Sladek 253-927-6278 [email protected]
Area 7: Stan & Sharon Johnson 253-848-2090
Area 8: Ruth Sullivan [email protected]
Area Coordinator: Faye McAdams Hands
253-942-9233 [email protected]
necked Grebe (331) and
Thayers Gull (762).
The Tally Dinner direct-ly after the Count is
always a fun event, and a
great way to meet the
other birders and share
stories from the day, while
eating a tasty meal! Come
join us at The Nature
Center at Snake Lake -
1919 S. Tyler St, Tacoma
- from 5:00 6:30 p.m.
See you there!
...ChristmasBird Countfrom page 1
How about abig round ofapplause for
our successful
Photos/Kyle Duba [email protected]
Left: State Representative Pat Lantz(D-Gig Harbor) received recognition
for her efforts to pass and fundHouse Bill 2220, the outcomes of
this will be increasedscientific know-ledge with whichto make soundenvironmental
and regulatorydecisions, and animproved regula-tory process.
Left: Tacoma City coun-cil man Tom Stengerwas recognized fortaking important stepsto improve the qual-
ity of life for all Tacomaresidents people andwildlife! For environ-mental stewardship andleadership in support ofthe Green Tacoma Part-nership and the protec-tion of Tacomas urbanwildlife habitats.
Left: KC Golden, Policy Director ofClimate Solutions paints a picture ofhow we can address climate changein a positive way.
Above: Table captain Nancy Pearsonand Kathy Kravit-Smith, Director ofPierce County Parks, were among the200 people at the Early Bird Gets theWorm Breakfast Event on October 30,2007.
Right: For going above andbeyond what was asked andmaking the Osprey Club afterschool programs a successSara Siemens-Luthy gets ahug and truly deserving re-ward at the Early bird Gets
the Worm breakfast event
Left: As members of theCross-Base Highway Coali-tion with Tahoma Audubon,members of the WoodbrookHunt Club where given rec-ognition for their tireless ad-vocacy on behalf of pristineoak prairie habitat, a uniqueway of life and livelihood. In
the face of unyielding oppo-sition they never waveredin speaking what they knewto be true and right.
Julie AndersonTacoma City
Council Woman