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Jennifer Wilson-Pines On Thu, May 22, 2025, 11:28 AM Ken Gale <nuffs...@riseup.net> wrote: > > I tried to register, but the event was filled. > Ken > www.ecoradio.org > > When the air or water are clean, thank an environmentalist. If not, become > one. 'Nuff Said! > > On 5/22/2025 9:40 AM, t...@ottcmail.com wrote: > > FYI - Virtual rally in support of the federal Bird Banding Lab and other > projects of teh USGS Ecosystems Mission division, which DOGE has set to end > as soon as this week, TODAY at noon. More info from Scott Weidensaul, see > below. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Jonathan Doherty <jonathanldohe...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, May 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM > Subject: [NHBirds] Fwd: URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Tell your people. Call > your representatives. Raise your voice. Take action. > To: <nhbi...@googlegroups.com> > > > This is an important call to action about something that affects all of us > who value birds. Take it from Scott Weidensaul via his email below. The US > Bird Banding Program is slated for elimination as early as this week. A > virtual rally organized by some of the nation’s biggest conservation > organizations is scheduled for Noon today (Thursday). Link to register is > in Scott’s email below. > > Thanks, > > Jonathan Doherty > Hopkinton NH > > > *Subject:* Tell your people. Call your representatives. Raise your voice. > Take action. > > From: SCOTT WEIDENSAUL > Subject: The federal Bird Banding Lab needs your support, now > > > As some of you may be aware, there are reports that the federal Bird > Banding Lab, which runs the entire U.S. bird banding program, has been > slated by DOGE for elimination as soon as this week, along with the rest of > the vital Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. The U.S. Geological Survey > Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs that serve > millions of birders, hunters, anglers, gardeners, biologists, ecologists, > and wildlife enthusiasts around the country–and importantly, the wildlife > we treasure. > > The consequences of such a move on birds and bird conservation would be > incalculable. The BBL is the only source for bands and the federal permits > that allow us to do the work we do; the loss of the banding lab would mean, > frankly, an end to nearly 30 years of Northern Saw-whet Owl research. But > the ramifications go far beyond one species of small owl. Without it, we > will lose the backbone of environmental and ecological monitoring in the > United States. This includes research that enables states to set hunting > seasons, allows conservationists to understand and respond to declines in > birds, bees and other wildlife, and tracks dangerous wildlife diseases and > environmental pollutants that impact people and biodiversity. For example, > most of the birds banded in North America are waterfowl, and banding and > band return data are central to properly managing our waterfowl populations > by setting scientifically defensible hunting seasons and bag limits. No > data, and wildlife managers are working half-blind. > > A serious concern is that defenders of the BBL manage to salvage the > waterfowl management aspects of its work, but that the nongame banding and > research is done away with. This has cross-border consequences since the > BBL single-sources all the bird bands used in North America, so nongame > banding in Canada overseen by the Canadian Wildlife Service would also > cease if those elements of its work are eliminated. > > On Friday "Field and Stream" magazine - hardly a left-leaning publication > - reported that the cuts could come as early as this Friday, with EMA staff > told to draft plans for disposing of vehicles and supplies. The BBL has > already seen significant cuts to its already small staff from long-serving > employees who took early retirement offers. > > What can you do? There will be a virtual rally to support the EMA this > Thursday, May 22, at noon, organized by some of the largest and most > important conservation NGOs and professional societies, including the > National Wildlife Federation, American Bird Conservancy, Ecological Society > of America, the Xerces Society, and the Wildlife Society. The response has > been huge; when I signed up this morning to attend the confirmation > indicated some 1.5 million Americans have said they will take part. The > link is: > > https://www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/790009/ > > I don't care if you're red, blue or purple, this is a critical moment for > bird conservation. The birds need you voice and your involvement. > > Thanks, and hope to see you online Thursday. > > Scott > > > -- > To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: > https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NHBirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nhbirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/ECCE7B3A-392A-4AD2-A79B-67872C551C55%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/ECCE7B3A-392A-4AD2-A79B-67872C551C55%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- > Maine birds mailing list > maine-bi...@googlegroups.com > http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds > https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Maine birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to maine-birds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/CAMeCVr6XXrWo4Oxygmitmn%3DjkiWb0emKaueWEFPwLM_D_xgFzA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/CAMeCVr6XXrWo4Oxygmitmn%3DjkiWb0emKaueWEFPwLM_D_xgFzA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > > > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") 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