Hello everyone,
Rolf Gubler and Alan Williams of the National Park Service in the
Shenandoah National Park are partnering with Audubon,
Virginia IBA to hold a Priority Species Survey this spring in the Park. We
are holding a training on TUESDAY, MAY 5th, at the Ivy Creek Natural Area
Education Building in Charlottesville, VA, from 6:30 to 9:00 PM on that
date. Please share this information with other interested parties!
Here are all the details from Rolf and Alan:
It will be held at the Ivy Creek Natural Area education building
(http://ivycreekfoundation.org/ivycreek.html) on May 5 in the evening from
6:30- 9pm. Here is a link with the address and Google directions...
http://ivycreekfoundation.org/contact.html
*************************** Announcement *************************
This Spring Shenandoah National Park is partnering with the Audubon Society
and local naturalist groups to monitor Cerulean Warblers and a few other target
species in the Park. Cerulean warblers are a species of continental concern and
their numbers are declining throughout most of their range. Volunteers will be
conducting walking transect surveys (2-kilometer) along pre-defined trails and
fire roads in the park. Volunteers will detect warblers by visual(binoculars)
and audible means and record data on forms and in GPS units.
The surveys will be conducted from May 16, 2009 through June 21, 2009 during
the early morning hours. Volunteers may work alone or in pairs and will be
signed up with the parks Volunteers-in-Parks (VIP program. We are planning two
informational / training meetings -
one on May, 5th in Charlottesville (Ivy Creek Nature Center),
and the other on May 13th (6PM-9PM) in Luray at SNP Park Headquarters).
If you have any questions or if you have interested skilled observers who
would like to participate please contact both Rolf and Alan:
Alan Williams 540-999-3500 x3431 alan_williams@xxxxxxx
or Rolf Gubler 540-999-3500 x3291 rolf_gubler@xxxxxxx
Thank you,
Mary A. Elfner
Virginia IBA Coordinator
National Audubon Society
(804) 788-7660 office
www.audubon.org/bird/iba/virginia
