Plum Island: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful with John Turner Wednesday, December 11, 2013 7:00pm Cold Spring Harbor Library
What's with the hoopla over Plum Island lately? There has been much focus and effort over the past several years to "save" Plum Island, situated off the North Fork of Long Island, with efforts really heating up recently. With over 200 bird species (204 as of December 6th's survey!) recorded using the island for breeding, wintering or migratory stopover purposes, and playing host as the largest seal haul-out site in southern New England, over 80% of Plum Island is critical wildlife habitat. This program will cover the major cultural and natural features of the Island that so many environmentalists, through the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, are working to protect through the creation of a National Wildlife Refuge or an equivalent conservation outcome. >From the old rumors of two headed cows to the new rumors of "The Donald" wanting to build a golf course on the island, Plum Island has always been shrouded in controversy. Join us tonight as we hear the truth about this beautiful island, and why conservationists are putting their hearts and souls into saving it! For more details and to see our other upcoming programs, field trips and activities please visit our website. Stella Miller President Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon works to protect birds and other wildlife, and the habitats upon which they depend through education, public advocacy and conservation action. www.hobaudubon.org "Conservation is sometimes perceived as stopping everything cold, as holding whooping cranes in higher esteem than people. It is up to science to spread the understanding that the choice is not between wild places or people, it is between a rich or an impoverished existence for Man." Thomas Lovejoy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
