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Audubon Society of Rhode Island
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Your donation of...
$52 will commit one dollar a week for the environment $195 will send one child in need to summer camp for a week $245 will provide one school bus for an urban school to bring 45 children to an Audubon refuge $563 will subsidize our raptor care for one month $1,007 will purchase GPS receivers to monitor endangered species and habitat $2,289 will allow for the reconstruction of a refuge bridge $5,000 will underwrite the stewardship of one of our public refuges $10,000 ... well, we'll tell you but we're speechless! |
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Make a Lasting Legacy
The Hawkes Legacy Circle is a community of visionary individuals who have committed to leaving the Audubon Society of Rhode Island in their wills and estate plans, so that wildplaces and wildlife will always have an advocate for their cause. To learn more how you can make a lasting gift to Audubon, click here.  |
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 Raptor Weekend
Environmental Education Center
1401 Hope Street (Route 114)
Bristol, RI
September 11 & 12, 2010
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Swoop into Bristol for the largest celebration of raptors in New England. Eagles, hawks, falcons and owls - the hunters of the avian world - will be featured in live flight presentations, educational programs, and activities for the whole family.
Visit www.asri.org for details and a schedule of presenters and events.
Admission:
$8/member adult, $4/member child
$10/non-member adult, $5/non-member child
Children under 4 are free.
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 International Coastal Cleanup
September 25, 2010, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Join the International Coastal Cleanup! Help wildlife and clean up Rhode Island's shores. Every year, volunteers across the globe show they care about their coasts by cleaning up litter and documenting what they find. To find out more about volunteering in the Ocean State or to find a cleanup site near you, contact July Lewis at (401) 949-5454 ext. 3044 or email jlewis @asri.org.
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Calling All Photographers! 
Raptor Preview Photo Session
Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge
Smithfield, RI
September 4, 2010; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Take advantage of a special
opportunity to spend time behind the lens and get up close with an American Kestrel, Screech Owl, Red-tailed Hawk, and Barred Owl. Each bird
will be placed in a natural setting for that perfect shot. No tents, no crowds,
no jostling for camera position. Each bird will be taken out one at a time,
giving you plenty of time to snap many pictures.
BONUS -
Photographers that participate will get a free pass to Audubon's Raptor
Weekend.
Program Fee: $65/member,
$75/non-member; Ages: Adult. Course Number: 164333-101
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 Enter to Win!
Great Blue Heron Wood Carving
by Award-winning Artist
Richard Jones
This unique piece of art has been hand-crafted from maple wood by
Richard Jones for the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Take a chance to win this beautiful piece of art valued at $3,500.
Tickets are $5 each or buy 5 tickets for $20. Available at the Audubon Environmental Education
Center Gift Shop in Bristol, RI.
Drawing will be held during Raptor Weekend on September 12, 2010. Participants do not have to be present
to win.
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In Pursuit of Natural History:
An Exhibition of Works on
Natural History
The Redwood Library & Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI
Now Through November 18, 2010
The Redwood Library is pleased to announce a new exhibition
on natural history. It includes some of the library's most
beautifully illustrated editions. Books by Rhode Island naturalists as well as books
about the natural history of Rhode Island are included. It includes a number of eighteenth-century
British books, including the first book on the natural history of the New World and an
unrecorded pamphlet by a noted Philadelphia engraver.
Among the most beautiful in the
exhibition are the elephant folio edition of Audubon's book on quadrupeds. For more information click here._____________________________________________________________________________ |
Block Island Birding Weekend 
October 1 - 3, 2010
Last Chance to Register!
Join Audubon for a weekend of unsurpassed fall birding. Block Island in the autumn becomes the resting place for thousands of migrating birds. Field trips for both novice and advanced birders will be lead by experts. Special programs include salt marsh identification, bird banding demonstrations, and more.
Cost of the weekend includes ferry, hotel
accommodations, meals, and programs. Fee:
$435/member; $475/non-member; An additional fee of $100 is required for
individuals requesting a single room or private bath; Ages: Adult.
Space is limited. Register Now!
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 Pack Monadnock
Hawk Watch Trip
Pack Monadnock, New Hampshire
September 16, 2010; 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
One of the most beautiful
locations to witness the spectacle of hawk migration is Pack Monadnock in
southern New Hampshire. Each year thousands of raptors migrate past this scenic
overlook. Spend the day hawk watching from an observation deck and exploring
the trails of Miller State Park for migrating songbirds. Pack a lunch and dress
for the cool temperatures.
Departs
from Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI; Program Fee: $50/member,
$60/non-member. Ages: 16+. Course Number: 014333-50.
Register now!
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Consumer Alert:
EPA Advises Care When
Selecting Pesticides for Bedbug Control
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to alert
consumers that there has been an increase of individuals or companies who
offer to control bedbugs with unrealistic promises of effectiveness or low
cost.
Because bed bug infestations are so
difficult to control, there have
been situations where pesticides that are not intended for indoor
residential applications have been improperly used or applied at greater
rates than the label allows. While controlling bedbugs is challenging,
consumers should never use, or allow anyone else to use, a pesticide indoors
that is intended for outdoor use, as indicated on the label. Using the wrong
pesticide or using it incorrectly to treat for bedbugs can make you, your
family, and your pets sick. It can also make your home unsafe to live in -
and may not solve the problem.
More information on bedbugs and how to control them:
http://epa.gov/pesticides/bedbugs
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 Taming the Wild Mushroom
Join an Audubon expert at one of the mushroom programs listed below and learn how
to identify the various mushrooms that grow in our area, including the edible
ones. These are some of our most popular programs, so register early!
Visit www.asri.org to view a complete calendar of events then click on the program date below for specific details.
Upcoming Mushroom Programs:
Wild Mushroom Extravaganza at Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge;
September 18
Prudence Island Fungus Foray; September 22
Wild Mushroom Walk at Kimball; September 25
Wild Mushroom Workshop at Powder Mill Ledges; October 16
Please note:
Collecting mushrooms on Audubon property is prohibited.
Register Today
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Used Books Needed for the Greene School Library
Rhode Island's Environmental Charter High School
Cleaning off those bookshelves? We are looking for gently used guide books or other educational titles on plants, wildlife, astronomy, etc. They will be used to support the library in the Greene School, Rhode Island's new environmental charter school. Any donations must be appropriate for high school level students.
Donations my be dropped of at Audubon Society of Rhode Island Headquarters, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, RI.
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 Stay at an Artist's Retreat
Maxwell Mays Lake House available for weekly rentals through
October 30.
Situated on 300 secluded acres in western Coventry, the Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge is Audubon's newest acquisition.
Great place for bird watching, nature walks on the property's trails and spectacular sunsets. This fully furnished old fashioned wood and field stone camp, on the edge of Carr Pond, features fireplace heat, full kitchen, screened porch, dock, large deck overlooking the pond, outdoor gas grill, indoor plumbing, two bedrooms, one bath. Cabin sleeps 4+.
Enjoy use of Carr pond for catch and release fishing, swimming or just paddling around in the camp's canoe. Perfect for a romantic week or weekend get-a-way or a family vacation.
Located 20 minutes from Wickford, South Shore, Putnam CT for antiquing, near golfing, state parks, bike paths.
Available through October 30th. Contact Raquel Storti for availability, or call 401-338-6390. Proceeds from the rental support the refuge stewardship fund.
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Double Your Gift to Audubon
Do you work for a company that matches charitable gifts? If so, you could make double the impact! Click here to see a list of companies that make corporate matching gifts. Don't know if your company matches gifts? Check with your Human Resources Dept. to see if they do, or would consider starting.
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| Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Shops
Environmental Education Center, Bristol, RI
Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, Smithfield, RI
(401) 949-5454
Present this Coupon and Receive
15% off Bird Feeders
September 18 to 26, 2010
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Coupon may not be combined with any other offer or discount.
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Jeffrey Hall
Sr. Director of Advancement
(401) 949-5454 x3017
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