Subject: George Divoky in Seattle, 11/6/03
Date: Oct 30 09:38:36 2003
From: Kathy Andrich - chukarbird at yahoo.com


Hi Alan and Tweeters,

I think it was George Divoky who spoke to WOS last
year. The talk was very interesting and worthwhile.
The take home message I got was if the habitat is
there or even in this case "created" the birds will
fill it. Also he humorously made it clear he likes
working on flat surfaces as opposed to say cliff side
colonies of birds. He wouldn't run into polar bears
on the cliff sides, though.

Thanks for the heads up on this talk.

Kathy



--- Alan Richards & Ann Musche' <mrm at willapabay.org>
wrote:
> Tweets,
>
> I am fwd'g this to Tweeters. I do not know if there
> is membership /
> admission charge, etc. I suggest you call phone
> number at end of this fwd
> if you want more info.
>
> I read the article referred to below, it was truly
> exciting to think of
> this guy being up there year after year.
>
> Alan Richards / Naselle WA 98638 / USA
>
>
>
> >Please join Friends of Cooper Island and Dr. George
> Divoky on Thursday,
> >Nov. 6 for a special presentation on the findings
> of Dr. Divokys 30-year
> >study of Black Guillemots on Cooper Island and how
> this work is
> >documenting the consequences of climate change.
> Feel free to forward this
> >invitation to friends, family and colleagues who
> might be interested in
> >attending. We hope to see you there!
> >
> >Black Guillemots and the Warming Arctic
> >
> >Polar bears, hungry chicks and the Army Corps of
> Engineers
> >-------
> >
> >Since being featured in a January 2002 New York
> Times Magazine article on
> >the realities of climate change in northern Alaska,
> the Black Guillemot
> >colony on Cooper Island has provided more
> compelling evidence of an
> >increasing rate of environmental change. The 2002
> and 2003 field seasons
> >revealed major decreases in the summer pack ice,
> resulting in two of the
> >most interesting summers in the history
> >
> >of the study. In addition, government engineers
> recently unveiled a plan
> >that suggests using
> >
> >Cooper Islands gravel to reinforce eroding
> shorelines at the nearby
> >village of Barrow.
> >
> >
> >
> >Please join Friends of Cooper Island for an
> informational evening with
> >
> >George Divoky, who has conducted research on Cooper
> Island for the last
> >three decades.
> >
> >George will report on the surprising observations
> from the last two
> >breeding seasons
> >
> >and discuss the threats that the Black Guillemot
> colony faces in a melting
> >and eroding Arctic.
> >
> >
> >Darcy Frey, author of the highly acclaimed New York
> Times piece on the Cooper
> >Island study, will be on hand to discuss his
> upcoming book on climate change.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thursday, November 6, 2003
> >
> >
> >
> > Reception 6:30 p.m.
> >
> >Hors doeuvres and beverages will be served
> >
> >Music by Richard Weeks and Kenny Mandell
> >
> >
> >
> >Presentation 7:30 p.m.
> >
> >NHS Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture
> >
> >3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle
> >
> >
> >
> >Please visit
> <http://www.cooperisland.org/>www.cooperisland.org
> to read
> >the mid-season report
> >and to learn more about Cooper Island research.
> >
> >
> >Friends of Cooper Island
> >
> >652 - 32nd Avenue East " Seattle, WA 98112
> >
> >(206) 365-6009 " info at cooperisland.org
> >
> ><http://www.cooperisland.org/>www.cooperisland.org
> >
> >
>
>


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