| Summary: | Bexar Tracks began with Vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1986). It continues Newsletter (Bexar Audubon Society). VOLUME IX, NO. 10 512·822·4503 OCTOBER 1991 BEXAR AUDUBON SOCIETY CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY The Chapter's primary goals are to promote species and habitat c-ervatlon and environmental education In the community. J!esident's Letter As promised in last month's newsletter, here they are: Ten Voluntary Initiatives by Ted Turner 1. I love and respect the planet Earth and all living things thereon, especially my fellow species, Mankind. 2. I promise to treat all persons everywhere with dignity, respect, and friendliness. 3. I promise to have no more than two children or no more than my nation suggests. 4. I promise to use my best efforts to help save what is left of our natural world in its untouched state, and to restore damaged or destroyed areas where practical. 5. I pledge to use as little non-renewable resources as possible. 6. I pledge to use as little toxic chemicals, pesticides, and other poisons as possible and to work for their reduction by others. 7. I promise to contribute to those less fortunate than myself to help them become self-sufficient and enjoy the benefits of a decent life, including clean air and water, adequate food, health care, housing, education, and individual rights. 8. I reject the use of force, in particular military force, and back United Nations arbitration of international disputes. 9. I support the total elimination of all nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and, in turn, the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction. 10. I support the United Nations and its efforts to collectively improve the conditions of the planet. list do not have recovery plans and more than 3,600 candidate species are awaiting consideration. It is Audubon's goal to strengthen the Endangered Species Act and shift the focus from single species to ecosystem protection - a proactive rather than a reactive approach. It makes much more sense. We will, of course, need a lot of help from you and your friends interested in this issue. You will need to let your representatives and senators know of your concern on this issue. If you have any innovative ideas on funding the act, they would also be useful. We are learning in our own backyard how economics and endangered species are still seen as being on the opposite sides of a struggle. How few Golden-cheeks do there need to be before they are seen as a treasure rather than as a nuisance to development. When you consider that people travel from all over the globe to have an opportunity to see one, does this attitude make any sense? I hope you're having a wonderful Fall and that you are taking time to get out and enjoy nature. Join us for our work weekend at Friedrich. Marge Flandermeyer BAS General Meeting October 17 It may be a while before they replace the Ten Com- John Economidy, Texas Regional mandments, but they are certainly valid recommenda- Editor of the Hawk Migration tions for achieving sustainable life on earth. Association of North America, reports And, speaking of sustainable life on earth, the that within Texas, 12 eyres of pereEndangered Species Act is up for reauthorization next grine falcons produced 19 young this year. Because of the economic impacts of the Act on year, bald eagle nests increased, and industries such as logging and shrimping, among others, two nests of ospreys were sighted for there is a strong movement afoot to weaken the Act. In the first time. Having just completed the annual "hawkaddition, because of the lack of appropriations, nearly watch," Economidy will be the guest speaker at our next half of the plants and animals on the endangered species general meeting, to be held at the Ruble Center at 7 pm. 0 Printed on recycled paper. Please recycle in the interest of the present and the future. @ fil BEXAR TRACKS, October 1991 SAEc Hears Attorney General's Staff Susan Rust About one hundred people gathered last month to hear this most informative and timely presentation on Texas law and environmental protection. The San Antonio Environmental Coalition program, sponsored by Bexar Audubon Society, featured Sam Goodhope and Brian Berwick, special assistant attorneys general for the state in the Environmental Division, and Jeaneen McMaster, director of intergovernmental services. They discussed the new directions being taken by Attorney General Dan Morales to protect the state's environment. They also addressed how agency environmental regulation works and how local prosecutors and citizens can be more effective in ensuring the protection of a quality environment. Representatives from various organizations which participate in the SAEC (which Bexar Audubon underwrites) updated attenders on issues ranging from Mitchell Lake, San Antonio Earth Fair '91, San Antonio recycling, Woodland Hills development, and San Antonio open space planning, to the development of a Hill Country Water Watch Program, local land and water protection efforts, river cleanups, and a regional nature center project. In addition, federal legislation related to protecting biodiversity and strengthening requirements for environmental impact statements were also discussed. These two hour public issues forums are always loaded with information and are quite stimulating. We encourage you to attend the next forum on December 10, which will examine the controversial issue of brush clearing to improve water supplies in the Hill Country. For more information about the SAEC, call 826-4698. To.E.s. Annual Meeting: Endangered Species -Biodiversity- Extinction James C. Garriott Species diversity appears to be declining at an accelerating rate in the U.S. and at an even worse rate in many other countries. More than four thousand species are recognized as candidates for listing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered. Of the six hundred or so actually listed, recovery plans exist for only about half. Michael Soule stated in Science (253:744-750, 1991) that "effective conservation is impossible without some knowledge of biodiversity." His message? That we must protect ecosystems, or species protection and recovery efforts will be for naught. At current rates of deforestation worldwide, one quarter of all species could be eliminated in the next fifty years, according to Paul Erlich and Edward Wilson (Science, 253:758-7652, 1991). The T.O.E.S. (Texas Organization for Endangered Species) annual meeting was held in Corpus Christi September 5-7. Presentations indicate that the prospects for many Texas species are bleak. For example, at Page2 Aransas, the blue crab, on which wintering whoopers largely depend, is being diminished by the reduced flow of fresh water from the San Antonio, caused by increased water usage. Increased salinity may be devastating to both the crabs and the cranes. The cranes will have to range further inland - away from the refuge - for fresh water, risking losses from shooting and other hazards. The poor breeding success of the cranes this year- only 135 are expected to return - may be due to drought, as well as predation at the breeding grounds. The Attwater prairie chicken continues to decline with division into small, isolated populations. This results from insufficient habitat and poor breeding success, possibly because of pesticide persistence. A captive breeding program is planned at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose and efforts by Texas Parks and Wildlife, as well as privat~ funding, aim to reduce overgrazing by cattle in chicken habitat and to restore habitat. An Aplomado falcon restoration program was begun in 1983, and twenty-four have been released in South Texas. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to release five hundred birds by the year 2000. These falcons disappeared from the U.S. by 1940 and are declining in Mexico. The stumbling block may be the falcons' extreme sensitivity to persistent pesticides. Other endangered species discussed included the Texas red wolf, officially extinct in the wild in 1978, whose numbers have increased under a captive breeding program in Oregon. An experimental release of a few individuals in North Carolina habitat seems promising, but there are no plans for restoration to Texas. Indeed, there may no longer be any viable habitat in the red wolf's historic home. T.O.E.S. voted to recommend placing the mountain lion on a watch status. Some areas of the state may have stable or increasing populations, but they have disappeared from others. In Texas, too little is known about the lion's status to properly consider the species threatened or endangered, so there is no protection for the lion here. An encouraging note about Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is that a documented mating occurred off the Texas coast. This could be the first fruit of a ten-year recovery program designed to encourage nesting on Padre Island, presumably a safer nesting site than Rancho Nuevo, Mexico. Although use of TEDs is increasing, the Gulf is still not a safe place for turtles, as Jack Woody of the Fish and Wildlife Service reported. Turtles radio-tracked to the Gulf are often lost, probably due to illegal taking. Bexar Tracks The editor believes the information in this publication to be accurate as of October 7. We welcome contributions of news, opinions, letters, an? other information of interest to members. Any submission may be ed1teds. If you have comments or contributions for Bexar Tracks please send thell} to the editor, POB 690028, San Antonio, TX 78269-0028.' NOTE:Don t throw away your old phone books. Recycling bins are available again at Kroger stores and other sites. . '.'.' .'. .'. : ·:·:·,·.·,,'.,.·'' .:,· ',.= . .=.'.:-',.'.=. ::- . .-:-::=~::-. .-:=====~r:=====· Annual Planning Me!:g Results Marge Flandermeyer Our Annual Planning Meeting, held August 17, was, as usual, a very productive meeting filled with many suggestions on ways to improve our organization. Of one thing we can be certain -there is no lack of brainpower, creativity, or enthusiasm in the group. A meeting summary follows: Leadership: A number of positions held by officers and committee chairmen are affected by our By-Laws rule of three-year term limitation. It was determined that we should draft revisions to our By-Laws rather than comply. A By-Laws Committee of the following members was named: Susan Rust, Bill Woller, and Leslie Linehan. A Nominating Committee, with suggested members Nancy Kent, Doris French, and Dick Pipes, will be named in the future to provide a slate of officers for 1992. The need to build committees was discussed as a necessary tool to prevent burnout. Committee chairmen were reminded to use the membership chairman, Thelma Nungesser, to help target new committee members. Conservation: Chairman Dick Pipes has organized the Conservation Committee into sulH:ommittees (see conservation report on page 4). In the interest of assisting chapters of Audubon in Mexico and Central America in issues, such as migrating songbirds, that cross country borders a possible partnership was explored. This concept was introduced at the National Convention this summer. A trip to San Miguel de Allende, which would also include a visit to the Butterfly Sanctuary, BEXAR TRACKS, October 1991 fij was proposed. A donation will be considered in the budget planning process for next year. Programs: Various ideas were advanced for improving our monthly general membership meetings, such as refreshments, door prizes, and name tags. The program, outings, and education chairmen will meet in the late fall to plan for the coming year. Outings: A new chairman will need to be recruited for 1992. A suggestion was made for more local outings, however some of the out-of-town meetings have had the best attendance. Finance: The date for Birdathon 1992 was set for May 2. Roy Wahl has offered use of the Audubon Sanctuary in Corpus. Leslie Linehan will serve as chairman for this annual fund-raising event. Our goal was set at $3,600. More corporate sponsors will be sought. It was decided to hold another arts and crafts auction if a chairman for the event could be found. Education: Funding sixty Audubon Adventures classrooms has been our goal for the past several years, and we will continue at least at that level. We will also continue with the Audubon Ecology Camp scholarships. Newsletter/Publications: Quality of our newsletter was applauded. More white space to enhance readability was suggested. A congressional contact list will be included in the newsletter before sessions begin and after elections to facilitate letter-writing campaigns. Membership: Committee chairmen were encouraged to utilize the new member surveys that have been prepared and returned. Member data is at the highest level of accuracy in history. Publicity: Publicity Chairman Blair Richter requested that everyone use the information sheets he has prepared to facilitate publicity. Thanks to all the participants for dedicating the time and effort to this important process in the chapter. National Audubon Society Chapter Membership Application Gift Membership Form 0 Yes, I'd like to join. Please enroll me as a member of the National Audubon Society and of my local chapter, Bexar Audubon Society. Please send Audubon magazine, Bexar Tracks, and my membership card to the address below. 0 A $20 check for my introductory membership is enclosed. 0 I think an Audubon Society membership is a great gift. Send gift memberships to my friends and family at right. ANDADMREE _S_ S_ __________________________ _ CITY/STATE/ZIP ______________________ __ PHONE _________________ __ Make all checks payable to the National Audubon Society. Send this form and your check to: f --- WHf --- 1 Bexar Audubon Society i Local Chapter Code i P.O.Box 6084 l --- ~-~ --- _j San Antonio, TX 78209 Please enroll the following and send a gift card from me. My check for$ ($20 per membership), payable to the National Audubon Society, is enclosed. I. NAME ADDR~S --- CITY/STATE/ZIP --- Gift occasion: Christmas, birthday, ? _____ _ Sign gift card:. _____________ _ 2.NAME ADDR~S --- CITY /STATE/ZIP --- Gift occasion: Christmas, birthday, ? _____ __ Sign gift card: ______________ _ If you need more space, please write your other gift orders on a separate piece of paper. Thank you for your support. ~ BEXAR TRACKS, October 1991 be Education Report Video Tape Library The BAS video tape library is used by various educational groups on a loan basis with no fee. In order to increase the number of tapes available, we ask each of you to check your own tape library to see if there are appropriate tapes you will contribute - environmental education, wildlife, and similar subjects for all ages. Speakers Bureau In need of a speaker for a meeting or for your school group? We may have an answer for you. BAS can provide knowledgeable, entertaining speakers for many occasions. Audubon Adventures We can still support a few more 3rd through 6th grade teachers who would like subscriptions to Audubon Adventures for their classrooms this year. This bi-monthly program of environmental education materials provides newsletters for each child in the classroom, as well as a teacher's guide. If you or someone you know is interested, please let us know. BAS funds this program, which is underwritten by the National Audubon Society. Sponsoring an Audubon Adventures classroom is an excellent way to commemorate an event. All special contributions will be acknowledged and are tax-deductible. Contact Betty Minyard, Education Chair, 344-6128, for more information about any of these education programs. Make a difference to our children. Enrich their learning experience. Further our cause. lrormation Please The Campground Directory: 1991 North American Edition (Woodall Publishing Co., phone 800-323-9096, $14.95) has information about hundreds of campgrounds, including 75 pages on Texas alone. The Vanishing Species of Texas: An Interactive computer exhibit for adults and children, is available free of charge for public installation at non-profit, educational institutions or for personal use. Send three blank, doublesided, double-density 3.5 inch floppy diskettes, and selfaddressed, stamped disk --- . mailers (for return) to: Project Quest, COM 1, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, .A~·" TX 78712-1110. For more information, call 512-471- 4900. (System requirements: Apple Macintosh Plus, SE or Classic, with at least 1MB of RAM (2MB or greater suggested), 7MB of hard disk space, and HyperCard Version 1.2.2 or 1.2.5. Page4 Conservation Reports on Issues Richard Pipes, Conservation Committee chairperson, reports the following subcommittee information from the September meeting: Endangered Species James Garriott See Garriott's report on the T.O.E.S. meeting on page 2. Aquifer Protection/Regional Water Plan Pete Bauml Meetings of the San Antonio Citizens' Committee on Developing a Water Plan/2040 for the Greater SA Area are being monitored by Bauml as the BAS representative in the joint environmental committee. Open Space Planning Ted & Linda Tippen Open space is broadly defined as any area that is undeveloped or essentially unimproved land or water. In terms of planning, it includes those areas expressly set aside or designated to remain as open space. Purposes include conservation and the preservation of water resources. In May 1991, as part of its master plan, the City of San Antonio adopted an Open Space Plan to identify and classify potential resources as well as inventory existing open spaces - especially those of outstanding or significant value. Categories include natural and cultural resources, parks and recreation services, urban form and scenic resources, and water quality and quantity. Areas meeting one or more of the following criteria will be considered for classification under the conservation section of the plan: flood plains; significant restrictive landforms; significant vegetative areas; and areas of other unique vegetative, natural, and/or geologic features. Energy & Environmental Quality Paul Schmieder Schmieder reports he has been invited to design a drivea- thou aimed at informing and educating the public about automotive responsibility - a new way of looking at . improving fuel efficiency and reducing harmful emissions by changing our individual driving habits. Resource Conservation/Solid Waste Walter Barfield Funding seems the growing concern as the city goes through budget cutting. Discussion centered on more appropriate garbage disposal methods and fairer means of paying for it. (NOTE: Copies of the BAS recycling directory were being distributed at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Trade Show by Waste Management Inc.) Adopt-a-Park (Friedrich Park) Bill Woller Marge Flandermeyer reported on the meeting of BAS with the Athens Group (resort developer). BAS has notified Athens that BAS cannot support their present plan for development of the Woodland Hills project because it includes the potential loss of almost 45 percent of the identified habitat of the Golden-Cheeked Warbler. Mitchell Lake Development Marge Flandermeyer No significant news. Public Lands (Refuges, Forests, Wetlands)Richard Pipes House and Senate bills on refuges, forests, and wetlands will all be coming up this fall. Members should remain 0 alert to all these bills since several are definitely anti-environment. (NOTE: For current information on this and PageS other en Hotline; connect number attendan Need fo were disc All men Conserva are needt next mee\ 15 at 7 p Funston C at 1-512-5 590-9371, 1 Legislative Update & Other Letter-Writing Opportunities Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act on ay ox d nt d s e r 5 s t H.R. 1969, introduced by Congressman John Bryant on Earth Day, would bring moderate reform to the forest industry by banning "even-age management," i.e., clearcutting - the most destructive method of logging ever devised. By this method, forest stands may never return to native diversity. Selection management - the ecological alternative - is often used by private loggers and preserves biodiversity. H.R. 1969 would require the Forest Service and other federal agencies to maintain biodiversity in each stand. Write your representative and ask for support or cosponsorship of H.R. 1969. Drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge S. 1220 (formerly S. 341), the National Energy Security Act of 1991, is the most immediate threat. Title IX of this bill would allow opening of the coastal plain to oil and gas leasing. It also weakens nuclear regulation and does nothing to encourage conservation. As of October 7, six senators have promised to filibuster the Johnston bill (S.1220), which is expected to reach the floor October 15 or later. URGENT: Please contact your senators t!HiJJJ?. and ask them to vote to sustain the filibuster on S. 1220. H.J.R. 239 and S. 39 would classify the coastal plain as wilderness. The Senate Environment Committee held a hearing on S.39 in April. Write your senators and urge them to oppose any bill that would open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife refuge to drilling. Ask them to cosponsor S. 39 and ask your representative to cosponsor H.J. Res. 239. S. 109 calls for opening the coastal plain to oil and gas exploration and production. It is in the Senate Energy Committee. H.R. 1320 would allow leasing in the coastal plain with restrictions on the caribou calving area. Referred to the House Interior Committee and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, which held hearings in July. BEXAR TRACKS, October 1991 fil Protection for Wetlands October 15 is the deadline to get comments to EPA on wetlands protection. Changes to the delineation manual to provide a working definition of wetlands would remove from federal regulation up to 30 million acres - nearly a third of remaining wetlands. While some of these are temporary or seasonal, they are still important to migrating birds and help to control floods and filter out pollutants. Register your objection to the changes in the manual. For information on where to send comments, call the EPA Hotline during business hours: 1-800-832-7828. Also write President Bush to oppose efforts in the administration and Congress to limit the definitions and weaken Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, a key wetlands protection law. "The New Range Wars" Draws Letters Audubon is under attack for putting before the public a TV special that portrays the grazing of private cattle on public land. The General Electric company, which underwrote this program, has been receiving a deluge of mail trying to persuade them to stop sponsoring Audubon TV. Please write GE as a private citizen, tell them thank you, and ask that they continue to support Audubon TV. Who to write? Mr. Jack Welch, Chairman of the Board, GE, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431, telephone: 203-373-2971. Audubon Council of Texas Meets in Abilene October 25-27 Big Country Audubon Society will host the Fall 1991 Audubon Council of Texas meeting. Bexar Audubon Society members are encouraged to join this statewide council as delegates. Registration is $20 per person and covers Saturday's meals. Send checks by October 11, payable to Big Country Audubon Society, to PO Box 569, Abilene, TX 79604. Contact Linda White, r."""'~ 915-6734824 or 915-673-8531. Carpooling Anyone? . If you are interested in •. car-pooling to Abilene •. or in sharing lodging, contact Susan Hughes, 696-6868. You can carpool with a friend to meetings. Save gas, make a new friend, spend time with an old . friend. Encourage some- •.• one to come with you to the next BAS General Meeting on October 17. JOHN j. AUDUBON 1 785- l l~t P[NNATE.D GROUSE AUDUBON ROUGE C\LIFORNIA R£0 WINE MADJ!; AND IIOTTU'J) &-Y AUDUBON ClU.-\RS, Br.RKel.fY, C/1 ALCOHOL ll S'llo !YVOLUMJ!; • CONTMHS S!A.FITI!S PageS other environmental legislation, call the 24-hour Audubon Hotline at 202-544-9009. During business hours you may connect with the hotline by dialing 1 and the mailbox number 3456. After hours, dial 4 when the automated attendant answers.) Need for coordination and cross-committee involvement were discussed. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend Conservation Committee meetings, and more members are needed to serve on the various subcommittees. The next meeting of the Committee will be Tuesday, October 15 at 7 pm at the San Antonio Botanical Center, 555 Funston (at North New Braunfels). Contact Richard Pipes at 1-512-569-2452 or Linda Tippen, Vice-Chairperson, at 590-9371, for more information. Legislative Update & Other Letter-Writing Opportunities Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act H.R. 1969, introduced by Congressman John Bryant on Earth Day, would bring moderate reform to the forest industry by banning "even-age management," i.e., clearcutting - the most destructive method of logging ever devised. By this method, forest stands may never return to native diversity. Selection management - the ecological alternative - is often used by private loggers and preserves biodiversity. H.R. 1969 would require the Forest Service and other federal agencies to maintain biodiversity in each stand. Write your representative and ask for support or cosponsorship of H.R. 1969. Drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge S. 1220 (formerly S. 341), the National Energy Security Act of 1991, is the most immediate threat. Title IX of this bill would allow opening of the coastal plain to oil and gas leasing. It also weakens nuclear regulation and does nothing to encourage conservation. As of October 7, six senators have promised to filibuster the Johnston bill (S.1220), which is expected to reach the floor October 15 or later. URGENT: Please contact your senators t.!J.!l.f;u and ask them to vote to sustain the filibuster on S. 1220. H.J.R. 239 and S. 39 would classify the coastal plain as wilderness. The Senate Environment Committee held a hearing on S.39 in April. Write your senators and urge them to oppose any bill that would open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife refuge to drilling. Ask them to cosponsor S. 39 and ask your representative to cosponsor H.J. Res. 239. S. 109 calls for opening the coastal plain to oil and gas exploration and production. It is in the Senate Energy Committee. H.R. 1320 would allow leasing inthe coastal plain with restrictions on the caribou calving area. Referred to the House Interior Committee and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, which held hearings in July. BEXAR TRACKS, October 1991 fil Protection for Wetlands October 15 is the deadline to get comments to EPA on wetlands protection. Changes to the delineation manual to provide a working definition of wetlands would remove from federal regulation up to 30 million acres - nearly a third of remaining wetlands. While some of these are temporary or seasonal, they are still important to migrating birds and help to control floods and filter out pollutants. Register your objection to the changes in the manual. For information on where to send comments, call the EPA Hotline during business hours: 1-800-832-7828. Also write President Bush to oppose efforts in the administration and Congress to limit the definitions and weaken Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, a key wetlands protection law. "The New Range Wars" Draws Letters Audubon is under attack for putting before the public a TV special that portrays the grazing of private cattle on public land. The General Electric company, which underwrote this program, has been receiving a deluge of mail trying to persuade them to stop sponsoring Audubon TV. Please write GE as a private citizen, tell them thank you, and ask that they continue to support Audubon TV. Who to write? Mr. Jack Welch, Chairman of the Board, GE, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431, telephone: 203-373-2971. Audubon Council of Texas Meets in Abilene October 25-27 Big Country Audubon Society will host the Fall 1991 Audubon Council of Texas meeting. Bexar Audubon Society members are encouraged to join this statewide council as delegates. Registration is $20 per person and covers Saturday's meals. Send checks by October 11, payable to Big Country Audubon Society, to PO Box 569, Abilene, TX 79604. Contact Linda White, rrn;;z;rns;;mz;,;z;;mrn:;z::E:nJ 915-673-4824 or 915-673-8531. Carpooling Anyone? If you are interested in car-pooling to Abilene or in sharing lodging, contact Susan Hughes, 696-6868. You can carpool with a friend to meetings. Save gas, make a new friend, spend time with an old ••• friend. Encourage some- •·• one to come with you to the next BAS General Meeting on October 17. JOHN J. AVDUSON 1785-1851 PINNATE.DGROUSE AUDUBON ROUGE G\LIFORNIA RED W'INE MADt 1\HD BO'ITt.W SY AUOUSON aU.ARS, SfRKfW, Cl. ALCOHOl ll 5 . SY VOlUMB • CONTAJNSSU.FITI!S fij BEXAR TRACKS, October 1991 Calendar Oct. I5 Deadline for poster and photo contests associated with the 6th Annual Texas Coastal Cleanup. For more information, rules, and entry forms, call 5I24 79-0206. Oct. I8-20 Texas Grassroots Environmental Convention, Dallas. For more information, call Groups Allied to Stop Pollution (the host organization), 2I444I-6III. Oct. I9-20 Texas Committee on Natural Resources Annual Meeting, Dallas. Call 2I4-368-I79I for information. Oct. 22 Xeriscape - with speakers Jerry Jones and Calvin Fine,. 7-9 pm, Mackey Development Center. Contact Northside Community Education, 520-7990. Oct. 26 Trees: Their Importance in Nature and the Landscape, IO am-noon. San Antonio Botanical Center. $5. Pre-register by October I9. Call 82I-5I43 for more information. Nov. 2 Earth Fair, San Pedro Park. Nov. 2 Natural history hike. Friedrich Wilderness Park, I 0 am. For more information, call82I-5I43. Nov. 9 Second Saturday at Friedrich Wilderness Park, 9 am. Topic: Birds of Prey. Call82I-5I43 for information. Nov. I2 Edwards Underground Water District monthly meeting, 4 pm. Call 222-2204 for location. Aquifer protection and water conservation for Edwards Aquifer. BEXAR AUDUBON SOCIETY P .0. BOX 6084 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 Address Correction Requested OffiCERS AND BOARD Marge flandenneyer, President . 684-2668 Betty Minyard, Vice President . 344-6128 Walter Barfield, Treasurer . 736-0355 Caryl Swann, Secretary . 653-2860 Audrey Cooper, Board Member . 651-6054 Ronald "Rusty" Guyer, Board Member . 226-6808 Susan K. Hughes, Board Member . 696-6868 Thelma Nungesser, Board Member . 824.S199 Blair Richter, Board Member . 824-8251 COMMmEE CHAIRMEN Conservation, Richard Pipes . 1-512-569-2452 Education, Betty Minyard . 344-6128 Finance . . Membership, Thelma Nungesser . 824.S199 Newsletter Editor, Susan K. Hughes . 696-6868 Outings, Caryl Swann . 653-2860 Programs, Nathan Ratner . 8264462 Publicity, Blair Richter . 824.S251 Page6 Nov. I4-I6 Texas Trails Symposium, Crest Hotel, Austin, sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the National Park Service. Workshops, field trips, speakers, and strategy sessions on all aspects of trail planning, construction, administration, and maintenance. For more information, call Kathryn Nichols at 5I2-389-4 735. . Nov. 22-24 Festival of the Cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, NM - featuring Roger Tory Peterson. For more information call 505- 835-7600 (24 hours). Nov. 22-24 Environmental Ethics Nature Interpretation Workshop. Piney Woods Conservation Center, Broaddus, Texas. Assists nature interpreters interested in incorporating environmental ethics material into their work. Call Gene Hargrove, 8I7-565-2727. Nov. 24 "Mysterious Elephants of the Congo,n an Audubon TV special, TBS, 9 pm (repeated Nov. 25, II :05 pm; Nov. 30, I0:05 am; and Dec. 2, I:05 am). Nov. 26 Native Plant Society Meeting, 7 pm. Lion's Field Clubhouse on Broadway. Dec. 7 Natural history hike. Friedrich Wilderness Park, IO am. For more information, call82I-5I43. Dec. I 0 San Antonio Environmental Coalition Meeting. Brush Clearing for Water Augmentation - Larry White and David Diamond. Witte Museum. For information, 826- 4698. Dec. I4 Second Saturday at Friedrich Wilderness Park. Topic: Explorers' Texas - What was Texas like when the Europeans first arrived? Call82I-5I43 for time. April3-5Texas Wilderness Pow-Wow, Indian Mounds. May 2 Birdathon -mark your calendars! May I7-20 4th North American Symposium on Society and Resource Management. University of WisconsinMadison. Contact Donald R. Field, Program Chair, School of Natural Resources, I46 Agriculture Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. Papers invited. Every Thursday, Ipm, San Antonio City Council meetings, City Hall. Also airs on cable. There are almost always issues of environmental concern on the agenda. Monitor and report any issue of significance to the Conservation Chairperson or individual issues chairs (see article on page 4). NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Permit No. 590
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