Plum Island is a great place for birding. Regi ____________ “The future of the world is nuts.” Philip Rutter, founder of the American Chestnut Foundation
Begin forwarded message: > From: Audubon New York <audubonconn...@audubon.org> > Date: December 22, 2020 at 10:03:43 AM EST > To: Regi Teasley <rltcay...@gmail.com> > Subject: Plumb Island is Off the Auction Block [Breaking News] > Reply-To: audubo...@audubon.org > > > After years of YOUR advocacy, a tremendous victory… no auction for Plum > Island! Now the next steps can begin. Read more here. > > > > Breaking News: Plum Island Saved from the Auction Block! > Dear Regi, > > Eight years have passed, and thousands of Audubon advocates across New York > have spoken up for birds. Today we are thrilled to share that a bill > preventing the unnecessary sale of Plum Island has finally passed through > Congress and is on its way to the President, who is expected to sign. > > Located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, Plum Island is a key > breeding and stopover site for thousands of birds, including at-risk and > priority species like the Roseate Tern and Piping Plover. Until now, this > ecological treasure was at risk of being lost to development. > > Preventing the unnecessary sale of Plum Island has been a top priority for > Audubon and our members, and we are so grateful to end the year with this > historic victory. > > This action will finally give the people of New York, and especially Long > Island, a say in Plum Island’s future. A path to permanent conservation is > finally within our sights! > > We’ll continue to keep you updated, and invite you to read the full news > story here. Thank you again for being an incredible and impactful voice for > birds. > > Sincerely, > Your friends at Audubon New York > Read More > Piping Plover. Photo: Merri Lee Metzger/Audubon Photography Awards > CONNECT WITH US > > Audubon New York > 2 Third Street, Suite #480, Troy, NY 12180 > (518) 869-9731 | ny.audubon.org > > © 2020 National Audubon Society, Inc. > > Update your email address or unsubscribe > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
