Volume38 Number7 September/October2008 Editor:MargaretMcDole AssistantEditor:MarkMeremonte
PublishedmonthlybyTheEvergreenNaturalistsAudubonSociety,Inc.MemberofNationalAudubonSociety
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KarinSinclairoftheNationalWindTech-nologyCenterattheNationalRenewableEn-ergyLaboratorywillgiveapresentationonwildlifeissuesastheypertaintowindenergydevelopment. Shewillprovideanoverviewofwindtechnologyasagrowingenergysourceop-tion,abackgroundonearlyavianimpactconcerns,andasummaryofcurrentap-proachestoassessingthepotentialforwildlifeimpactsatwindprojects. Shealsowilldiscussseveralcollaboratives
thattheDOE/NRELisparticipatinginandthecurrentwildliferesearchfocus(includingbirds,batsandhabitat). KarinhasbeenwithNRELsince1992andinthewindprogramsince1996.Hercurrentfocusareasareenvironmentalissues(windandwildlife)anddistributedgeneration(smallwindturbines). Karinhasamaster’sofadministrationinEnvironmentalAdministrationandabachelor’sdegreeinEconomics,both
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PollyandWaltPhillipswillshowonceagaintheextraordinarycoralreefsofsomeoceansandseaswiththeiramazingmarinelife.We’llvisittheCarib-bean,theRedSea,theGalapagos,theSolomonIs-lands,Australia,NewGuineaandvariousothergreatplacesinthePa-cific. PollyandWaltlearnedtoscubadive25yearsagoandfellinlovewiththewildlifeinthewater.Identifyingspeciesbecameevenmoreexcit-ingthanbirdwatching! Althoughtheynolongerdive,theyarestillverymuchinterestedintheoceansoftheworldthathavesuchgreatimportanceinourlives. Thisistimelybecause2008istheInter-nationalYearoftheReefs.Muchdatahasbeencollectedinthepast20yearsand,asinsomanyenvironments,manhashadadel-
Reefs Revisited
eteriousimpactonthehealthofunderwaterecosystems.Still,thereisenoughbeautyandwonderforawhile. Join us for Walt and Polly’s amazing underwater adventures on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at Church of the Hills, 28628 Buffalo Park Road (across from Ev-ergreen Library) in the Fellowship Hall downstairs.Refreshmentsandabusinessmeetingwillfollow.
Striped Grunts. Photo by Polly and Walt Phillips
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Fire/Rescue RecentlyafriendneededmedicalassistanceinahurryonaSaturdayafternoon.Withinminutesofbeingcalledat911,theEvergreenFire/Rescueambulancewasonthescene.AlsoarrivingwereseveralFire/Rescuevolunteers,readytoprovidewhateverhelpwasneeded. Aftertheambulanceleftforthehospital,thevolunteersstayeduntiltheywereassuredthatnooneelseneededatten-tion. AsIthankedthemfortheirimmediateresponse,Ifeltsogratefulthatvolunteersinourcommunityarewillingtogiveoftheirtime,wheneverneeded,tohelpothers. Andafewdayslater,atabout5a.m.,Ispottedseveralgrassfiresacrossthevalleyandcalledthem.Again,veryquickly,theFire/Rescuetrucksandvolunteersarrivedandputoutthefires. Inthissummerofextremedrought,theriskoffireisgreat.
• ToWalt PhillipsforsteppingintobetreasurerthepastfewmonthsafterKarenKnudsenhadtoresign.Thankyou,Walt,forkeepingusoperatingsmoothlyuntilwefoundare-placement.OurnaturecenterpresentednewchallengesthatWaltdealtwithperfectly.Waltboughtacomputerspecificallyforthetreasurer’sjobandthendonatedittoTENASforcon-tinuingusebythenewtreasurer.It’saverygenerouscontribu-tion,makingiteasierforthenextperson.Thetreasurer’sjobisingoodorderasitpassesontohissuccessor. • ToJohn SearsofEvergreenWildBirdStoreforhelpingusbuyitemsforthegiftshopatthenaturecenter.Thankyou,John,foryourcontinuingsupportforthenaturecenterandTENAS. • ToPolly PhillipsandSylvia RobertsonforchairingtheFriendraiserinJune.Theeventwasahugesuccess.Theturnoutwasimpressive,thedonationsforthesilentauctionwereverygenerousandthecontributionstothenaturecenterweremostwelcome.SpecialthankstoWalt Phillipsforsolicit-ingdonationsforthesilentauction.AndtoMarilyn Kaussnerforcreatingthelovelytabledecorationsandtoallthosewhohelpedsetoutfortheevening.Andtothecaterer,Kimberly Reese,forextrahelpwiththepreparationsforthemeal. • ToBillandSylvia Brocknerforonceagainhostingtheannualpicnicontheirterrace.Wehadarecordcrowd,goodweatherandgreatfood.Thinkinggreen,weaskedeveryonetobringtheirownutensilsandplates.Theamountofthrowawaytrashwasgreatlyreducedasaresult.ToSylvia RobertsonandPeggy Durham,whocleanedthepatioandsetupthepic-nicreadyforalltoenjoy. • ToLynette MakowskiforinvitingTENASmemberstoheryardtoviewthebirds,especiallyhummingbirds,plusbutterflies.Lynettehasproducedanextraordinarygardende-signedtoattractbirds.Shealsoprovidedrefreshmentstotheluckyviewers. • To the Weed Awareness Campaign headed by Cathy Shelton with committee members Else Van Erp,
President's MessageOurhabitatcouldeasilysufferacatastropheifafiregotoutofcontrol. Aboutthistimelastyear,aftertalkingwithEinarJensenofFire/Rescueaboutprotectingmypropertyfromfire,Iwroteaboutfiremitigationforhomeowners.Anyonewishingmoreinformationaboutmakingthehomehabitatsaferfromfireshouldgotothewebsitefirewise.org. Ihaverecentlyseenvastareasofbeetle-killedtreesinthehighmountains,wholemountainsidescoveredwithnothingbutdead,drytrees.Whatishappeningtothewildlifethat
2008 OfficersPresident PeggyDurham 303-674-8648Vice President BradAndres 303-670-0101Secretary KayNiyo 303-679-6646Assistant Secretary SylviaRobertson 303-674-1715Treasurer DougKieswetter 303-526-1090
Board of DirectorsGinny Boschen 303-674-3438Jane Conrad 303-674-5133Heather Johnson 303-670-0101Marilyn Kaussner 303-674-7520Mark Meremonte 303-679-1779David Wald 303-674-0417
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SeptemberProgram:
Wind Energy
fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatRiverside. Join us for Karin’s dynamic wind energy presentation on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. at Church of the Hills, 28628 Buffalo Park Road (across from Evergreen Library) in the Fellowship Hall downstairs.Re-freshmentsandabusinessmeetingwillfollowtheprogram.
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ThisisthefirstchanceI’vehadtopubliclythankallthehelperswhomadetheFriendraisereventinJunesosuc-cessful,anditwasagreatparty. Wereceivedmanycomplimentsonthefood(thankyouKimberley,Trish,Sylvia,Jane,MargaretP.,RuthS.andElaine),thedecorations(thankyouMar-ilyn,MargaretM.,CarolB.,Rachelandtheircrew)andtheelegantmusic(thankyouBrad). MorethankstoMark,Brad,GinnieandTom,Jack,Carolyn,Kent,CarmonandDonald,whotookonspecialdu-tieslikemanningthebarandthenaturecenter,settinguptables,runningerrandsandgreetingguests.Obviously,ittakesamobtoputonsuchanevent;allthehardworkmadeitaprettywonderfulgathering. IthinktheaudiencelearnedalotaboutthenaturecenteranditspromisefromDaveWaldandMichaelStills.DaveBaloghhadthehappydutyofan-nouncingthebidandprizewinners,allofwhomwerethrilled. WaltPhillipshadthefunofcountingthemoneyandwaspleasedtoannouncethatthepartycleared$8,800andinad-dition$2,500worthof“Friendsofthe
Heartfelt Thanks for Friendraiser Help
A photo show provided by TENAS members provided entertainment at the summer picnic. There were 70 people who attended and all who attended en-joyed the mild weather on the Brockners’ patio, the good food and the lively conversation. Photo by Mark Meremonte
NatureCenter”membershipswerecol-lected.
Beproudofyourselves!-PollyPhillips
Wildlife issues and wind energy will be the focus of the September program.
Annual Picnic a Success
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Bird Business Sincethelastreportinthiscolumn,birdsarrivedfromthesouth,nestedandarealreadygettingreadytoreturnsouthward.Thespringmigrationindi-catedadecreaseinpopulationsinsomespecies. BirdsaredecreasinginNorthAmer-icaandthenumberofnestingspeciesdroppednoticeablythisyear. Flycatcherswereslowinreturningthisyear.RuthAlfordspiedaCordil-leranFlycatcheronJune6inheryardnorthofHiwan. YoungPygmyNuthatcheswerepouringoutofanestingboxinKarelBuckley’syardonJune7.Allnuthatchesdidverywellthissummer. ExcitingwasaPaintedBuntinginJudyCarrier’syardnearConiferonJune8.ThisbirddoeswellinOklaho-maandperiodicallysneaksintoColo-rado. OnJune11,GinnyBoschenwatchedaWesternKingbirdnearSodaCreek.WesternKingbirdsarewaydowninnumbers.OnthesamedayKarelBuckleyandKathanneLynchfoundanOvenbirdatTinyTown. TheLaTourettesweregreetedbytwoGreatHornedOwlsattheirhomeinEv-ergreenonJune23.TheGreatHornedOwlisthemostcommonowlaroundEvergreen.Itnestsinourarea. IngaBrennanwelcomedaRufous
HummingbirdtoLookoutMountainonJune24.HummingbirdsdidverywellaroundEvergreenthisyear. Clark’sNutcrackersnestednearDickWilliam’shomenearUpperBearCreek.Thiswasjustbelow8,000feet. Toopenthemonth,ElseVanErpsawanOvenbirdonJuly3atLairo’theBearPark. ShermanWinghadaCalliopeHum-mingbirdinIndianHillsonJuly27.Thisisthesmallestbirdwehaveinourarea. GinnyBoschenhadagreattriptoHawaiiinJuly.AmongstthemanybirdsshesawwastheRed-footedBooby,White-tailedShearwaterandtheGreatFrigatebird. SmithsonianInstitutionhasjustpub-lishedthenewest“FieldGuidetothe
BirdsofNorthAmerica.”It’sheavierandbigger,butstillcanbecarriedinyourcar. Theauthoristalentedlocal(Boulder)TedFloyd,editorofAmericanBirdingAssociation’s“Birding”magazine,thebestbirdingpublicationavailable.Thisguidelists730birdswithexcellentcolorphotostoillustratethevolume.Italsoincludesbirdsongs.Getit!Youwilllikeit! JustoutaregreatT-shirtswiththeEv-ergreenNatureCenterlogo.RushdowntotheEvergreenLakeWarmingHuttogetoneandsupportthenaturecenter. Already,fallmigrationhasbegunandwillincreaseinSeptember.War-blersandsparrowswillbecomingthroughingoodnumbers.Letmeknowwhatyousee.
-BillBrockner
Marilyn Kaussner, Pat Carter, Sylvia Robertson, Renee Ahern-CormierandBetsy Kelson,whichsponsoredtheWeedDayinJune.Andthankstothemanyweederswhoturnedoutatthelakethatdayontheirsearch-and-destroymission. •ToMargaret McDoleandherassistanteditor,Mark Meremonte,forproducingThe Dipperinaskillful,interestingway,monthaftermonth.Theyhavedoneagreatjobkeepingusinformedofimportantinformationre-gardingourlocalinterests.
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TheCommunityWeedAwarenessCampaignhasbeenbusythissummerworkingtowarditsgoalofnonoxiousweedsinthemountaincommunity.Thelocalresponsetothisendeavorhasbeenveryencouraging. OnJune21,the11thannualWeedPullwasheldatEvergreenLakeandinvolved45localcitizensarmedwithspadesandclippers.Theyworkedfrom8a.m.untilnooneradicatingunwantedweedsaroundthearea. Another60peoplecamewithplantsfromtheiryardsseekinginformationfromexpertsSylviaBrocknerandPamLittle. OnJuly12,CWACparticipatedinastatewideproject,“PullingforColo-rado,”bysendingPatCarterandSylviaRobertsontotheSafewaystoreinIdahoSpringsforaweededucationday.TheyhadexperthelpfromTedBrown,ClearCreekCountyweedsupervisor. Previouspublicityandthedisplayofnoxiousweedsandliteraturewasanat-tractionthatleftthethreewithlittletimetorestfromalltheinquiries. Thenexttaskwas“PullingforDem-ocrats”sponsoredbytheDemocratic
PartyfromClearCreekCounty.Mar-ilynKaussnerandSylviaRobertsonrepresentedCWAC,joiningthemintheirefforttocleartheinfestationofnoxiousweedsintheparkadjacenttoClearCreekHighSchool. ThefinalprojectfortheseasonwastheWeedandWineeventatEvergreenLakeonAug.14.Thiswastherewardforallthosewhohavefaithfullydonetheirpartinkeep-ingtheareaaroundthelakeclearofweeds. TheworkoftheCWACcommitteedoesnotstophere.Theycontinuetomeetthroughouttheyearworkingouttheirplanofattackonnoxiousweedsfor
thenextseason.Itbecomesanobses-sion.
-SylviaRobertson
Continuing Fight Against Noxious Weeds
A young weed warrior makes quick work of a thistle at Evergreen Lake. Photo by Cathy Shelton
President's Messagelive(d)inthoseareas?Onelightningstrikecouldcauseadisasterforthelocalpeople,wildlifeandhabitat. Iknowthatpeoplesayfiresarepartofthenaturalcycle.Still,itishardtoviewthepotentialandrealdamagewith-outalarm. Let’shopetherewillbeascientificbreakthroughthatwillslowthedestruc-tionofsomanytrees.New Treasurer TheboardofdirectorsappointedDougKieswetterastreasurertofillthevacancyuponWaltPhillips’resignation.DougisalongtimeEvergreenresident.Hehasrunhisownconstructionbusi-nessandisnowsemi-retired.HealsovolunteersfortheColoradoDivisionofWildlife.
Continued from Page � Weed While Walking LauraMehmertandI,plusanassort-mentofdogs,walkintheStageCoachBoulevardoff-leashdogareaearlyinthemornings.TheCanadathistleswereget-tingtallerthanwewere. Equippedwithclippersandbags,wehavespentseveraldaysbeheadingandbaggingthistlesasweshufflealong.Wedidn’tcoverquiteasmuchground,thoughthedogsdid. Itsoundsdreary,butwhatawonder-fulfeelingtoknowwehaveridtheparkofsomanynoxiousweeds.It’sprobablytoolatethissummerforyoutohaveanyimpactonthenoxiousweeds,butIwillremindyouandtheotherdogwalkersnextsummer.Welcome to Wild Kingdom Inthissamedogpark,inlateJuly,
westoppeddeadinourtrackswhenweheardanewanimalnoiseunlikeany-thingfamiliarinEvergreen.Athome,IGoogled“moosesounds”andrightawaydecidedwhatweheardwasfemalemoosematingcall#1. ThepicturesoftheyoungmooseinElkMeadowinthelocalpaperwouldseemtoconfirmit.Weheardmoreofthesamecallsacoupleofmorningslater.Iamonsuperalertwhenoutwiththedog. WhenImovedherefromMassachu-settssixyearsago,Ihadnoideahowmuchwildlifeaboundedintheneigh-borhood,infrontandbackyards,andonnearbyhikingtrails.Weareblessedtohavethesecrittersaround,butIcau-tioneveryonetokeeptheireyesandearsopenatalltimes.Happytrails!
-PeggyDurham
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Believeitornot,it’stimetostartthink-ingabouttheholidays!Ifyouneedtheperfectholidaygift,TENAShaslovelyandreasonablypricedbalsamfirwreathsforsale. Theyarefresh,veryfragrantandwilllastintotheNewYear!They’lldressupyourhomeandmakeidealgiftsforyourfamily,friends,coworkersandclients—bothin-townandout-of-town. We’reofferinganewwreaththisyear,the25-inchWintergreenWreath,picturedhere,alongwiththetwosea-
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Membership WethankthenewandrenewingTENASlocalmembersfortheirsup-port.
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PattiNolan—ConiferJeanThayer—Evergreen
New FamilyLouise,Jim,&MattMitchell—Evergreen
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RenewingPeggyDurham—Evergreen
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25-inch Wintergreen Wreath, new this year
25” Wintergreen HGW (out-of-towndelivery) $32 Lastyearthissalegeneratedmorethan$1,700tosupportourprojects.Ifyoucanhelpwithsalesanddeliveryorwouldliketoplaceanorder,[email protected]. Payment,bycashorcheck,forin-townwreathsisdueatpickupandforHolidayGiftWreathsattimeoforder.ThewreathsshouldbedeliveredjustbeforeThanks-giving.Pleasesupportourchapterbypar-ticipatinginthisimportantfundraiser.
-MarilynRhodes
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Saturday, Sept. 6BirdMigrationsthroughColorado
Instructor: Brad Andres
Saturday, Sept. 13KnowYourWeeds
Instructor: Else Van Erp
Friday, Sept. 19FallPlanets&StarClusters
Instructor: Pam Little
Saturday, Sept. 27ColorMeColorado
Instructor: David Balogh
Friday, Oct. 24UndertheMilkyWayInstructor: Pam Little
LearnwhereEvergreenbirdsmigratetoandfromwithornithologistBradAndres.Bradwillleadafieldtriptosearchformigrantsanddiscussmigrationstrategiesofallbirdsencountered.Ages �0+. 8 a.m.-noon. Class size: �0.
Wanttoknowhowtotellagoodthistlefromanoxiousthistle?Wanttoknowhowtogetridofthenoxiousthistles?BetsyandMarilynwillanswerthistlequestionsandElseVanErp,NativePlantMaster,willidentifyyourweedsandnativeplants.�-� p.m.
TakeatourofthenightskywithamateurastronomerPamLittle.ViewJupiterandstarclustersthroughatelescope.Learntofindconstellationsandhowtouseastarchart.Hearamazingstarfactsandstories.Dressforoutdoors.Bringcamping-typechair/blanketforcomfortablesky-watchingandbinoculars,ifavailable.Ages �+. 8 p.m. Class size: ��.
A“SharingNaturewithChildren”classwithimaginativegamestoawakenkidstothedelightsofnatureatEvergreenLake.InstructorDavidBaloghandothers.Ages �-9. �0:�0 a.m.-noon. Class size: �0.
JoinamateurastronomerPamLittleinviewingstarclusters,galaxiesandplanetsthroughatelescope.Useastarcharttofindyourwayaroundthenightsky.Hearan-cientstarstoriesandlearnamazingstarfacts.Dressforoutdoors.Bringcamping-typechair/blanketforcomfortablesky-watchingandbinoculars,ifavailable.Ages �+. 7 p.m. Class size: ��.
Sponsored by the Evergreen Nature Center at Evergreen Lake, all the classes below are free. To reg-ister, send an e-mail to [email protected].
Fall Programs and Classes
It’sbeenawhilesincewe’vefeaturedouroldnemesis,knapweed,amongthenastiestplantsontheblock.TherearecurrentlyfiveknapweedsonthenoxiousweedlistinColorado. TheListAknapweedsaretheMead-owandSquarrose.ThesetwoarenotwidelydistributedintheWestyet,butweshouldbeonthelookoutforthemsotheycanbeeradicated. TheotherthreeareListBknap-weeds—Russian,DiffuseandSpot-ted—andareseenofteninourmountaincommunity.Theyneedtobestoppedfromspreading. Knapweeds,whileamemberoftheAster/Sunflowerfamily,donotlookoractliketheyellowsunflowersandpurpleastersthatbloominouryardsinlatesummer. Mostoftenyouwillfindtheknap-weedsinshadesofwhite,pinkorpur-
plish-redandtheyareanythingbutfriendlytoourenvironment.Oncees-tablishedindisturbedareas,knapweedscanrapidlygrowintocultivatedareas,pasturesandnativeareas. Thisreducesnotonlytheproductiv-ityofourrangelands,butalsothegoodforageforourwildlife.Inaddition,thesenoxiousweedshaveallelopathicchemi-calsthatsuppressthegrowthofcompeti-tiveplantsaroundthem,creatinghugepatchesandevenentirefieldsofnothingbutknapweed. Controlcanbetime-consumingbuteffectiveandwellworthit.Handpullingcanbeeffectivewithpersistence.Severaltraditionalbroad-leafweedkillershavebeeneffectiveontheseweeds,sopleaseconsultyourlocallawncareservice,gar-dencenterorcountyweedspecialist.
-BetsyKelsonandCathySheltonCommunityWeedAwarenessCampaign
Weed of the Month—Knapweed
Spotted Knapweed is seen often in our mountain community. Photo by Cathy Shelton
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