Photo of Dan Hinz who will be presenting the November First Friday Audubon Program.
AUDUBON NOVEMBER 4th PROGRAM
Citizen Science: Environmental Monitoring & Community Stewardship in San Vicente Creek
Dan Hinz, an Americorps OSM/VISTA volunteer working with the Gila Resources Information Project will give our November presentation. Dan's program will explore the wide array of stewardship activities that are taking place in and along San Vicente Creek in Silver City. These projects include trail development, outdoor education, wetland restoration, farming, youth conservation corps crews and environmental monitoring. Most of this work is performed by non-profits, community volunteers and students. He will discuss the history of the Silver City Watershed Keepers (SCWK), a program started by GRIP in the summer of 2010 to train citizen volunteers in water and environmental monitoring while collecting valuable data about the health of San Vicente Creek, which is impacted by legacy mining and non point source pollution. Dan will share his perspective from his involvement in many of these stewardship projects and present the many opportunities available to get involved and make San Vicente Creek a thriving riparian area that can provide many beneficial functions to the community, including excellent bird habitat.
BIO: Dan Hintz is currently an AmeriCorps OSM/VISTA with Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) in Silver City, NM. Dan hails from Glen Ellyn, IL and received his undergraduate degree in economics and environmental studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dan has previously worked for EarthCorps in Seattle on a restoration and trails crew before moving to Silver City.
AUDUBON FIELD TRIP
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Birding Destination: Lake Roberts
Gather at 8am in the south parking lot of the Fine Arts Building at WNMU to carpool for a trip to Lake Roberts where we will be looking for wintering duck, late fall migrants, and other early winter visitors. Scouting the lake found several duck had already arrived (including 30+ mergansers) while other fall migrants included three marsh wrens (no guarantees they'll still be around), but there were excellent, close-up views of them.
Wear good walking shoes and clothing appropriate for the current weather. Wearing a hat is a good idea. Bring binos, water, sunscreen and any snacks that you may need while we are out.
For more information contact Field Trip Chair Brian Dolton, Field Trip leader, at 388-4210.
There will be no organised field trips in December or January due to the two Christmas Bird Counts and the Annual Raptor Count. Regular first-Saturday of the month Field Trips will resume in February.
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Audubon November program and field trip
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