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#179,Oct.20^?

WRR&R fromAppleton (or Green Bay) take Highway tO west

to Readfield. Go north (right) on HwyW 3.5 miles to County
OwlProwl'lco& Hrlr tTild(hrkt HH. Turn left on HH to Ernst Road (the lst road on the right),
tlorff fo (oilrol lu*thon mdGypsyilorhs
Volunleerr go .75 mile to the fork in the read and go left onVeiland
Road. The center is the 4th house on the right Qook for the
Iole BockAudubon/Proxy Yote
VRWRR sign). Estimated driving time fromAppleton is 45
llewtenbershipCotcgorhs
minutes, T5 minutes from Green Bay.
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This evcnt is free for NEwAudubon members. Non-members
AudubonAdventuresinAreoqossrooms
pay $5 adults and $3 kids 12 and under. Non-members rvly
joinAudubon that errcning. No pre-registration is required.
Evontc
ondActlvities For rnort information ctlnt4ct Sandy Korh b;' ernail at
Owl Prowl, New London, Saturday, October 25 randykorb@hotmail.com or calling 920.884.046. The phone
7pm-9pm at WRITR&R is 92O.982.6825.
Buclthorn Removal, Baird Creek Park, Green Bav.
Saturday October 25, 8am-noon
Gypsy Moth Search,JoannesPark, Green Bay, AUDUBONVOLUNTEERSNEEDED
TO
SundayOctober 26, lpm-3pm PROTECT
BAIRDCREEK
AND BROWN
Proxy Votes Duefake Back Audubon, November COUNTYTREES!
30,2003 (Help Destroy Buckthorn ond Control
Gypsy Morhs)
Owl Prowl:
Burkthorn
Removol
Heor qnd Audubon volunteers are needed to help remove and check
.r.
See Wild the spread of highfy invasive European buckthorn in Baird
Creek Par* on Saturday,October 25,ftom 8 am to noon.
Ordst
Buckthorn is a destructivc ex(otic tree species originally intro
Audubon member
duced by NorthAmerican landscapers. Berry-eating birds
Randie Segal ofVind
then spread its seeds widely. Once established, buckthorn
RiverIlrildlife quickly replaces native trees, shrubs and forbs in natural areas.
Rehabilitation &
P.elease(tY,aRSXaP-&R) Participants 12 yearc and older will assemble and meet
will lead us into the Audubon rnember Chadie Frisk in the parking area in Baird
woods on an"Owl Creek Park at the intersection of Baird Creek Road and
Prowl" at her center Superior Street at 8 am. Dress in trong pants and sleeves and
for injured animals bring work gloves. Ioppers and brush saws are provided but
near New Iondon at bring your own if you have them.
7pm on Saturday, A Saw-whelOwl
October 25. Randie
will try to attract owls using taped catls (or her captive barred
owl may do the hooting), causing nearby wlld owls to hoot
GyptylllothSeorrh
Kids and adults of dl ages rvry ioin Brown County horticul-
back, or hopefully, fly up to our group and investigate what all
trre agent andAudubon mcmber Paul Hartman on a"treasurr
the noise is about! Ife must sit quietly! Before we prowl for
hunt" for glpsy moth egg mzr$seJon Sunday, October 26 from
owls Randie will show us her injured owls currently being
lpm to 3 pm. We will meet at Joannes Park at I pm at the old
ttcated including a screech, barred, great horned, shorteared,
pool site (community policing building). Paul will train us
longrarcd and a barn owl.
how to look for the eggs of this highfy destructive tree-eal
Thet$(/ind RiverVildlife nehablllation & Release is located at -
pest before we set out. Our findings will help local resourc€
E8378lfeiland Road south of New London,l${rl. To get to agent$ control this enefiy, Dress for the weather.
 TAKEBACK AUDUBONTMGROUP SEEKS
PROXIES
As manyAuduboners are aware, tJre NationalAudubon Society has
made changes in its relationship with local Chapters that have signifi-
cantly impacted Chapter finances, and the rolc of tlrcAudubon grass-
foots in orrf ofganization.
_, rn 20O0, the NAS Board of Directors changpd qhe long-standing policy
of sharing membership dues with Chapters..Under the new policy
that will be firlly implemented this year, the dues share will drop to
near zero for most Chapters. This loss of revenue has forced
Chapters to cut back on newsletters and to reduce their conservz-
tion and education activities" the most effective activism in all of
Audubon.
In 2OO1,the NAS Board enacted a new Chapter policy over the writ-
ten objections of 74 Chapters and over 88 Chapter leaders who
signed on to a letter urging the Board to reconsider this policy. The
letter asked NAS to engage in a true dialogue over this document and
to seek a policy "that meers the needs ofALL of Audubon, including
Chapters".
At the 2OO2Annual Meeting, the NAS leadership vote down resolu-
tions brought by Chaptermembers to reform the governance of NAS
by providing for access to information, competitive elections, and a
greater voice forAudubon members and Chapters.
In addition, NationalAudubon ha$ cmbarked on a maior effort to
establish hundreds ofAudubon Centers, which many Chapter leaders
fear will ultimately replace Chapters by draining funds and volun-
teers from local conserv.ation work. A number of Chapters have
already had serious conflicts with NAS over this issue .
port resolutions that will be presented.to- Aud_;rbon and
to rcstone the Chapter dues share.
Thg.rTBA slatc is made.,qp of Chaptef teaders tb4t y.iU give Audubon
mernbers a choice, by:offering candidates ttrtt will'Siand up for the
intercsts of local Cbapters. The tandidites aic:
-
Choi{es Brogg, Santa Monicttsayirt'dubon Sc!CJ(CA);
(370> 454-962; cgbizggjr@wortdnet.lit.net;'
Mqrsho Ccnnon, Madison Audubon Soc. (W'D;
' (608) 25L-1276; mpcannon@chaft€r.scf i,
i,r
John Gollogher, Clark Courtl:Aurfrb6ti Sitct(OII); ::;: :r -'
(93D3234782;jfg4@msn.corn ' '-.;:.i'' ,! - ,
Andrsw flloron, Delaware4tSegoAudubon Sdc. (N!;
((fr7) 652-2162; AndyMason@eirthling.net -
'
Cory Meislcr,YumaAudubon Soc. (AZ;; ""
(928) 782-3552; cwm4@mindsprirtg.com v'
Pol Rasmussen, Icavenworth Audubon Adopt-a-Forest (SfA);
(5O9> 5 48-7640; patr@crcwnet.com
Dqrrcl Whipplc,Willapa Hills Audubon Soc. (OR);
(5O3) 55(o9838 ; dwhipple@columbiacenter.org
tennifer Wilson-Pincs, Nonh Shore Audubon Soc. (Nf); -
(5 L6> 767-3454 ; jurpine-s@juno.com
In addition,TBA is endorsing tttit y.*'s regionallynominatcd Chapter
candidates:
Ione Werthman,Audubon Soc. of Omaha (NE)
John tVhittle, Golden Triangle Audubon Soc. CIX)
Steven Zimmerman, Juneau Audubon Society (AIC;

In response to these actions by NAS, a gras3r6ots organization,.Take
Back Audubon"ru (IBA) has sprung up, whose mission is "to restore
a true pzrrtnership between tlie independent chapters and the
NationalAudubon Society through a real voice in the NAS organtza-
tion and in all decisions that affect Chapters. To date, 33 Audubon
Jhapters and over 1OOChapter leaders have endorsed Take Back
-Audubon'
Presently,TBA is engaged in an effort to elect an alternate slate of
candidates to the NAS Board of Directors at this year's Annual
Meeting on Dec. 6,2003. They are seeking proxies fromAudubon
members to bring to the meeting to vote for this slate, and to sup-
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Biographies of the candidates, copies of the proposed resolutions,
and background information on Tirke Back Audubon can be found at
www'smbas'org/tba.
To supt ort thls Audubon chapter effor! complete the
Prory form below and return to tlre address listed by
November 30, 2OO3. . .. :
Members arc also asked to not nctum the NAS prory that will be
arriving in a few weeks.
For further information, please visit the TBA web site (aboge), or con-
tact any of the TBA candidates.

PROXY \*<5
KNOW A[[ PERSONS BY THESE PRESENIS,that I, the undersigned, a member of NAilONAt AUDUBON SOCIETy, lNG.,
S
do hereby constitute and appoint Marsha Cannon,John E Gallagher,Andrew L:l{ason, and Darrel K.Whipple, and each of them, with
frdl power
of substitution, my attorneys and agents for me and in my name, place and stead, to vote as my proxy the numbe*of votcs f should
be able to
cast if then personaiiy present at the Annual Meeting of NATiOi{Al AUDUBON SO€IETY, lN€., to be heid io.Cinciitnati, Ohio,
on Saiurday,
December 5'2Oo3' or at such other place and time as saidAnnual Meeting may be hcld, and at any adjourncd meeting thereof as follows:
(a.) For the election of directors for the terms errpiring in 2006, or until their successors are elected; and . ,
@.) In their discretion, for the transaction of such other business :rs may propcrly gome before the meeting..

lN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of TboThousand andThree.
Address
(must be signed to be walid)
Name
(please print name)
INSTRUCNONS FOR COTTPIETING PR,OXY
1. Insert date ofsigning.
2. Print name et(actly as membership is carried and shown on your rnagazime label. you must be
a National Audubon soc. member in good standing, as of oct. 17,2oo3 in order to vote.
3. Prorytobe signedbypersoninwhosename membershipiscaried. lfcariedfurtwonames
or as Mr. & Mrs.,either party can sign.
(. Show cumentaddressand zip code.
. : --.
. S|GN ONLY ONE PROXY FORtYr.DO NOT SIGN ANY OTHERPROXY FORrvlyOU rvltcltT REcEtvE. HowEvE& tF you HAVE
ATREADYSIGNEDA PROXY FORll, THIS FORII Wttt SupERsEDE ,- ..
ANy EARUERFORtyl. ";
6. Return signedprory form by NOVEMBER30 to: John E Gallagher,121 LarchmontRoad,Springfield,Ohio 455O3. '' :
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 IMPORTANT:New Donor
Cotegories for our Members
As stated in the "Take BackAudubon" article in this issue many
of the 500Audubon chaplers 44tionwide are struggling finan_
cially as a result of decreased revenue sharing from National
Audubon.
The board of Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon, Inc. recently
approved new donor (rnembership) categories in order to
increase chapter revenues. Ve feel that this move will lessen
or eliminate our financial dependence on NationalAudubon.
Increased revenues from donors will allow us to contribute
directly to conservation projects, offer errciting wildlife field
I I I I I T.,I I I I I I I
trips to families, send out newsletters, develop a website and
other worthy projects.
We encourage all current members to donate at one of the
local donor levels (930, $40 or $60.) Donating at one of these
levels providesr five times the financial benefit to our chapter
compared to the national donor ($20) level.
Current members fiury now choose to renew their nationar -
Audubon membership through NEWAudubon, Inc. for $20.
However, due to the decreased dues share from National we
cannot sustain our chapter services if all existing members
renew at this level. In contrast, new donors or members may
join at any level, including $2O,and our chapter will receive
the maximum benefit.
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1'ou choose.
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. Audubon magazrne
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. N.E.WAudubon Newsletter
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Students and teachers rn elementary schools inAppleton and Menasha are
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classroom Kits this year thanks to a gift from member Dr.John shillinglaw
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