WCAS Statement on Solidarity with the Black Community
August 2020 - October 2020
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By Michelle Brosius, WCAS Board Member 
2-3 Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society is committed to listening to and amplifying the voices of
the Black community, especially of those within our shared area of focus, which is the
education, conservation, and enjoyment of our natural world and wildlife.
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The Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society stands in solidarity with the Black
community. All across the U.S., and around the world, protesters have taken to
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the streets to demonstrate against the brutal murder of George Floyd and
countless others from the Black community at the hands of the police. Protesters
6 have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the unjust police violence,
lynchings, and racial inequalities that have existed and persisted in our society for
too long.
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Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society condemns the systemic racism and bigotry
take action for change. Additionally, we urge all people in the birding community
to do their part to condemn racism at birding events, activities, and out on the
trails. Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society is committed to listening to and
amplifying the voices of the Black community, especially of those within our
shared area of focus, which is the education, conservation, and enjoyment of our
natural world and wildlife.
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society has already reached out to urban and
underserved communities, yet must do more. Our organization is committed to
internally analyzing our volunteer recruitment practices to ensure we are giving a
fair opportunity for a diverse volunteer base. We are committed to analyzing our
program outreach to ensure we are making it clear that ALL are welcome,
regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age,
and disability. It is ou​r hope that we can engage with the Black community in a
positive way as our natural spaces and birds that fly through them are to be
enjoyed by everyone.​ ​Read Online
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BIRD WALKS AND FIELD TRIPS >>>

 

 
Photos (left to right): Great Blue Heron ​(Ardea herodias),​ June 2020 Second Saturday Bird Walk, Rocky River Reservation by Michelle Brosius. Red-winged
Blackbird, female ​(A​ gelaius phoeniceus)​ ​by Paula Lozano; Bee and Indigo Bunting ​(P
​ asserina cyanea​) by Kathy Murphy, May 2020 Socially Distanced
Birding Challenge, Cuyahoga County, OH.

WCAS Bird Walk COVID-19 Protocols 

As we all manage our coronavirus risk, Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society’s utmost concern is for the health and safety of our
members and volunteers, their families, and communities we serve. Even though we are not able to meet for the traditionally
scheduled chapter bird walks and field trips, we can stay connected through social media, participate in WCAS community virtual
programs and activities, and casually meet with 2-3 birding friends while observing COVID-19 social and physical distancing
protocols for mutual health and well-being. Let’s be safe so we can bird together again!
Here are five reminders:
1. Limit group sizes to 10 people or less.
2. Use social distancing, working in a scattered fashion at least 6' apart from each other.
3. Plan to travel separately, unless part of a family living together.
4. Plan to bring and wear face masks.
5. Wash hands with soap and water or use a high-alcohol based gel hand sanitizer.

WCAS Recognizes Two International Ambassadors  

Two international ambassadors have been recognized for their stellar leadership qualities by Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society
Board members as lifelong representatives of the chapter and to share the Audubon mission: Kaoru Tsubone, Ambassador to
Japan, and David Lindo, Global Ambassador.
Kaoru Tsubone, a Japanese citizen, and her family have resided in the U.S. since 2017. With the help of WCAS Second Saturday bird
walk leaders and birders Kaoru quickly developed a love for birdwatching. She volunteered to co-coordinate chapter bird walks and
became an active member of the Urban Birding Cleveland organizing team, integral to the successful launch of the November 2019
festival. It was at this festival so many enthusiastic guests met and birded our beautiful northeast Ohio iconic natural areas with
David Lindo, celebrity UK birder - aka, ‘The Urban Birder’ - world traveler, author, and photographer. Both Kaoru and David bring a
brilliant, energetic, and compassionate presence to the WCAS community.
The ambassadorships provide new opportunities to connect mutual interests to grow diverse, inclusive communities, share
knowledge of the natural sciences, and an unleashed passion for birds, wildlife, and habitat conservation. In her new role, Kaoru
Tsubone will focus on Asian and Japanese bird identification, act as a bridge between WCAS and birding communities in Japan, and
identify common and specific environmental conservation issues in Japan and the U.S. David Lindo will connect with the WCAS
community regularly online and to visit Northeast Ohio at least once a year. David and WCAS pledge to promote the ground
breaking work that both WCAS and The Urban Birder do to organize community urban bird walks in the city to remote locations
around the globe. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Kaoru Tsubone, Ambassador to Japan, and David Lindo, Global
Ambassador! ​Read Online

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WCAS Monthly Virtual Field Trips, Digital 

Scrapbooking, and Online Community 
Meet Ups! 
Michelle Brosius, Field Trip Co-Coordinator, WCAS, invites
birders to participate in a monthly designated field trip
location, share stories to a public digital scrapbook, and meet
fellow birders in optional online community meet ups hosted
at the WCAS Virtual Conference Center.
Virtual Field Trip August 2020
Above: Purple Martin (Progne subis), Magee Marsh WA Ottawa Cty,
Dates: August 1- 31, 2020 OH by Tom Fishburn.
Location: Nimisila Reservoir (Portage Lakes), Green, OH 44319
Map
Featured Bird Species: Purple Martins (dusk), waterfowl (e.g.,
Mallard), and Great Blue Heron
Event Details and Registration
Community Meet-Up: Wed Sept 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Field Trip September 2020
Dates: September 1-30, 2020
Location: Lake Isaac (Lake Isaac Trail or Lake to Lake Trail),
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130 ​Map​ & ​Directions
Featured Bird Species: Fall warblers (e.g., Magnolia Warbler,
Bay-breasted Warbler) (late September), Great Blue Heron, Above: ​Lake Isaac Waterfowl Sanctuary, Middleburg Heights, OH
and waterfowl (e.g., Mallard) by Alice Merkel.
Event Details and Registration
Community Meet-Up: Wed Oct 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Virtual Field Trip October 2020
Dates: October 1-31, 2020
Location: Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve, 8701
Lakeshore Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44108​ (Cuyahoga County) ​Map
Featured Bird Species: Fall warblers (e.g., Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Magnolia Warbler)(early October); Kinglets (e.g.,
Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet); Sparrows
(e.g., White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow)
​Event Details and Registration
Above: Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa), Providence
Community Meet-Up: Wed Nov 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Metropark, Grand Rapids OH by Tom Fishburn.
Participate in the Virtual Field Trip Digital Scrapbook!
Attendees are encouraged to take photographs, draw a picture
or create art inspired by what they see, tally species, create a
poem, a Haiku, questions or curiosities about birds, plants, or
even a butterfly while visiting the natural area. Contributions
will be published to the ​WCAudubon.org website and shared
on social media.
Community Meet-Ups
Build your connections, share your experiences, and ask
questions! We meet the second Wednesday of the month at
7:00 p.m. at the ​WCAS Virtual Conference Center​. Email Go to the WCAS Virtual Conference Center​ for chapter
content to ​MichelleBrosius@WCAudubon.org programs. ​Download FREE Desktop & Mobile Apps

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PROJECT UPDATES 
If there are Chimney Swifts in the area, there is probably no
need to entice birds to the tower; they will probably find it soon
enough. Be patient! Some towers take several years before they
are ‘found’. You can try vocalizations played at least in the
morning and evening to help advertise the new digs. You can
buy a CD of vocalizations​.

Read the complete construction article published to the WCAS

Story blog. It provides a thumbnail sketch of essential topics and
tower construction tips, including a FREE list of materials,
  pricing, and step-by-step instructions. The article also includes a
Above: Rebecah Troutman, Natural Resource Land Steward, Royal Oaks, donation button (scroll to the bottom of the page) for you to
Lorain County Metro Parks and Amanda Sebrosky reviewing tower give to the Chimney Swift Conservation Initiative at Western
construction January 2020.  Cuyahoga Audubon Society to help build more towers. Your
 
donation will be earmarked for Chimney Swifts. ​Read Online
Adventures in Construction of a Chimney 
Swift Tower  New Chimney Swift Tower at Mentor 
By Amanda Sebrosky, Founder, NEO Chimney Swift Lagoons Nature Preserve 
Conservation Society Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society partnered with Northeast
Ohio Chimney Swift Conservation Society and the Kirtland Bird
Construction of a Chimney Swift Tower is not for the faint of Club to help fund a Chimney Swift tower being built by Justin
heart. It isn’t that the construction is particularly difficult. With a Duricky for his Eagle Scout project. That tower was recently
minimum of skill and equipment, you can have a tower ready to completed and was placed at Mentor Lagoons, a perfect
plant in less than a week. Rather, the issue is the physical strength location since Chimney Swifts have been seen in the natural
needed to manipulate and transport what will ultimately amount area that is assuredly full of tasty bugs. The tower exemplifies all
to around 200 pounds of wood. But it is doable with help. If you the most important parts of a successful Chimney Swift
are building a tower for your yard, consult with the building including: a light color to help keep the chicks cool; a large 16”
department for your city. They may require a permit and plans. opening to accommodate the 12-13” wingspan of Chimney
They can advise you as to the depth needed for the hole where Swifts and plenty of space around the tower to protect from
the tower will be placed as well as requirements for cementing in predators and accommodate the high-speed acrobatics Chimney
the legs of the tower. The important part of the tower - the Swifts perform as they catch bugs. ​Read Online
interior - is made from T1-11 4”OC, with the grooves facing
toward the interior and running HORIZONTAL to the ground,
giving the birds something to grasp. To get this orientation, the 8’
long side of each of the sheets of T1-11 is cut to make 4 pieces
each. (Don’t worry -- this will become more clear as we proceed).
The sections of the tower are essentially 2’ square boxes that are
4’ tall, stacked and secured to make a tower of 12 or 16 feet. To
get the sections to properly fit together, it’s important to be
ruthlessly precise when cutting the T1-11. If you don’t have tools
needed to properly work with large sheets of wood, it’s very
difficult to get the pieces perfect. After ruining 2 sheets of T1-11, I
found that having the lumberyard cut the wood was worth the
Above: New Chimney Swift tower at Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve, ​8365
minimal cost. This also made transport and handling of the
Harbor Dr., Mentor, OH 44060.
lumber much easier. The tools needed are fairly basic and include:
an electric drill, a saber saw and a circular saw. The article
continues, describing proper materials, assembling project parts,
and tower placement.

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VOLUNTEERING AND ADVOCACY >>> 

 
Membership Renewal or Become a New Chapter Member!​ Chapter membership runs from September 1 through August 31
It’s time to renew or become a member of Western Cuyahoga Audubon! WCAS is a local conservation organization helping protect wildlife and
the habitats they need. Clean water, places to raise young, food sources, and in the case of migratory species, places to rest and refuel. But
WCAS is more than that, it connects people with wild things on our shared planet. How do we do that? WCAS provides monthly speaker
programs, an up-to-date website with local and national conservation information and advocacy, field trips, fund-raising and friend-raising
activities. We look at nature through the eyes of artists, birders, and nature lovers. Our world has changed and WCAS is changing with it. WCAS
programming and field trips have gone virtual, we are interacting with our members and on-line visitors even more, we are sharing information
about social justice issues that tie directly with environmental and human health, while bringing you the joys and beauty of nature. To become
a member or renew your membership Go Here. The WCAS membership year begins September 1, 2020 and ends August 31, 2021. Your new or
a renewed membership helps WCAS continue this important work. Here are two additional steps you can take to support WCAS: (1) Consider
including an additional donation to support conservation education and projects. (2) Consider adding your name to one of the many WCAS
volunteer opportunities. We all have something to offer, a bit of time, ideas and suggestions. Your creativity brings diversity the organization
needs to move forward as a powerful voice for conservation. Become a member of Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society today. Thank you for
protecting the wild things and wild places we all enjoy! ​Read Online
Urban Birding Cleveland Update August 2020 by Gloria Ferris
After an energizing launch of Urban Birding Cleveland (UBC) 2019 with David Lindo in November, an enthusiastic Conservation Project Lab
group eagerly worked to create an action plan to make the initiative a reality. After an energetic brainstorming session, the team formed two
subcommittees-Urban Trails and Community Outreach. Urban Trails began brainstorming on what urban neighborhood might be a fit for a
model that could be replicated. That committee was extremely lucky to get a "yes" from Tremont, a neighborhood south of downtown
Cleveland - very urban, on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River where it’s delightful Lincoln Park creates a central gathering place. Within days,
Tom Romito, WCAS Board Member, began scheduling presentations at Tremont block clubs. Meanwhile, the UBC Community Outreach
Committee partnered with the ‘Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland’, 6114 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, OH 44127 to bring a youth element to the
initiative. Libraries and community centers were contacted to host future activities and events. The two committees collaborated to design a
rack card explaining what UBC is, its goals, and how the community can help. At the same time, the WCAS fundraising committee began
planning a return visit by David Lindo in June 2020 during the breeding bird and nesting season. And then came COVID-19 which threw us all for
a loop with stay-at-home orders, wear a mask, don't wear a mask, maintain social distance, and so much more. One could say we are all in the
same boat, but it may be more descriptive to say we are in individual boats in the same storm. Whether the non-profit we support is big, small,
or like Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society (WCAS), a ground up organization, the challenges are the same. WCAS complies with state
guidelines as well as National Audubon Society's shut down of face-to-face events for the foreseeable future. Right now, we are in the process
of forming a 90-day cycle of activities to provide virtual presentations, interviews, and videos about urban birding in your backyard, your local
patch, and beyond. Check out ​www.wcaudubon.org to see the latest stories, speaker presentations, and our calendar of events. Despite these
setbacks we want to continue to add value to everyone’s experience at WCAS. To accomplish this we will use simple metrics to understand how
we are meeting our goals and to inform us as we update and tweak offerings for members, birders, conservationists, and the public. Until we
can gather safely together in person, we have new opportunities to meet online to share experiences and explore conservation through the
lens of urban birding. But also, we want to expand the reach of how we connect to the world. We intend to find ways that we, as individuals,
can create ripples around our boats connecting to other boats to positively influence change. ​Read Online
Socially Distanced Birding Challenge 2020 by Nancy Howell. I’m usually in for a challenge, especially when it comes to tallying birds. Dayton
Audubon challenged other Audubon chapters in Ohio to the Socially Distanced Birding Challenge, to find as many birds around your home,
neighborhood or nearby greenspace, in the county in which you live. This challenge took place Friday, May 1 - Saturday, May 2, 2020. For
birders, spring migration is a difficult time to remain at or near home, but under the circumstances it needed to be done. So this challenge
became a fun activity to get out and see what birds are close to home. WCAS accepted the challenge with 21 members and guests stepping up
to find 102 species over the 24 hour period. Wow. So how well did we do? Check out the list of species seen or heard by participants in the
Socially Distanced Birding Challenge 2020 Report​.
Birthday Fundraiser. ​Consider celebrating your birthday by sponsoring a fundraiser for the benefit of WCAS through Facebook. Or, for an
upcoming birthday for a special child, family member or someone you would like to honor. Support WCAS grassroots action by making a gift at
the ​Store​. A thank you note will be sent to the recipient.
​ ichael Goldman, David Lindo, Issac Robb. Bird Walk and Field Trip ​Leaders Michelle Brosius, Bill Deininger, Dave
Thank You ​Speakers M
​ ichelle Brosius, Tim Colborn, Patti Donnellan, Gloria Ferris, Tom Fishburn, Terry
Graskemper, Nancy Howell. ​Photographers and ​Writers M
Gorges, Nancy Howell, Joy M. Kiser, Paula Lozano, Kathy Murphy, Peter G. Saenger, Kaoru Tsubone. ​Volunteers Mary Lou Czajka, Karen
Czerniawski.
Welcome New Members! ​Audrey Atzel,​ James Baesel, Lindsay Baker, Jessica Bibbo, Kay Clark, Susan Crane, Erin Davis, ​Camille George, ​Audrey
Goebl, and Natasha Ustaszewski.

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PROGRAMS >>>
  
Member Meetings and Summer/Fall Speaker Series 2020 
Western Cuyahoga Audubon programs are free and open to the public. ​Member Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Speaker at 8:00 p.m. ​Join
programs online at the ​WCAS Virtual Conference Center​.

Above: Corey Ringle, President, Friends of Crowell Hilaka, Richfield
Heritage Preserve, February 23, 2020. Photo by Betsey O'Hagan.
 
Program:​ “Richfield Heritage Preserve: History and Nature”
Presenter:​ Corey Ringle, President, Friends of Crowell Hilaka
Date & Time:​ Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Description: ​Description: Richfield Heritage Preserve, formerly Girl
Scout camp Julia Crowell Hilaka, was once home to pioneers,
inventors, agriculturalists, and campers before becoming a beautiful
community park for everyone to enjoy. Keeping with the tradition of
diverse uses, the park hosts a variety of activities, from hiking, fishing,
and horseback riding to visiting the beautiful historic homes and
seeing inventor Jim Kirby's hydroelectric Mill wheel and patented
self-clarifying lake! Hope you will join us to learn more about this
hidden treasure tucked away in Richfield, Ohio.
Announcement & Tickets
 
Above: Rosemary Mosco​. Photo by A. Mathiowetz.
Program:​ “Bird and Moon: Comics With a Naturalist’s Knowledge”
Presenters:​ Rosemary Mosco, naturalist and artist
Date & Time:​ Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Description: If you haven’t heard of Bird and Moon Science and
Nature Cartoons this is the presentation for you! But what about
those who know about Bird and Moon … then this is the presentation
for you! Rosemary Mosco is a wonderful naturalist who puts her
naturalist eye into cartoons that are fun and also accurate. You will
smile, if not laugh at the antics of birds and other wildlife in her
renderings … all based on what she has seen. We will also learn more
about Rosemary, her interest in the natural world and how she is
inspired to put pen to paper. ​Announcement & Tickets

Program:​ “Hybridization of Cerulean and Parula Warblers”

Presenter:​ Ryan Trimbath
Date & Time:​ Tuesday, September 1 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Description: In nature, hybridization between species is not common,
but does occur. During the summers of 2014 and 2015, in the
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, an unusual warbler song was heard.
The birds were located, netted, banded, had tissue samples taken,
and plumage information recorded. It turns out that the birds were a
hybrid of a Cerulean Warbler and Northern Parula based on plumage
characteristics and mitochondrial and nuclear genes. It appears that
Northern Parulas are expanding their breeding range into Cerulean
Warbler's range, suggesting that this hybrid combination may
become more common. Why? ​Announcement & Tickets Above: Cerulean Warbler x Northern Parula (hybrid) by Stoil Ivanov.

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COFFEE NEWS >>> 

What​ is Smithsonian
Certified Bird Friendly
Coffee?
Most coffee that we buy in
stores is grown on plantations
created by clear-cutting forests.
This is because farmers can
produce sun-grown coffee at a Above ​(l to r)​: Baltimore Oriole, Wood Thrush & American Redstart,
much higher density than shade Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, ​Oak Harbor, OH ​by Tom Fishburn.
grown coffee. But the cheap
coffee we consume has a very Join the ​WCAS Bird Friendly Coffee Club​! Order coffee at the
high price in the end (1). The Birds & Beans® Store​. Coffee is Smithsonian Migratory Bird
Bird Friendly® Coffee Center Bird Friendly®-certified beans, 100 percent shade-grown,
designation requires coffee farms to be certified organic, with a USDA Organic, and Fair-Trade certified. Use the 7-day WCAS Free
healthy soil base and zero pesticides (2). The program also requires a Shipping Codes: Aug 24-30 'FREEAUG', Sept 21-27 'FREESEPT’,
variety of native shade trees throughout the coffee plantation, Oct 26-Nov 1 'FREEOCT’. Note: 5% of annual chapter sales
benefitting native animals. So...how does shade-grown differ from the support local conservation projects.
usual coffee in stores? To make the sunny plantations, vast tracts of
forest, particularly rainforests, are clear cut, decreasing habitat for *NEW* Join the ​Urban Birding Cleveland
native plants and animals altering the ecosystem locally and globally. community to connect with like-minded
According to the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, “shade-grown people interested in birds, wildlife, and
coffee production is the next best thing to a natural forest.” (3) habitat! ​Create Your Account
because it imitates a native forest, with different varieties of birds,
plants, and insects to thrive in its lush growth. An increased number of Visit The Rock Pile Garden Center​, 900
birds helps to keep pests numbers low eliminating the need for Nagel Rd, Avon, OH 44011. ​Mention
pesticides, a very good thing for birds, insects AND humans. Poisons you’re a member and WCAS gets a small
seep into the soil, altering ecosystems by killing plants and animals contribution. Tell your cashier you want
that live below ground and seeping into watersheds, killing fish and your donation to go to WCAS! ​The Rock
plants in the rivers (3) and exposing indigenous people to carcinogens. Pile Garden Center
Soil and water are impacted favorably by shade-grown coffee. Most
nutrients in a rainforest are in the canopy. Clear cut land requires the
use of large amounts of man-made nutrients called fertilizer. Fertilizer The Western Cuyahoga Audubon President
requires large amounts of fossil-fuel for production and transportation Feathered Flyer​ is published 4 times WCAS is currently Board run.
leading to further pollution. Alternatively, the leaves from the native per year in Feb May, Aug and Nov.
trees on shade-grown coffee farms return nutrients to the soil, the Treasurer
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Nancy Howell
native trees shade the soil keeping moisture and, at the same time,
programs are free and open to the
holding soil in place with their roots. This avoids pollution of air and Recording Secretary - ​Shared
public. Donations are appreciated. ​
water created by clear cutting of the trees. Lastly, shade-grown coffee Directors-at-Large
benefits the farmers because trees on shade-grown coffee plantations Email:​ i​ nfo@wcaudubon.org
Michelle Brosius, Gloria Ferris,
have a lifespan double that of trees on plantations of sun-grown Ph:​ + 216-741-2352
Bruce Missig, Kurt Miske​, ​Mary
coffee. One Smithsonian study states, “These farms provide firewood, Web: ​www.wcaudubon.org
Anne Romito, Tom Romito
building materials, fruit and vegetables, medicinal and ritual plants, Like us on Facebook!
Field Trip Coordinators
and other crops that maintain and sustain local communities facebook.com/WCAudubon
Michelle Brosius, ​Tim Colborn,
throughout the year.” These forest systems produce a host of other Follow us on Twitter!
Kaoru Tsubone
products like cacao and spices, further adding to the farmers' wealth. twitter.com/WCAudubon
The premium prices fetched by Bird Friendly® Coffee support the Interested in Volunteering? ​Send an Ambassadors
families and local ​economies of those who raise the coffee. It’s a email to ​info@wcaudubon.org Global Ambassador: David
Visit the Store​ to download reports, Lindo; Ambassador to Japan:
win-win for everyone!​ ~ Amanda Sebrosky R ​ ead Online Kaoru Tsubone.
articles, purchase coffee, renew
References: (1) ​Shade-Grown vs Sun-Grown Coffee: Why It Matters​ (2) ​A Bitter Brew- Coffee Production, membership, and donate
Deforestation, Soil Erosion and Water Contamination – Environmental ScienceBites​ (3) ​Smithsonian Web and Marketing
Migratory Bird Center’s Bird Friendly® Coffee Program Protects Migratory Birds and Supports http://bit.ly/2taLgnk Betsey O’Hagan
Shade-Grown Coffee Farms

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Western Cuyahoga Audubon Volunteer Opportunities and Leadership Positions 

Volunteer to do more for birds and habitat conservation! Let us know what you’re interested in by completing our ​WCAS
Volunteer form​.
Volunteer and Public Relations Coordinator​ - ​The Coordinator oversees recruitment, placement, and retention of
volunteers and is an advocate for the Audubon mission, WCAS programs and services. Attend Board meetings. Don’t miss
this rewarding opportunity to engage in meaningful work! ​Fundraising Coordinator​. The fundraising coordinator attends
Board meetings, plans events, monitors activities, and builds relationships to grow donations and revenue for chapter
operations and projects. Attend monthly Board meetings. Join us! Read, ​WCAS Volunteer Positions 2020
Membership. ​Become a member, renew membership, and make a donation online or by mailing a check ​payable to
‘Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society’. Mail to: Nancy Howell, Western Cuyahoga Audubon Treasurer, 19340 Fowles Rd,
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130 ​or, purchase ​Membership Online​. You’ll be glad you did and the birds will thank you for it!

After watching, ‘My Painted Trillium Quest' by Tom Fishburn, Kim Langley, WCAS Member said, “Wonderful! It was a lift
just knowing that such a site exists and is being protected!”​ Watch the movie, ​‘My Painted Trillium Quest'​ on YouTube.

Shop today at ​AmazonSmile and designate Western Cuyahoga Audubon as your charitable
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donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Western Cuyahoga Audubon.