The main message was everyone call your representatives.
It was a rather long recital of what good the affected agencies do It was kinda a session of well known (mostly) people preaching to the choir.
(Not surprising that there were a few pushback comments after the shooting sport presenters spoke. )
I think they could have included more about what would be lost by the eliminations - long term studies, data purging, up and coming talent, plus habitat destruction and rampant violations of environmental laws and regulations. On May 22, 2025, at 11:35 AM, Jennifer Wilson-Pines <jwpi...@gmail.com> 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!
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.
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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.
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:
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.
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