The cost of guiding the cranes by ultralight aircraft one mile on their=20=
fall migration is (was this past fall) $206. Sponsor a mile. Jim Williams Wayzata On Mar 17, 2007, at 1:07 PM, Ken & Pam Perry wrote: As Chair of the MOU Conservation Committee, I am sending this e-mail to=20= you through the Minnesota birding list serves to encourage a donation=20 on behalf of the recent Whooping Crane loss in Florida.=A0 There are two=20= organizations that can accept donations (501c3) and that are working=20 directly on the re-establishment of Whooping Cranes.=A0 These are=20 Operation Migration (www.operationmigration.org) and the International=20= Crane Foundation (www.savingcranes.org).=A0 I also spoke with Neil = Feeken=20 at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation office in the Twin Cities=20= and he told me that his organization will match these donations (dollar=20= for dollar) up to $50,000. =A0 If you want to make a donation to help Whooping Cranes, I suggest that=20= you check out the web sites that I have listed above.=A0 Both sites have=20= instructions on how to make a donation and you can state the reason for=20= the donation.=A0 Perhaps you have a little extra cash coming back in an=20= income tax refund.=A0 Or, perhaps you just want to let these=20 organizations that are devoted to cranes know that the folks in=20 Minnesota felt the loss when we heard the terrible news after the=20 Florida tornado. --Pam Perry, Brainerd =A0 =A0 =A0
