Subject: [Tweeters] Snag protection in Eastside forests
Date: Aug 17 20:49:30 2015
From: Paul Bannick - paul.bannick at gmail.com


Thanks for sending this out Andy!

I am often asked what we can do for owls and woodpeckers and the first
thing on my list is always, retain snags! Even if we leave all we have,
the scarcity of snags often limits populations. I hope everyone signs this.

Regards,

Paul

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 8:22 PM, Andy Stepniewski <steppie at nwinfo.net>
wrote:

> Tweeters,
>
>
>
> Did you know it is legal for the public to cut down snags on National
> Forests in eastern Washington? This includes the well-known Bethel Ridge
> area on the White Pass Highway where many birders go to seek woodpeckers
> (10 species are possible!). Black-backed, White-headed, and American
> Three-toed woodpeckers are special targets in this area. This region also
> has excellent habitat for other sought-after species like Flammulated Owl.
> This year in the Bethel Ridge area, nests of rare species like black-backed
> and white-headed woodpeckers were cut down by woodcutters.
>
>
>
> Audubon Washington has taken on protection of snags as a conservation
> issue to help preserve habitat for for woodpeckers and the many other
> species of snag-dependent wildlife.
>
>
>
> Please help raise awareness of this issue. You can sign a petition that
> only takes a minute of your time:
> https://works.audubon.org/petition/snagged-end-snag-cutting-federal-lands
>
>
>
> And/or, you can contact the National Forests yourself in
> writing/emails/phone. Information on who to contact is on Audubon
> Washington's webpage:
> http://wa.audubon.org/chapter-conservation-projects-programs
>
>
>
> Please consider taking a moment to help wildlife that rely on snags. The
> many species of wildlife that depend on snags will ALL thank you:
> woodpeckers, sapsuckers, owls, bluebirds, swifts, swallows, wrens,
> chickadees, nuthatches, ducks, kestrels, bats, squirrels, chipmunks, and
> more.
>
>
>
> Thanks for helping to protect the remarkable diversity of woodpeckers in
> our Cascade forests.
>
>
>
> Andy Stepniewski
>
> Wapato WA
>
> steppie at nwinfo.net
>
>
>
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