The group that does the collecting of dead birds downtown is Audubon Minnesota. The City Council may get involved in a bird-friendly way. Stay tuned, but write and/or call the Governor and/or Mayor and keep the petition going. National Audubon has 40,000 signatures so far and wants to reach 65,000 (the number of seats in the stadium).
Rebecca Sent from my iPhone > On 30 juil. 2014, at 04:11 PM, Dave McIntosh <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is an organization that collects and catalogs the birds that succumb to > building strikes in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Is there some way to > get their cooperation and perhaps take a photograph of the assembled > carcasses they have collected and might have kept? I don't know who they > are, but I know the carcasses end up at the University. > > A photo, gruesomely filled with colorful warblers, stately thrushes, and > plump snipes and woodcock, all dead, tells the story more impactfully than > words. I know this method has had some success in other cities. If you > google this issue, you can find such photos that have made papers in other > cities. > > I would be happy to follow up if the names might be made available. I don't > know how long the carcasses are held. > > Dave McIntosh > 612.766.4107 direct > 612.339.0901 main > www.mcintoshemboss.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan > Gilmore > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 3:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass > > I see how this works but how can we get our Politicians and the Vikings to > see this? > > > Susan Gilmore > http://www.susangilmorephoto.com/ > 763-545-4608 > mobil 612-382-1171 > > > > > >> On Jul 30, 2014, at 3:27 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Why not create a digital petition? >> >> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/create_h.html >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message -----From: Uwe Kausch >> <[email protected] >>> To: [email protected]: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:50:39 -0000 >> (UTC)Subject: Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly >> glass >> >> I just wrote Governor Dayton...it might help if others jumped in as >> well. Here is the link. >> >> http://mn.gov/governor/contact-us/form/ >> >> >> >> From: Susan Gilmore [mailto:[email protected]]Sent: Wednesday, July >> 30, 2014 2:38 PMTo: Uwe KauschCc: [email protected]: >> Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass >> >> Excellent! Thank you! >> >> I hope many people can also send messages. >> >> Susan >> >> Susan Gilmorehttp://www.susangilmorephoto.com/763-545-4608mobil >> 612-382-1171 >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 30, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Uwe Kausch wrote: >> >> Here is a list of the Vikings Owners. Zygi Wilf is the chief. The >> guy in charge of the stadium is Lester Bagley. I would HIGHLY >> suggest Audubon Minnesota or even better, National Audubon and >> perhaps several other agencies (Nature Conservancy, Isaac Walton >> League, etc.) write a letter or try to contact them directly. If >> then they can get the media involved, I would bet that it might push >> them over the edge to do something. I would even try contacting >> Governor Dayton's office, since he is a big proponent of the >> stadium. The last thing either the Vikes or Politicians will want is >> photos circulating after the stadium is complete, of birds lying >> dead around their new stadium. >> >> Here is their web site: >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] >> >> NAME TITLEOWNERSZygi Wilf Owner/ChairmanMark Wilf Owner/ >> PresidentLeonard Wilf Owner/Vice ChairmanReggie Fowler Vikings >> Ownership PartnerAlan Landis Vikings Ownership PartnerDavid >> Mandelbaum Vikings Ownership PartnerEXECUTIVE STAFFLester Bagley >> Vice President of Public Affairs/Stadium Development >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Uwe KauschDuluth-----Original Message-----From: Minnesota Birds >> [mailto:[email protected] >> ] On Behalf Of Susan GilmoreSent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 12:59 >> PMTo: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>Subject: >> Re: [mou-net] Vikings stadium rejects bird-friendly glass >> >> Stephen & MOU List: >> >> There has been a lot in the paper lately about the Vikings Stadium >> and their bad choice of glass making the windows a deadly hazard for >> birds. I have sent information to friends to sign the Audubon >> petition, put information on my Facebook page and written on the >> Vikings Stadium Facebook page. >> >> I would love to do more to pressure the right people. Is there a >> good email or site to write to the Mayor and the Governor? How about >> the Vikings owners? Should the MOU group do something as a group? >> >> Thank you. >> >> Susan Gilmore >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 23, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Stephen Greenfield wrote: >> >> The design for the new Vikings stadium includes massive windows >> facingtowards the river. National Audubon and other groups had >> requestedthat they use glass that greatly reduces bird collisions, >> but lastweek the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Facilities >> Authority (MSFA)rejected the recommendation. Though they have the >> right to choose thisdesign, it seems irresponsible to ignore >> available materials that willreduce the impact on wildlife. >> >> >> >> The following link makes it easy to send an e-mail to the owners >> torequest or demand that they change course. (I'll also try to >> findmailing addresses so the mayor and governor can be copied.) >> >> https://secure.audubon.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction<https://secure.audubon.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&id=1717 >> >>> &id=1717 >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> Stephen Greenfield >> >> Minneapolis >> >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] >> >> >> >> ----Join or Leave mou-net: >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-netArchives >> : http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> ----Join or Leave mou-net: >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-netArchives >> : http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> ----Join or Leave mou-net: >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-netArchives >> : http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
