May Program Reminder
THE PEOPLE, HISTORY, AND WILDLIFE OF NAMIBIA
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Tuesday, May 21 - 6:45 p.m.
THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION CONFERENCE CENTER, 4801 Rockhill Rd. KCMO 64110, in the Paseo Room - Social time from 6:00-6:45 p.m. Business and announcements will precede the meeting. Cultural anthropologist and conservationist Ryan Klataske will present a program "People and Wildlife: An Anthropologist’s Journey to Namibia." African wildlife faces an array of formidable threats, from habitat loss and fragmentation to human-wildlife conflict and illegal trafficking. Similar threats to wildlife exist around the world. Fortunately, in southern Africa, people are working together to manage and conserve wildlife and natural resources in innovative ways. For the past decade, Dr. Klataske has studied wildlife management and conservation in Namibia, documenting these important efforts and the intersecting issues of ranching, race, land, and livelihoods. This talk will provide a broad introduction to Namibia, including its people, history, wildlife, and the lessons it can teach us about conservation and community in the Great Plains. Vivid photography will compliment Dr. Klataske’s stories.
Please feel welcome to join our host committee and Ryan at Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue on the Plaza before the meeting. Meet at 5:00 p.m., and ask to be seated with the Audubon party. Otherwise, join us at the Kauffman Foundation at 6:00 p.m. for socializing. Business and program begin at 6:45.
Meetings will resume in September 2019. Watch our website and BurroughsAnnounce for details. Special events and times may be scheduled, such as our Annual Dinner / No general meetings in June, July or August.
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Conservation News
SHORTCOMINGS OF BLM DRAFT REVIEW AREN'T LIMITED TO BIRDS
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From the Audubon.org website:
Government Agencies Skirmish Over Inaccurate Environmental Impact Report on Arctic Refuge Drilling
The Trump administration paints a too-rosy picture of how oil and gas development will impact Alaska’s coastal plain ecology, its own experts say. Read more...
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Nature Programs at the Burroughs Library
BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST
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BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST PROGRAMS IN MAY
Tuesday, May 28 @ 10:00 AM ~ Missouri’s Fishes
Thursday, May 30 @ 10:00 AM ~ The Real Story of Fungi/Mushrooms
BONNIE THE BIOLOGIST PROGRAMS IN JUNE
Thursday, June 13 @ 10:00 AM ~ Think You Know Insects?
Wednesday, June 19 @ 10:00 AM ~ Missouri’s Mysterious Insectivores!
Tuesday, June 25 @ 10:00 AM ~ Think You Know Insects?
Thursday, June 27 @ 10:00 AM ~ Missouri’s Mysterious Insectivores!
Bonnie Anderson is a true gem of Burroughs Audubon’s Nature Center and Bird Sanctuary. Her programs are fun and full of energy! People of all ages are welcome to participate and are free to come and go during the program time allotted. Programs are free and include free literature, and more! Visit our Bonnie the Biologist web page for a printable brochure and more information. Directions to the Library can be found here. For all other questions, please contact Clare Hollander at 816-701-3441 or clarehollander@kclibrary.org.
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June Field Trips
TO VARIOUS MIDWEST LOCATIONS
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Burroughs field trips are free to Audubon members and the public, and people of any age or level of experience are welcome to participate! Any trip may involve walking on a variety of terrain and surfaces, but some trips will be more strenuous than others. Trip leaders can advise you of the physical activity involved. Since we visit a number of wild areas and habitats, we respectfully ask that your pets not accompany us on the trail. If they're not given to vocal excitement, crated pets in vehicles are fine.
Sunday, June 2 – 6:00 a.m.
Dunn Ranch and Pawnee Prairie Natural Area - Join us as we search for species such as Upland Sandpiper, Black-billed Cuckoo, Sedge Wren, Henslow’s and Grasshopper Sparrows, and Bobolinks. Meet at 6:00 a.m. in the Liberty commuter lot at I-35 and U.S. 69 Hwy. (Excelsior Springs exit) for carpooling.
Saturday, June 8 - 7:30 a.m.
Blue River Parkway Breeding Bird Census - We will meet at the Blue River Parkway Trailhead and Minor Park Tennis Courts parking lot and search the Blue River looking for summer residents that breed in Jackson County.
Tuesday, June 11 - 7:00 a.m.
Jerry Smith Park Breeding Bird Census - We will meet at the Jerry Smith Trailhead parking lot at the top of the ridge and search this largely undeveloped city park for summer residents that breed around Jackson County.
Saturday, June 15 through Tuesday, June 18
Sax-Zim Bog and the Northwoods of Minnesota - This trip is spread out over four-days, but the main part of this trip is all-day Sunday at Sax-Zim Bog with naturalist Clinton Nienhaus. Feel free to join us for all or part of the trip. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements.
Visit our Field Trips web page for trip description, meeting place, and leader contact info.
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