Grange Insurance Audubon Center, the newest
Audubon nature center, celebrated its opening
with a ribbon cutting attended by Audubon Chair
B. Holt Thrasher (left) and Ohio Governor Ted
Strickland. Only minutes from downtown Columbus,
the transformed brownfield site is an Audubon
portant Bird Area.Read
more.
GOT
HABITAT?
The
Grange Insurance Audubon Center is kicking off our
grand opening with an Audubon At Home contest. Use
the10
Steps to a Healthy Ohio Habitat workbookto
assess or incorporate
habitat
restoration in your backyard. Fill out thecontest
criteriaand
mail it back to the center. The deadline isJuly
1st, 2009.
Five winners will receive $1000 in supplies to
maintain their backyard. The contest is open to
residents in the state of Ohio and elements from
winners’ backyards will be incorporated in center’s
Audubon At Home demonstration gardens where applicable.
Enter only once but in as many categories as you like.
Good luck!
OHIO
IBA BOOK
AMV has copies of the limited edition The
Important Bird Areas of Ohio. This book catalogues birdlife at
dozens of sites throughout Ohio and has been touted as
the premier guide for Ohio birders, wildlife scientists
and environmental educators.
Available for $20 (shipping & handling
included!)
All proceeds will go to support AMV programs and
research.
Request your copy now by mail. Click here
for a printable PDF order form. (adobe reader needed)