This is an alert from the American Bird Conservancy: "*T**he N**eotropical Migrato**ry Bird Conservation Act is the only source of federal funding dedicated specifically to bird conservation throughout the America**s.* It is an extremely effective matching grants program that coordinates and funds the conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It has a proven track record of reversing habitat loss and degradation, and of advancing innovative management and habitat restoration strategies.
Thanks to these bipartisan bills in the Senate and House, funding could be dramatically increased from the current authorized level of $6 million to $20 million. All grants made by this Act must be matched by other funds at a ratio of 3:1, meaning *every one tax-payer dollar from the Act leverages three from private sources*. Overall, the program could result in some $60 million in additional funding for bird conservation! *You can make a difference!* Using our automated action center, you can quickly and easily send a message to your Senators and Representative asking them to support these bills.* * *This is the one simple thing everyone can do for birds* - Go to http://www.abcbirds.org/action/index.html to take action This will only take a minute or two of your time. Willing to do a little more, edit the scripted message to add more power and/or call your Senators and/or Representative. Please do this for the birds we all enjoy. SeEtta Moss Canon City http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com ** * * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
