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by Larry Liby (click for full image)
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Links
birding organizations • conservation organizations • miscellaneous
Our
chapter is proud to associate with many other organizations in East Central
Indiana that share our love of nature and our commitment to preserving
our natural heritage. We often collaborate with other groups for field
trips and work projects, and we hope to share more resources as all of
us learn to coordinate our efforts with one another more effectively.
Following are a few of the organizations, projects, or websites that we think you should know about. Please tell us about others you think we should add.
Birding organizations and websites
Birding Indiana with Steve Pancol – birding information and photos provided by an Anderson birder.
The Birds of Madison County – website created by Tom and Jean Harbron that chronicles their birding in Madison County.
ChimneySwifts.org – promotes the conservation of chimney swifts through public education, preservation of existing habitat and creation of new nesting and roosting sites.
FredMiranda.com – click on the "Nature & Wildlife" link for stunning photos of birds and other wildlife. (Use the "Next" button to follow threads.)
Important Bird Areas of Indiana – Important Bird Areas (IBAs) provide essential habitat for one or more bird species for breeding, wintering, and/or migrating.
Indiana Audubon Society – the oldest conservation organization continuously operating in Indiana. The IAS is not a chapter of the National Audubon Society, but an independent statewide organization. See especially their expansive Indiana Online Birding Guide.
Indiana Birding – a regularly updated listing of bird sightings throughout the state (courtesy of Birdingonthe.Net).
Indiana Birdwatching List – a field checklist of the Birds of Indiana.
Indiana's Official State Bird Checklist – more than 400 species, compiled by the Indiana Bird Records Committee of the Indiana Audubon Society.
Ivory-billed woodpecker – National Audubon Society update on re-discovery of the formerly “extinct” ivory-billed woodpecker.
National Audubon Society – our parent organization and one of the oldest national organizations devoted to the love and protection of nature, with special attention to bird habitat.
Other Indiana Audubon chapters - listing of and links to the 12 regional Audubon chapters found across Indiana, including Amos Butler, our neighbor to the southwest, and Stockbridge, to the north.
Pale Male – photos and updates about a famous red-tailed hawk who has nested on Fifth Avenue in NYC for more than a dozen years. See also www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/palemale/.
Conservation
organizations and activities
Asherwood Environmental Science Center – a 160-acre environmental science education facility owned and operated by the Marion Community Schools.
Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy – our state's guiding document for keeping Indiana wildlife and habitats healthy. With this project, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources hopes to keep species off the endangered species list by conserving wildlife and habitat at a landscape scale.
Cope Environmental Center – a 100-acre site in Centerville that “promotes the sustainable use of the earth’s resources through education, demonstration, and research.”
Five Rivers Group of the Sierra Club – regional group of the Sierra Club (serving the same seven counties as the RCAS) that focuses on conservation issues and often collaborates with our group on field trips.
Gene Stratton-Porter and Her Limberlost Swamp – website that provides information about Stratton-Porter and the Limberlost that she loved so well.
Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society – organization devoted to the preservation and enjoyment of plant species native to Indiana.
Red-tail Conservancy – a regional land trust that preserves, restores, and protects ecologically significant areas of rural and urban east central Indiana.
Wildlife
Resqu Haus –
wildlife rehabilitation center in Yorktown, now in its 45th year. To
contact Diana Shaffer, director of the WRH, call 765-759-9112.
Drop-off locations for injured animals are Care Animal Hospital, on Nebo Rd. (CR 400W), just north of State Rd. 332 in Muncie (765-284-3000) and Animal Medical Center, at the corner of Nebo (CR 400W) and Kilgore (Stated Rd. 32), in between Muncie and Yorktown (765-289-2471).
Miscellaneous
Indiana Living Green – news about environmentally friendly practices and products for a sustainable lifestyle, especially geared to Hoosiers. Includes links and articles from the Indiana Living Green magazine.
Minnetrista – a focal point in Delware County for culture, history, environmental education, and a wide range of other topics. The RCAS is an affiliate group of Minnetrista and holds its monthly meetings at the Center.
Our Land, Our Literature – website created by Ball State University students that explores Indiana's environmental literature.
Natural Living Expo – a showcase for products and services that support a sustainable lifestyle. Will be held from Oct. 3-5, 2008, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Tranquil Moments – website of nature poems and photos. Royalties generated from chapbook created by the site's owner go to the Wildlife Resqu Haus.
