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For those of you that are unaware of recent developments on the Reardan
slough (Audubon ponds) in Reardan, Lincoln Co., WA:

The owner of the acreage on the east pond was planning on subdividing it and
selling it for development. Fortunately, she contacted the Spokane Audubon
Society first, and thanks to some quick work of some dedicated people, the
Inland Northwest Land Trust has made an agreement with the land owner to
hold the property off the market until March 15th, 2004. If we can come up
with $50,000.00 by then, the property will then be held off the market for
another two years to give us time to come up with the remainder of the sale
price (price to be determined after assessment completed).
We are hoping to acquire the 270-acre property to protect this area for
birds and hope to have better (safer) access for birders (and others!) in
the future.
Even with the limited access available now, there have been over 210 species
of birds recorded at these ponds and they have been a major stop for birders
in and traveling in eastern Washington.

I am announcing this in hopes that you, or someone you know, can help us
meet these goals to preserve the Reardan Slough. We need bird lists,
photographs of the ponds, photos of birders at the ponds, and, of course,
donations. Any donations can be made to the Inland Northwest Land Trust
(tax deductible!) www.inlandnwlandtrust.org.


Please contact me if you have any information, questions, or comments.

Thanks,

Cindy

Cindy McCormack
Spokane, WA
cbirds at comcast.net