--- Bruce Ehresman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
First of all, thanks to all of you birders who have
> been helping identify birds on Whiterock Conservancy
> land in Guthrie County! Thanks in part to the
> results of your efforts, Iowa DNR is proposing that
> Whiterock Conservancy land become part of the
> proposed Raccoon River Savanna Bird Conservation
> Area (BCA). This area includes land along both
> sides of the Middle Raccoon River from Coon Rapids
> to south of Springbrook State Park. Below is a News
> Release announcing a public information meeting that
> will address why this area should become a BCA.
> Please come to the meeting if you can. Thanks!
>
> Bruce Ehresman
> Ames
>
> ***************
> Oct. 10, 2006
>
> MEETING SET TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BIRD CONSERVATION
> AREA
>
> COON RAPIDS * The public is invited to a meeting to
> discuss the proposed designation of an area of
> public and private land encompassing a 20 mile
> stretch of the Middle Raccoon River in Guthrie and
> Carroll counties as a state Bird Conservation Area
> (BCA). The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.,
> Tuesday, October 24, at the City Council Chamber in
> the Coon Rapids Municipal Building, 123 3rd Street,
> Coon Rapids (corner of Main Street and 3rd).
>
> Creating Bird Conservation Areas is a high priority
> for the Iowa DNR. "The proposed Raccoon River
> Savanna BCA is a unique area offering a variety of
> habitats to a host of declining bird species, said
> Bruce Ehresman, biologist with the Iowa DNR's
> wildlife diversity program. "From grassland birds
> like bobolink and grasshopper sparrow, savanna
> species such as red-headed woodpecker and barn owl,
> to woodland species like bald eagle and wood thrush.
> The Middle Raccoon River and its surrounding uplands
> provide a perfect setting for what could be Iowa's
> tenth Bird Conservation Area," he said.
>
> The BCA concept is focused on all-bird conservation
> at a landscape scale, and the program's success is
> dependent on partnership between public agencies,
> private conservation organizations, and private
> landowners. Each BCA consists of at least 10,000
> acres consisting of one or more core areas of
> permanently protected bird habitat surrounded by
> large areas of privately owned land that also is
> good bird habitat.
>
> The main core area for the proposed Raccoon River
> Savanna Bird Conservation Area is a large tract that
> Whiterock Conservancy will manage long-term "to
> preserve and enhance the area's natural resources
> through protecting and restoring diverse native
> habitats," Ehresman said. The land is now owned
> temporarily by Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
> while Whiterock Conservancy's incorporation is being
> approved.
>
> "The DNR is excited about a partnership with
> Whiterock Conservancy and other area landowners.
> This is a great example of how habitat can be
> well-managed for birds without extensive government
> ownership of land," said Doug Harr, state
> coordinator for the wildlife diversity program.
>
> Harr and Ehresman, along with the area's Wildlife
> Management Biologist Ron Munkel, encourage anyone
> interested in bird conservation, bird watching, and
> improved natural resource management to join them
> for this informative public meeting.
>
> For more information, contact Harr at 515-281-4815
> or Ehresman at 515-432-2823
>
>
>
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