Membership Meeting
Sunday October 2, 2005 1:30 PM
Native Plants of Grays Harbor
Amazing Grace Lutheran Church
Corner of 1st and I Streets,
Aberdeen
Run your vehicle on
vegetables?
by Diane Schwickerath
Well, yes. It is true. You can run
your vehicle on vegetables, but it
does take a bit of a commitment.
A couple of years ago we decided
we wanted our car to be more en-
vironmentally friendly so we got
on the waiting list for a Toyota
Prius. At that time the waiting
period was several months. We
took advantage of the time and
did some research into the most
environmentally sensitive ways to
make a car go. We had heard of
“biodiesel” and knew it was better
for the environment, but that was
about all we knew.
From various sites on the internet
we learned that Biodiesel is a safe,
efficient fuel made from vegetable
oil. In contrast, “traditional” diesel
is made from petroleum oil (also
known as “dead dinosaurs”).
Biodiesel is NOT old French-fry
oil although it can be made from
it.
Benefits of Biodiesel:
Fuel grown locally. Biodiesel re-
duces our dependence on foreign
oil. Biodiesel can be produced
from virtually any vegetable oil--
for example, coconut, palm, soy,
peanut, mustard, and canola oils
make excellent biodiesel.
Volume 13
Issue10
September/October 2005
The
Sandpiper
Vastly lowered emissions. Biodie-
sel meets California’s strict CARB
standards. Because biodiesel
is derived from plants, it has a
complete carbon cycle - burning
biodiesel emits about as much
carbon as was absorbed by the
plant when it was alive. In May
2000, biodiesel became the only
alternative fuel in the country to
have successfully met the EPA’s
Tier I and Tier II Health Effects
standards under Section 211(b)
of the Clean Air Act. Biodiesel
mixes cleanly at any ratio with
petrodiesel--in fact, adding only
a small amount of biodiesel to
petrodiesel results in greatly low-
ered emissions. There are blends
available such as B5: 5% biodiesel
and 95% petrodiesel which is very
popular with truckers, or B99:
99% biodiesel and 1% petrodiesel.
We use B99.
Continuted on Page 5
Fall ACOW
You are invited to join Tahoma
Audubon October 7-9 for the Fall
Audubon Council of Washington
(ACOW) meeting at the Dumas
Bay Centre in Federal Way, 3200
SW Dash Point Road. See page 4
photo by Dan Roby
BirdStar
Caspian Terns
by Hugh Jennings
The Caspian Tern (CATE) is
about 21” long with a wingspan of
50” and weight of 1.4 lb (660g).
The genus name Sterna (STIR-
nah) is Latin stemming from
Anglo-Saxon stearn, tern. The
species name caspia is Latin for
Caspian Sea, where a specimen
was collected by Pallas, in 1770.
This is the largest of the terns.
The CATE nests on five conti-
nents. In North America, it is com-
mon along both coasts and locally
inland, mainly around large bodies
of water. In Washington, non-
breeders are abundant summer
residents on coastal bays and on
inland marine waters. It is a fairly
common summer resident in East-
ern Washington on a few major
lakes and on the Columbia River.
They are often seen flying 20 to
50 feet above the water, with bill
pointing downward, looking for
fish. It catches fish by diving com-
pletely underwater, but also may
pick fish off the water surface. It
may steal fish from other seabirds.
Its summer plumage: large,
crested, black cap and big
blood-red bill (sometimes the
bill is slightly darker at the tip).
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 The President’s Perch
Summer treasures, kitch-
en pleasures
By Jan McMillan
The summer has come and
nearly gone. I am already seeing
alder leaves fluttering down in
the woods behind our house and
heard reports of the beginnings
of the fall migration. But it is
still summer and we’re still get-
ting our weekly delivery of farm
fresh produce from Tolt Gardens
(We and other GHAS members
joined their Community Sup-
ported Agriculture (CSA) Pro-
gram at June’s potluck picnic at
Tolt Garden.) The summer has
been a cornucopia of produce
I forgot existed and some I’d
never tasted or even heard of.
Each week there were lettuces
with exotic names…Bronze Ar-
row and Red Salad Bowl Oak
Leaf, Nevada Batavian, Forel-
lenschiuss Speckled Romaine,
Red Riding Hood Bib and Black
Seeded Simpson. Three weeks
in a row our box contained our
favorite green of all, Arugula.
The boxes came laden with car-
rots, squashes, beets, kales and
chards of every kind, mustard
greens, scallions, onions, rad-
ishes, potatoes (new, yukon and
ordinary), peas, fennel, garlic,
dill, Italian parsley, cucumbers,
broccoli, cauliflower, cabbages
purple and green, a generous
supply of fresh basil and fresh
spinach nearly every week and a
strange crunchy little vegetable
called haricot! With each box
came a newsletter filled with
information about the produce,
the happenings at Tolt Gardens
and a Recipe of the Week.
Opening the box that contained
the produce was a moment I
looked forward to and savored
every Saturday morning. The
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smells of basil, mint, and fennel
filled my kitchen; the brilliant
browns, greens, reds, purples,
oranges and yellows put an artist
palate to shame; and the crispy,
hard, soft, feathery, rubbery tex-
tures let me know this food was
fresh and growing in the ground
only yesterday. The food came
to me in a sprit of commu-
nity…grown by people I knew
on a farm I had visited and de-
livered by friends at a half way
point where we picked up the
boxes for the CSA members in
our town. No huge gas guzzling
trucks involved and the money
going directly to the farm where
the produce was grown.
This has been a trip back in
time for me to the sights, smells,
textures and tastes I remember
as a child, growing up in a home
where every summer we grew
our vegetables out back and ev-
eryone had an aunt, or grandpar-
ents or someone they knew with
a farm. We gathered our own
eggs, pulled our own carrots,
even milked a cow or two. Now
my participation in CSA will be
part of what defines “summer”
for me, along with sandy feet,
evenings on the porch and visits
from the grandkids.
By the way, if anyone is inter-
ested in joining the CSA Pro-
gram for next summer, you can
contact Steve Hallstrom or Ce-
celia Boulais at toltfarm@jps.
net or call them at (360) 273-
9280. The CSA season at Tolt
Farm runs from early July to
late October.
Farwell and thanks
Our publicity chair and board
member Joy Losey will be leav-
ing sometime this fall for a
much deserved break from work
to travel and spend time with
family and friends. Joy was co-
owner of the Willow Bookstore
in Westport Washington. She
joined our board in 2003 and
has done a wonderful job pub-
licizing our members meetings
and board projects and bringing
her wisdom and experience to
board decisions. We will miss
her enthusiasm and wish her
“happy trails” as she travels.
We hope she returns to Grays
Harbor to settle again when the
road gets too weary!
What in the world are
you doing?
So many of our Grays Harbor
Audubon Society members are
actively involved in not only
helping wildlife and preserv-
ing habitat, but also volunteer
to make Grays Harbor a great
place to live, work and recre-
ate.
A new non-profit group has
formed in our area, called The
Grays Harbor Institute. GHI
was formed to establish a speak-
ers bureau that would provide
speakers, lectures, seminars,
round-tables and other presenta-
tions for the educational benefit
of the general public. Presenta-
tions will investigate, analyze,
synthesize and promote demo-
cratic ideals consistent with
ending poverty and racism and
advancing human, civil, en-
vironmental, educational and
health rights.
The first lecture will feature
internationally known colum-
nist Alexander Cockburn, a fre-
quent writer for The Nation and
editor/author for the political
newsletter Counter Punch.
He will be appearing at the
Polish Club in Aberdeen (831
West 1st Street) on October 14,
2005 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $7.50
at the door.

Ten steps to reduce your
global warming impact
Union of Concerned
Scientists
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.cfm
Individual choices can have
an impact on global climate
change. Reducing your fam-
ily’s heat-trapping emissions
does not mean forgoing modern
conveniences: it means making
smart choices and using en-
ergy-efficient products, which
may require an additional in-
vestment up front, but often
pay you back in energy savings
within a couple of years.
Since Americans’ per capita
emissions of heat-trapping
gases is 5.6 tons – more than
double the amount of western
Europeans – we can all make
choices that will greatly reduce
our families’ global warming
impact.
1. The car you drive: the most
important personal climate
decision.
When you buy your next car,
look for the one with the best
fuel economy in its class. Each
gallon of gas you use releases
25 pounds of heat-trapping
carbon dioxide (CO2) into the
atmosphere. Better gas mile-
age not only reduces global
warming, but will also save
you thousands of dollars at the
pump over the life of the vehi-
cle. Compare the fuel economy
of the cars you’re considering
and look for new technologies
like hybrid engines.
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2. Choose clean power. Prod-
ucts that bear the Green-e
logo meet rigorous quality
standards. More than half the
electricity in the United States
comes from polluting coal-fired
power plants. And power plants
are the single largest source of
heat-trapping gas. None of us
can live without electricity, but
in some states, you can switch
to electricity companies that
provide 50 to 100 percent re-
newable energy. (For more in-
formation go to Green-e.org.).
3. Look for the Energy Star.
When it comes time to replace
appliances, look for the Energy
Star label on new appliances
(refrigerators, freezers, furnac-
es, air conditioners, and water
heaters use the most energy).
These items may cost a bit more
initially, but the energy savings
will pay back the extra invest-
ment within a couple of years.
Household energy savings re-
ally can make a difference: if
each household in the United
States replaced its existing ap-
pliances with the most efficient
models available we would save
$15 billion in energy costs and
eliminate 175 million tons of
heat-trapping gases.
4. Unplug a freezer. One of the
quickest ways to reduce your
global warming impact is to
unplug the extra refrigerator or
freezer you rarely use (except
when you need it for holidays
and parties). This can reduce the
typical family’s carbon dioxide
emissions by nearly 10 percent.
5. Get a home energy audit.
Take advantage of the free home
energy audits offered by many
utilities. Simple measures, such
as installing a programmable
thermostat to replace your old
dial unit or sealing and insulat-
ing heating and cooling ducts,
can each reduce a typical fam-
ily’s carbon dioxide emissions
by about 5 percent.
6. Light bulbs matter. If ev-
ery family in the United States
replaced one regular light bulb
with an energy-saving model,
we could reduce global warm-
ing pollution by more than 90
billion pounds, the same as
taking 7.5 million cars off of
the road. So, replace your in-
candescent bulbs with more
efficient compact fluorescents,
which now come in all shapes
and sizes. You’ll be doing your
share to cut back on heat-trap-
ping pollution and you’ll save
money on your electric bills and
light bulbs.
7. Think before you drive. If
you own more than one vehicle,
use the less fuel-efficient one
only when you can fill it with
passengers. Driving a full mini-
van may be kinder to the envi-
ronment than two midsize cars.
Whenever possible, join a car-
pool or take mass transit.
8. Buy good wood. When buy-
ing wood products, check for
labels that indicate the source of
the timber. Supporting forests
that are managed in a sustain-
able fashion makes sense for
biodiversity, and it may make
sense for the climate too. For-
ests that are well managed are
more likely to store carbon ef-
fectively because more trees are
left standing and carbon-storing
soils are less disturbed.
9. Plant a tree. You can also
make a difference in your own
backyard. Get a group in your
neighborhood together and con-
tact your local arborist or urban
forester about planting trees
on private property and public
land. In addition to storing car-
bon, trees planted in and around
urban areas and residences can
provide much-needed shade in
the summer, reducing energy
bills and fossil fuel use.
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 Global Warming
Continued from page 3 Washington State Audubon Con- Book Reviews
servation Committee (WSACC) Books Donated to the GHAS
10. Let policymakers know and the statewide Education Library
you are concerned about Committee. Friday’s activities By Jan McMillan
global warming. Our elected will conclude with a fun evening We hope someday soon to
officials and business leaders of hands-on activities with the have a real Nature Center with
need to hear from concerned education and conservation staff a place for a library of books
citizens. Sign up for the Union from Tahoma Audubon and our on birds, wildlife, native plants,
of Concerned Scientists Action partners in advocacy and habitat the environment and inspiring
Network to ensure that policy- protection in Pierce County. naturalists, activists and envi-
makers get the timely, accurate The traditional Saturday morn- ronmentalist. We have a few
information they need to make ing field trips will take interested books already and this summer
informed decisions about global nature observers to nearby bird- we got a few more.
warming solutions. ing meccas such as the Puget Jean Kyle gave us a copy of
Reprinted with our gratitude from the Sound Prairie Important Bird Hazel Wolf, Fighting the Estab-
Chehalis River Council’s newsletter, Area near Spanaway, the Kent lishment by Susan Starbuck. I
Valley and the Commencement started off my summer by read-
Bay waterfront. When every- ing this delightful biography
Audubon Council of one returns from their morning and I recommend it to anyone
Washington (ACOW) adventures, we will get down who loves to read about awe-
Fall 2005 October 7-9 at to work with chapter building some activist women. I had
the Dumas Bay Centre breakout sessions on topics in- heard about Hazel since I joined
in Federal Way cluding: fundraising, finding and Audubon 4 years ago, especial-
Living, Growing retaining volunteers, running a ly from Helen Engel. Hazel was
and Sharing Audubon successful Birdathon, branding her mentor and role model. As I
We guarantee this will be an and marketing your chapter, and read about this amazing woman
event to remember as Tahoma tips for setting up effective bird- she became mine as well. The
Audubon and Audubon Wash- ing classes, and more. book takes us from her unusu-
ington recreate ACOW. You’ll Following a dinner in the eve- al childhood through her pe-
get your hands dirty (literally), ning and a night time program riod of awakening as a woman
meet in small-group breakout on Saturday, Fall ACOW will without a country and into to
sessions to focus on those top- wrap up on Sunday with a day her later years as a labor orga-
ics that matter most to you, and of news from Audubon Wash- nizer, founder of many Audu-
of course, leave the weekend ington and reports from all of bon chapters, and champion of
energized, enriched, and armed the state’s Audubon chapters. environmental issues. Time and
with information gleaned from The beautiful Dumas Bay Cen- time again, Hazel climbs out on
the most active and passionate tre and its 12-acre grounds will a limb and appears to saw the
members of Audubon chapters serve as home base for the Fall limb off behind her. Her deter-
across the state. ACOW. Watch future e-mails mination, leadership and sheer
Tahoma Audubon and Audu- and packets for more detailed conviction that she was right
bon Washington invite rep- information about the Fall landed her on her feet. Hazel
resentatives from each of the ACOW, including information died in January of 2000. She
National Audubon chapters in about affordable boarding at is still very much alive in the
Washington to join us on the the Centre. You can preview the hearts of her admirers.
weekend of Oct. 7-9, 2005, for Dumas Bay Centre on the City Two other books joined our li-
the Fall Audubon Council of of Federal Way Web site: www. brary this summer, donated by
Washington (ACOW) meeting. cityoffederalway.com/Page. board member/publicity chair
We will gather beginning on aspx?view=180. Joy Losey. Attracting Birds by
Friday afternoon at the Dumas For more information about the Elaine Butler covers everything
Bay Centre in Federal Way and Fall ACOW, visit the ACOW from bird feeders to life lists.
work through the weekend to page (coming soon!) on the Ta- Wings of the Wild by Kenneth
network with chapter leaders homa Audubon site at www. Richmond was published in
and tackle issues that are com- tahomaaudubon.org or e-mail England in 1943…making it 62
mon to all chapters. ACOW organizer, Sue Summers years old! It is in great condi-
Events will kick off on Friday at summerssue@hotmail.com. tion and has fascinating little
afternoon with meetings of the

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Welcome New GH
Audubon Members
We welcome the following new
members and members who have
transferred from another chap-
ter. If any of you would like to
be notified of birding field trips,
please e-mail or call our Field
Trip Coordinator, Tim O’Brien:
Phone (360) 482-6129 E-Mail
Address: kertim7179@yahoo.
com.
J. Armstrong
Stephen Bjornson
Carole Bodey
Naida Border
Timothy Compton
Leila Daubert
Preston Dickey
Judy Dragoo
Ruth Hagerott
Mark Harbaugh
Karen Kitchener
A. Martin
Margaret Moersch
Gregg Olson
Cherie Page
Cottrell Quest
Darlene Seeley
Keith Yale
Are you interested in receiv-
ing the Sandpiper online? Send
us your email address and we
can forward the latest issue the
moment it is ready to publish or
visit http://ghas.org to view the
newsletter as a color pdf file.
Book Review continued
from page 4
chapters with titles like “How
a Bird Wins Its Mate”, “Who
Killed Cock Robin?” and “Birds
Eggs and Their Problems”. It
also features some fascinating
photographs and illustrations.
Thanks to Jean and to Joy for
these donations. If you want to
borrow any of these books, let
me know and I’ll get it to you.
We welcome donations of new
books or used books in good
condition.
page 5
Biodiesel continued
from page 1
How is biodiesel made? Biodie-
sel is made through a chemical
process called transesterification
whereby the glycerin is separated
from the fat or vegetable oil.
The process leaves behind two
products -- methyl esters (the
chemical name for biodiesel) and
glycerin (a valuable byproduct
usually sold to be used in soaps
and other products). Biodiesel
is simple to use, biodegradable,
nontoxic, and essentially free of
sulfur and aromatics
Is Biodiesel the same thing as
raw vegetable oil? No! Fuel-
grade biodiesel must be produced
to strict industry specifications
(ASTM D6751) in order to insure
proper performance. Biodiesel
that meets ASTM D6751 and is
legally registered with the En-
vironmental Protection Agency
is a legal motor fuel for sale
and distribution. Raw vegetable
oil cannot meet biodiesel fuel
specifications, it is not registered
with the EPA, and it is not a legal
motor fuel.
This all sounds great and it is,
but biodiesel only works in die-
sel engines whether in your car,
truck, boat or farm equipment.
This means if you want to use
biodiesel in your daily vehicle if
you own a car that uses gasoline,
you have to change cars. That
is not too difficult really. The
only thing to remember is that
if you buy an older (pre-1995)
vehicle you will need to change
out any fuel hoses or gaskets
made of natural rubber, which
are not compatible with biodie-
sel. Diesel engines made after
that time come equipped with
synthetic fuel hoses so there
is absolutely no retrofitting of
any kind needed, just fill with
biodiesel and go as usual. We
ended up canceling our Prius
order and we purchased a used
2002 VW Jetta TDI (diesel).
For us mileage and power were
slightly affected using biodiesel:
44mpg using petrodiesel, 43mpg
with biodiesel but others report
better mileage and power using
biodiesel. Currently Volkswagen
and Mercedes produce the ma-
jority of passenger diesel cars in
the U.S., and diesel cars are less
then 5% of sales here. In other
parts of the world diesel cars
are more popular, near 50% in
Europe. BMW, Audi, and oth-
ers are reporting they will sell
diesel cars in the U.S. in the next
couple of years so more choices
are coming.
The other part of the commit-
ment is tracking down where to
buy the biodiesel. We found a
membership fueling station in
Olympia that sells it at the pump
(Fast Fuels). Fine if you live or
work in Olympia. We also found
a small company out of Olympia
(Future Fuels) that does home
delivery. They gave us a 250
gallon tank that is in our garage.
We bought a small pump for the
tank and now just back-up to our
garage when we need to fill-up.
Biodiesel is less flammable than
regular diesel.
Continued on Page 6
GHAS Mission
The mission of the Grays
Harbor Audubon Society
Har
is to seek a sustainable bal-
ance between human activ-
ity and the needs of the en-
vironment; and to promote
enjoyment of birds and the
natural world
 Caspian Tern Continued
from page 1
The bird is overall gray above
and light below. The winter
plumage is like the summer
plumage, but the cap is splotchy
and gray. Juveniles are like win-
ter adults, but the bill is orange
and upper parts lightly marked
with dark bars and V’s. The
adult calls include a low, harsh
scream “kwok” and “cahar”.
The Caspian Tern first breeds
at about 3 years, nesting singly
or in colonies. The nest is a de-
pression in the ground lined with
grasses and seaweed, located on
sandy beaches. There are usually
2-3 eggs, which are pinkish with
darker markings. Incubation is
20-22 days. The young may leave
the nest a few days after hatch-
ing. If a colony is not disturbed,
the young may stay at the nest
until ready to fly. Both parents
bring food to the young. The
age at first flight is 28-35 days.
The young terns are noted for
their long adolescence, with the
young dependent on their parents
for many months. Even in late
winter, many adult Caspian Terns
are trailed by a begging young-
ster from the previous nesting
season. During migration, the
terns fly high with bill pointing
forward. It is the least sociable
of all terns and travels singly or
in small groups. Inland breeders
move to the coast and fly south
for the winter, some winter-
ing south to the West Indies
and northern South America.
Our thanks to the Corvid Cri-
er, Newsletter of East Lake Wash-
ington Audubon for this article.
page 6
GHAS Field Trip
On Saturday, September 24th
we will be having a field trip
to Ridgefield National Wildlife
Refuge, which is located just
north of Vancouver, WA along
the Columbia River. Lots of
waterfowl and Sandhill Cranes
visit the refuge every year. We
will be meeting in Elma at
Vance Creek County park at
7am to carpool together down
to Ridgefield. Ken Knittle of
the Washington Birder news-
letter will be leading the trip
for us. Please plan for an all
day trip where most of the
birding will be from the cars.
Please contact Tim O’Brien
by phone (360) 482-6129 to
sign up for the trip or email
kertim7179@yahoo.com.
Beach Appreciation Day
Make it Every Day
Our Washington State beaches
are public assets that are con-
stantly under threat--from pol-
lution, carelessness and inap-
propriate development.
Take a moment out of your
busy schedule to take a stroll on
our shorelines. When you do,
please respect the beach. Pick
up trash and don’t contribute
more. Get involved in the pro-
tection of our beaches for peo-
ple and wildlife. Generations
to come will thank you for it.
Biodiesel Continued
from page 5
In fact, it is so safe it can even
be sent through the US mail! We
have often thought that if there
were a few of us in Grays Harbor
wanting to use biodiesel that a
fueling point would be a great
thing here.
Biodiesel is also great for en-
gines because of its increased
lubricating and cleaning abili-
ties when compared to petrodie-
sel. This is why many trucking
companies are planning a diesel
blend with biodiesel. In fact, it
does such a good job of cleaning
out the engine that you need to
change the fuel filter a couple of
weeks after starting on biodiesel
because it dislodges gunk in
the fuel system. This first-time
replacement is the only special
thing needed.
Another consideration of course
is the cost of biodiesel. Up until
a few months ago it was about
$1.00 more per gallon than
regular petro-diesel. Thanks to
a federal tax break, it is now less
per gallon than petrodiesel and
gasoline.
Biodiesel is better for the en-
vironment because it is made
from renewable resources and
has much lower emissions com-
pared to petroleum diesel. It is
less toxic than table salt and
biodegrades as fast as sugar.
Boaters with diesel engines
love biodiesel because leaks
or spills are never a problem.
It’s non-toxic and can even be
swallowed although it probably
doesn’t taste good. Since it is
made in the USA from renew-
able resources such as soybeans,
its use decreases our dependence
on foreign oil and contributes
to our own economy. Our car
exhaust now smells like a hot
pizza oven and we don’t feel
guilty about driving our car as
far as we want to go. The ulti-
mate vegy-juicer!
 GHAS Board of Directors

Rose DuBois dub@techline.com

Ann Haarer ann27jan@aol.com
Karen Knutsen herodias@lewiscounty .com
Jan McMillan ann27jan@aol.com
Dianna Moore dlmoor2@coastaccess.com
Linda Orgel ldotorg@aol.com
Renee Prine (360) 268-0485
BirdFest 2005 Dean Schwickerath dschwick@techline.com
A celebration of the Ridge- Diane Schwickerath dschwick@techline.com
field National Wildlife Refuge Janet Strong strongjan@centurytel.net
Guided bird and plant walks,
paddle tours, bluegrass mu- Chapter Officers
sic, fun for the whole family.
Saturday and Sunday, October President Jan McMillian, 268-1004
15th and 16th in Ridgefield ann27jan@aol.com
WA, just 25 minutes north of Vice President Janet Strong, 495-3950
downtown Portland. I-5 to exit strongjan@centurytel.net
14 follow the signs. Celebrate Treasurer Diane Schwickerath 495-3101
and learn about the natural dschwick@techline.com
beauty and rich cultural his- Secretary Dianna Moore, 289-5048
tory of the refuge. Tours will dlmoor2@coastaccess.com
follow in the footsteps of Lew-
is & Clark to a replica of a Committee Chairs
Cathlapotle (Cath-Lah-Poh-tl)
plankhouse, hand built using Newsletter R.D. Grunbaum, 648-2476
ancient Chinookan techniques olearycrk@aol.com
and tools. Adults and children Newsletter Crew Alice Alvarado,
can participate in many events. Harriet Johnston
Children’s activities include, Membership/ Ann Haarer, 268-1004
guided bird walks led by an Hospitality ann27jan@aol.com
Audubon naturalist, live rap- Conservation Dean Schwickerath, 495-3101
tor displays, craft stations and dschwick@techline.com
much more. For the big kids, Education Janet Strong, 495-3950
guided paddle tours with a strongjan@centurytel.net
wildlife biologist. A birders Field Trips Tim O’Brien, 482-6129
marketplace with great deals kertim7179@yahoo.com
on optics, art, clothing and Programs Jan McMillian, 268-1004
books. Over fifteen bluegrass ann27jan@aol.com
bands will play from 10:00 am Publicity
to 10:00 pm at venues in down-
town Ridgefield. Spectacular Other Audubon Contacts
sunrise and sunset tours to view
Sandhill Cranes flying to a tra- GHAS voice mail (800) 303-8498
ditional roost are offered on a State Audubon (360) 786-8020
limited basis and reservations National Audubon (212) 979-3000
are required. GHAS Website www.ghas.org
For more information contact
us at www.ridgefieldfriends.
org
For plankhouse info go to
www.plankhouse.org
or call 360-887-9495

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October 2nd, GHAS Members Meeting

October 7th – 9th, Fall ACOW Meeting

November 6th, GHAS Board Meeting

December 4th, GHAS Members Meeting and Election of Officers

Members Meetings are from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

New Meeting Location:

So. Campus, Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Aberdeen

Corner of 1st and I Street

And the New Year promises

new and exciting events as well

Don’t forget the

Shorebird Festival
April 28 - 30, 2006