As those of you who were at the fall meeting may remember, the next big project for the IOU web site will be to update information about good birding spots. Our gazetteer is probably 15 years old by now and really needs updating! With today's technology I have some ideas for how to make this even better and useable in the field on iPads and smartphones with data access. To start I am soliciting a minimum of ten volunteers for an update committee, at least one for each region of the state listed below. Walt Stephenson volunteered for the East Central region at the meeting. Being the coordinator for your region of the state doesn't necessarily mean you have to do all of the work but you will need to find additional people to help with your area and monitor progress. The work will be done on-line through the website. More details will be forthcoming once the committee is organized.
You are reading this message on the listserv provided at no charge through the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Our website is also available to all interested birders. Please consider this opportunity to give back a little. I hope to hear from a number of you soon! REGIONS Southeast - Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren, Washington East - Clinton, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Scott Northeast - Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek East Central - Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Linn, Muscatine (Walt Stephenson) South Central - Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Keokuk, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Wapello, Warren, Wayne Central - Boone, Dallas, Greene, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story, Tama North Central - Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, Wright Southwest - Adams, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Ringgold, Taylor, Union West Central - Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Guthrie, Harrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby North West - Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, Webster, Woodbury Ann Johnson Norwalk, IA --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]. Unsubscribe at http://iowabirds.org/Reporting/Listserv.aspx.
