[mou] Here's that 'Volunteers sought' news release
Valerie Cunningham
writers2@comcast.net
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:47:45 -0500
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My apologies, here's that news release, it didn't get
attached to earlier message.
Val Cunningham
Lights Out project launched to save birds (2007-03-21)
Two downtown Minneapolis skyscrapers, the 57-story Wells Fargo
Building and the 33-story Accenture Building, are the first to sign
up with Lights Out Twin Cities, an effort to make the cities more
bird friendly during migration.
The Lights Out Twin Cities project is encouraging city, state and
privately owned buildings to turn off non-necessary lighting during
peak migration hours during spring and fall. The Minneapolis and St.
Paul Building Owners and Managers Associations have expressed
interest as well, and are encouraging their members to sign on to
this exciting project.
This spring's Lights Out effort started March 15 and runs through the
end of May from midnight until daylight. Most songbirds migrate at
night and must navigate around hazards like tall buildings along
their routes.
Millions of birds die preventable deaths each year as they are drawn
to and collide with lighted buildings or are dazed by the lights and
circle until exhausted.
Lights Out programs in Toronto, Chicago and New York, where many
buildings are dimmed during migration, have a proven track record of
saving migratory birds, according to Mark Martell, director of bird
conservation for Audubon Minnesota.
"Reducing bird deaths from collisions will have a positive effect on
bird conservation," said Martell. "The Lights Out program costs
building owners or managers little or nothing to implement and will
save energy and money at the same time it saves birds."
Lights Out Twin Cities is a joint effort by the Department of Natural
Resources' Nongame Wildlife Program, the Audubon Society, the Bell
Museum of Natural History, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and
Bird Conservation Minnesota.
Minnesota citizens can help this effort by donating to the Nongame
Wildlife Program on their state tax forms. Volunteers are needed to
monitor buildings where they live or work to collect fallen birds.
This information can be used to assess the magnitude of bird
mortality in the Twin Cities.
Those interested in volunteering for Lights Out Twin Cities may sign
up for a training session in mid-April by contacting the state
Audubon Society office at (651) 739-9332.
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Building and the 33-story Accenture Building, are the first to sign up =
with Lights Out Twin Cities, an effort to make the cities more bird =
friendly during migration. <BR><BR> The Lights Out Twin Cities project =
is encouraging city, state and privately owned buildings to turn off =
non-necessary lighting during peak migration hours during spring and =
fall. The Minneapolis and St. Paul Building Owners and Managers =
Associations have expressed interest as well, and are encouraging their =
members to sign on to this exciting project.<BR><BR> This spring's =
Lights Out effort started March 15 and runs through the end of May from =
midnight until daylight. Most songbirds migrate at night and must =
navigate around hazards like tall buildings along their routes. <BR><BR> =
Millions of birds die preventable deaths each year as they are drawn to =
and collide with lighted buildings or are dazed by the lights and circle =
until exhausted. <BR><BR> Lights Out programs in Toronto, Chicago and =
New York, where many buildings are dimmed during migration, have a =
proven track record of saving migratory birds, according to Mark =
Martell, director of bird conservation for Audubon Minnesota. <BR><BR> =
"Reducing bird deaths from collisions will have a positive effect on =
bird conservation," said Martell. "The Lights Out program costs building =
owners or managers little or nothing to implement and will save energy =
and money at the same time it saves birds."<BR><BR> Lights Out Twin =
Cities is a joint effort by the Department of Natural Resources' Nongame =
Wildlife Program, the Audubon Society, the Bell Museum of Natural =
History, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Bird Conservation =
Minnesota. <BR><BR> Minnesota citizens can help this effort by donating =
to the Nongame Wildlife Program on their state tax forms. Volunteers are =
needed to monitor buildings where they live or work to collect fallen =
birds. This information can be used to assess the magnitude of bird =
mortality in the Twin Cities.<BR><BR> Those interested in volunteering =
for Lights Out Twin Cities may sign up for a training session in =
mid-April by contacting the state Audubon Society office at (651) =
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