Jan Green has resigned as MOU Conservation Chair. This is unfortunate for the MOU, but fortunate for Duluth Township, as she was just appointed to that Planning Commission.
Jan's resignation presents an excellent opportunity for a conservation minded individual within the MOU to sink their heart and soul into pressing conservation issues that affect Minnesota birds and birding. Jan's description of her activities as MOU Conservation Chair are listed below. I encourage you excellent conservationists to consider stepping forward to fill this important position. Interested individuals should contact Mark Alt. Thanks for your consideration. Roger Schroeder ------------------------------------------------ >From Jan Green ------------------------------------------------ In my capacity as Conservation Chair this past year I have written a few letters to comment on government proposals. Other conservation activities for MOU are twofold. 1) Our membership in the Minnesota Environmental Partnership provides a presence at the state capitol along with the other 80 organizations that constitute MEP. Tom Bell is our representative and makes comments on issues involving wildlife and habitat. 2) Bird Conservation Minnesota (BCM), an organization governed by a Coordinating Council with Scott Lanyon as chair, Mark Martell as vice-chair and Lee Pfannmuller as secretary. MOU is represented on the BCM Council by Bob Holtz. I represent Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and Jim Williams represents "bird interests at large". The Council has just hired a coordinator, Ron Windingstad, who will have an office at Minnesota Audubon. The mission of BCM is "to keep common birds common and reverse species declines". As BCM goes forward, there will be more coordination with DNR's "Tomorrow's Habitat for the Wild and Rare" aka Minnesota's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Conservation of birds in Minnesota mostly involves programs that affect habitat. Both MEP and BCM provide opportunities for MOU to influence natural resource issues.
