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#l77,April2003

f reetings fromyourpresident. Weare

\J undergoing sotne structuralchanges this
year.Wehopeto betterpromote theobjec-
tivesof theNational Audubon Societywhose
mission is:"Toconserve andrestore ecosys-
tems, focusing on birdsandotherwildlife for
thebenefit of humanity andtheearth's bio- Wed., April 16, 2003at EaglesNest SupperClub
logical diversity." Ourgoalin northeastern 5:30 p.m. Social& SilentAuction
Wisconsin is to protectWisconsin's natural 6:15 Dinner,and 7 p.m. program
landscapes andhabitats bysupporting envi-
ronmental education, landtrusts,andconser- Speaker:
ScottR.Craven
vationprojects for thebenefitof people and Topic: WildlifeResourcesof Wisconsin and HowpeopleCan
thestate's biological diversity. HelptheWildlifeCommunity
Partof ourplanfortheyear2003isto \At. havea specialtreatfortheannual banquet thisyear:Scott
y V R.Craven, wildlife
specialist,
a frequentguestonWisconsin
establish a website whichwe canuseto com-
municate withourmembership andto linkto Public Radio.Hehasa PhDdegree inWildlife
Ecologyfromthe
otherenvironmental organizations.Youwill UniversityofWisconsin-Madison andhasbeena faculty member
beableto findoutaboutourprograms, field theresince1975.Heisa knowledgeable, stimulatingspeaker.plan
trips,projects, andevents. Wewill beestab- to attend.
lishing ane-maillistof members whowould Onceagain, we willbeholding ourannual silentauctionasa
liketo havetimelyinformation fromusand fundraiserat thebanquet. Everyone isencouragedto bringsome-
youin turncangiveusyourinputregarding thingto besold.Inthepast,members havebrought artwork,dec-
Wisconsin's environmental issues andalsoour orative swords,binoculars,
books, candle picture
sticks, frames,
and
activities. it allsoldwell.Wealsoinviteyouto bringhome-made items,
such
Wearealsoin theprocess of renewing asbreads, cakes,teas,maplesyrup,birdhouses,etc.Theauction is
our
by-laws. Wewillbringcopies of thesebylaw a lotof funandraises money forresearch,
education andland
changes to theannual banquet preservationprojects
thatprotectourWisconsin lands. 9
foryouto vote
on. lf youwouldlikea copyto review priorto -*-_,___
r
thebanquet, please contactmeandI will
eithere-mail or mailyoua copy. | ru.f.W.Audubon
AnnualBanquet
Registration
Form
lf youwouldliketo receive yournewsletter ! Name,
byemailyouwillsaveusthemailing expense Address:
Please sendusyoure-mail address at City:
dsumm2428@msn.com. Wewelcome vour
questions, comments, andsuggestions. State: 7ip:
I also
canbereached by mail,Dorothy Summers, Phone:
2428BaySettlement Road,GreenBay,54311, Please
sendyourregistration
byApril7,2003
or callmeat (920)-465-6729. I lookforward
to hearing fromyou! Tickets
are$12perperson.
Enclosed findg
please for #
individuals.
Dorothy 5umme rs,Presrcte
nt Please
makecheckspayable
to N.E.W.
Audubon
andmailto :
N.E.WAudubonSociety Terrie
Howe
Northeastern
WisconsinAudubon,Inc. 2479VagabondStreet
2002AnnualReport GreenBay,Wl 54302
CallTenieat (920)465-8263.
1^Questions? )
 f achyearNEWAudubon, Inc.partners withothers and
Lissuessmallgrants to support pr:ojects
that protect
Wisconsin's wildlifeandnatural areas. 0urclubuses
interest fromanendowment foritsannual grants.
Profits fromtheWeather Friend phenology calendar
growtheendowment, whichis managed bytheGreater
Green BayCommunity Foundation. The2004phenology
calendar isthe25thanniversary edition.
Afterreviewing manyexcellent proposals theboardof
directors andtheendowment committee, consistingof
Dennis Prusik, chair,PaulHartman, andJohnJacobs
ffi. awarded over$5,000 in grants in 2002to:
BairdCreekParkway Preservation Foundation.
;ohnJacobs, chairof thered-shouldered hawk
report Continue effortsto protect thisvaluable Green Bav
J researchcommittee, completed anextensive
"Conservation for Red-shouldered hawks urbanpark.$800
Assessment
(Buteo lineatus)in National Forestsof NorthCentral DoorCountyLandTrust.Organize a bodyto manage a
"
States"fortheUSDA Forest Service.Landmanagers, 160-acre diverseforestrecently putintotruston
foresters,
biologistsandraptorresearchers will use Washington lsland.$300
John'sreportto betterprotect nestsitesandincrease NaturalHeritage LandTrust,Madison. Protect63
reproductivesuccess in hardwood foresthabitatsin acresalongGarfoot Creek, a tributary of BlackEarth
Wisconsin andseveral otherstates. Red-shouldered Creek in southern Wisconsin, recognized oneof thetop
hawksarea threatened speciesin ourstateandare 100troutstreams in theU.S. byTroutUnlimited. $300
decliningor existin lownumbers in othernorthcen-
Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon.Red-shouldered
tralstates. hawkresearch of member JohnJacobs. $1,100.
Ourchapter continued itslong-term support of John's LandTrust.Niagara Escarpment
Northeast Wisconsin
fieldwork,nowin its31styea;witha $1,'100 grantin project
conservation in Brown, Calumet, andFonddu Lac
2002.Johnandhisbrother Eugene searched 115 his-
counties. $850
toricnestsitesin central andnortheast Wisconsin last
yearandfound49 activenests.0nly45%of thenests University of Wisconsin Extension in Brownand
weresuccessful (fledged at leastoneyoung). DoorCounties and Northeast Wisconsin Master
Reproduction wasverygoodin central Wisconsin (76% Gardeners, Inc. Invasive species demonstration proj-
nestsuccess) andtheNicolet National Forest(42%) ectsthat provide information for otherWisconsin coun-
butwasverypoor(8%)in Oconto, Doorandother t i e s$. 1 , 1 0 0
northeastern counties. A coldspring andlateleafout Wisconsin DNR-Bureau of Endangered Species.
mayhavecaused heavy predationon adults and Publish bookonWisconsin's turtles andlizards. Wealso
nestlinos. supported theDNR's bookon amphibians in 200i.
Also receiving smilt grants:
AldoLeopoldFoundation-Baraboo. Landowner class-
es.$100
BrownCountyLibrary-Southwest Branch. Field
trip.
s 10 0
Heritage Elementary School-De
Pere.Environmental
education center. $50
LastWilderness ConservationAssociation,Inc.Land
Trust-Presque lsle.$50
Wisconsin DNR.Wetland mitigation
site,Shiocton.
$100
Woodland Education Stoughton.
Center, Butterfly
c e n s u s5.15 0
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ry
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fhe amphibian conservation

I committee,chairedbyRandy
Korb,produced andisdistribut-
inga uniquebookandcompact
diskset,"WisconsinFrogs:
Placesto HearFrogsandToads
Near0urUrban Areas". Grants
anddonations fromtheGreat
LakesAquatic Habitat
Fund, Wal-
Mart,Inc.,NEW
Audubon, lnc.,NEW
Plastics,
Inc.and
Humana helped
coverproduction
costsof the
bookandCD.
Thebookisfilled

''.. ":qE"ffiKtrSgb
species. Mapsguidepeopte
in Madison,Milwaukee,
Green BayandtheFoxCities to "froghotspots", WeatherFriendgrants
localwetlandswhereresidents
canhearfrogs.Bethany Matula,a young helped the Wt DNRBureau
studentfromKimberly,
Wl narrates
theCDof frogcalls.
Thebookis in over300publicandsthoollibraries. lt isalsoavailable of Endangered Resources
in 100bookstores andgiftshops
at museums, nature centers,botani- produce two books that
calgardens,visitor
centersandotherWisconsinretailoutlets.
"Thisproject educate state residents
hasexceeded ourexpectations,
according to Korb.
Familiesalloverthestatenowusethebookto learnaboutfrogsnear about our native reptiles
theirhomes andvacationspots.Ourcommittee is having funwith and amphibians.
this.We'reworkingon newprojects thatwe thinkwill create even
greater
knowledge andsupportforfrogsandwetlands thisyear."

WeatherFriendgrants to the

Door County and Northeast

WisconsinLand Trust will help

protect the Niagara Escarpment,

native plantsand ani-

mals in Baird Creek

Parkwayand unique

natural areason

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cooperation
withNationalAudubon's
membershipdepartmentwe areoffering
a greatincentive
for people
to join
ln
Forjust$20newmembers
I ourchapter. receive
Wisconsin
Frogs:Placesto HearFrogs
andToads NearOurUrban Areas
(a$16.95 value),
an annual
subscription
to Audubonmagazine,
a freeAudubon logobackpack,
andfullmember benefits
to National
andourchapter. Ourchapter
receives
theentire$20to supportourconservation
efforts.
Since
January
2003we havealreadyrecruitedabout75newmembers. Manyformermembers in theAppleton
and
Green
Bayareashaverejoined
ourclubto takeadvantage
of thisgreatvalue.Wealsohaverecruitedmembers
statewide.
fromWaukesha to EagleRiver.
Several
of these
folksareeager
to share
theirtalents
andinterests.
Middle
schooland
highschoollibraries
in Green
Bay,Hudson,Kewaskum,LaCrosse,
Land0' Lakesandothercommunities
havejoinedour
chapter.'
Their studentsnowenjoyAudubon magazineandourwisconsin
frogbook.
Newmembers should sendtheiraddre'ss anda $20check payable to National Audubon to: NEWAudubon, p.0.Box
1 9 6 3 , G r e e n B a5y4, W
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e fwi rdsat yi sss. u e o f A u d u b o n
andthefreebackpack arrivein 4 to 6 weeks.

Revenues Expendifures
2002
NAS Chopter Dues Shqres $3,66t Newsleffer/postqge/moiling sl,442
Gronts/Contributions ChrisfmosBird Count $4s
$g,2sl EducotionProgroms
Educotionolevents $198
$ t6,945 Fundroising(colendor) $t 4 , t g 6
Fundroisingevents (silenrouction) $31| WisconsinAudubon CouncilDues $leo
Interestond investmenls $6,7s6 Gronts/Contributionsto ofhers sl4,755
Sqles Bonquet $eot
$oqt Red Shouldered Howk Proiect
New member rebofe $600
st8s Amphibion Proiect $5,665
Beginning bolonce
s52,575
Ending bolonce (os of June 2OO2l
$st,3+5