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Listen up, all you birders, gardeners and eco-activists. MSNBC and
Environmental News Network are teaming up at the National Audubon Society
convention this weekend, delivering audio reports and answers to your
questions. ENN?s correspondent will take select questions to the experts, and
MSNBC will post responses on our Environment BBS.

THE CONFERENCE aims to solidify plans to create community nature centers
across America by 2020.
The themes will focus on the marine environment, the urban landscape,
riparian habitat, the seashore, forests, coastal wetlands, and the
agricultural landscape.
Specific items on the agenda include recovery efforts for peregrine falcons,
California condors, plovers, and sea otters. Other topics include sustainable
forestry, population pressures, sand dune habitat, and green architecture.

ASK THE EXPERTS
Have a question about birding, endangered species or even gardening?
E-mail it to ENN correspondent Jerry Kay at audubon at enn.com
He?ll take as many questions as possible to experts at the convention.
Responses will be posted on MSNBC?s Environment BBS at
bbs.msnbc.com/bbs/msnbc-environment.

Audubon?s experts at the convention include:
Sally Conyne, director of Citizen Science, National Audubon Society
John Flicker, president and CEO, National Audubon Society
Dr. Frank Gill, director of Science and senior vice president, National
Audubon Society
Jesse Grantham, executive director, National Audubon Society?s Mississippi
state office
Beth Huning, director of Education, Audubon California


ENN REPORTS FROM THE MEETING
Birdcast: Sally Conyne talks about a new Internet program in which the public
can actually observe bird migrations and help birds as they make their annual
journeys.
Changing values: John Flicker explains why people are so important in the
effort to save wildlife.
Bay rescue: John Flicker describes Audubon?s campaign to save San Francisco
Bay.
Naturescaping: Jesse Grantham discusses how to encourage wildlife in the
garden by using native North American plants.
Naturescaping help: Grantham offers resources for learning more about the
landscaping technique.
Pollination puzzle: Grantham explains why it is important to grow plants that
have co-evolved with the birds and butterflies in your area.
Nature photography: Beth Huning explains how taking photos of nature can
actually help the environment.
Photography tips: Huning offers ideas for how to minimize your impact as a
nature photographer.
Photo equipment:Huning describes what kind of camera equipment is best for
capturing images of wildlife.


ENN Special Reports ? Audubon Conference
Thursday, April 13, 2000

http://www.enn.com/specialreports/audubon/

Cookoo for birds? Wild about wetlands? Have a lark with us as we cover this
year's National Audubon Society conference taking place April 14-18 at
Monterey Bay, CA. Too late to make it to the conference? No need to wing it
this year! ENN has teamed with MSNBC.COM and Audubon to bring coverage of
this event right to your desktop. Check Audubon's conference schedule, raise
your virtual hand at this conference and ask an Audubon expert a question,
and learn more about protecting our world and the species in it. There's a
lot to learn and a lot to do, so jump into this conference with MSNBC.COM and
ENN.
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