Subject: [Tweeters] Sign-on letter to support WDFW shrubsteppe proviso
Date: Tue Feb 23 13:29:06 PST 2021
From: Denis DeSilvis - avnacrs4birds at outlook.com

Tweeters,
Most of you are aware of the shrubsteppe habitat and how important it is to wildlife diversity in Washington. Here is some info from Audubon Washington, followed by a reiteration of some info I sent earlier. (Please check out the video, if you haven't already.)
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Audubon, along with a number of conservation organizations, are supporting a budget proviso in the 2021 legislature that would fund immediate, no-regret restoration of the shrub-steppe impacted by last year's Labor Day fires. This funding would also help set up a task force to explore long-term solutions to preventing and rapidly responding to fire.



We've put together this sign-on letter<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSdhVFETyKHNkAjozCw8giD9VAR60UNAcHompp4j6-S5RLAkcw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7dcea01995b941b53df808d8d763f2f1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637496171565068004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=oIiVO%2BdmZLEtEdIjhY3O%2FG1TqWL7tO2X%2BkZZnsH1xyY%3D&reserved=0>, which is open to both individuals and organizations. Please sign on, personally, or on behalf of your organization if you live in Washington State.



The letter will be open for signatures until at least the end of February, but please don't delay! :)



If you'd like more information, you can check out blog posts from Audubon WA<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwa.audubon.org%2Fnews%2Fwashington%25E2%2580%2599s-sagebrush-charred-landscape-and-path-forward&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7dcea01995b941b53df808d8d763f2f1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637496171565078003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2B36qE%2FYvoyuDosyPTTgy1leqHc7qP%2B65rJjDhBO8kOY%3D&reserved=0> and the WA chapter of TNC<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonnature.org%2Ffieldnotes%2F2021%2F2%2F9%2Finvesting-in-shrubsteppe-fire-resilience-moses-coulee-beezely-hills-pygmy-rabbits-sage-grouse-wildfire-restoration-department-fish-wildlife%3Fsrc%3Ds_two.ch_wa.x.x.%26sf138548815%3D1&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7dcea01995b941b53df808d8d763f2f1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637496171565087998%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=qR6Z7e6yLx0DH0W6wdws7b32vyGSVD3qmpKg7BW2Hqo%3D&reserved=0>, as well as the attached fact sheet from WDFW.



Please consider amplifying this message by passing this opportunity on to your networks (possibly with a link<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FNfhM9vLQD-0.&data=04%7C01%7C%7C7dcea01995b941b53df808d8d763f2f1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637496171565087998%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=oixREVQQlEL2QaemRlm20r3Gq3TtshpKsyJvmTGfEzw%3D&reserved=0> to that awesome video that CNW and WDFW put together!).


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Again, here is some information from a message I sent out earlier. I urge everyone to at least view the video - I think it was an awesome introduction to this unique Washington State habitat.

After months in the making, we are excited to share with you a short film we produced in partnership with Conservation Northwest about Washington's shrubsteppe ecosystem!

Watch "This Land is Part of Us": https://youtu.be/NfhM9vLQD-0<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FNfhM9vLQD-0&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2aff4658a5d140a2192a08d8d291d9be%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637490871158530732%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=CbLW3OZhirrswFgd8WPnLK0goEB1U8sfL%2BMfcfjA1oI%3D&reserved=0>. Please share with your friends, family, and networks! We appreciate your support.

We also have a collection of video stills and short videos (30 seconds or less) that you are welcome to use on your social media or website platforms. Those resources are available here.<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Ffolders%2F1eBcDxbLcFuryL-RkDGA4XrBcaMfsrvzG%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2aff4658a5d140a2192a08d8d291d9be%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637490871158540731%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=6n2F3z259gGY6dAosfRTtN5fdaYV8u6FwfLsPe0209c%3D&reserved=0>

About the film
The shrubsteppe of central Washington's Columbia Basin is a land of rich biodiversity, vibrant communities, and poignant beauty. It is a place both iconic and increasingly at-risk.

Here, at the northern extent of the great "Sagebrush Sea" that once sprawled across much of the American West, growing collaboration between agencies, Native American tribes, conservation organizations, local landowners, and other partners seeks to preserve and restore shrubsteppe ecosystems while supporting cultural and economic values.

Despite impacts from severe wildfires and habitat fragmentation, recovery programs are underway for species such as the Greater sage-grouse, pygmy rabbits, sharp-tailed grouse, and pronghorn antelope, while efforts including the Arid Lands Initiative and Conservation Reserve Program foster constructive partnership for the future of Washington's shrubsteppe.

For wildlife lovers, hunters and anglers, Indigenous peoples, farmers and ranchers, outdoor recreationists and so many others, this land is no desert devoid of life, This Land is Part of Us.

More Shrubsteppe stories to share

* Crosscut Escapes podcast<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrosscut.com%2Fpodcast%2Fcrosscut-escapes%2F1%2F6%2Fpodcast-protecting-shrub-steppe-was-most-overlooked-ecosystem&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2aff4658a5d140a2192a08d8d291d9be%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637490871158550725%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=HFrtWEiB3Vm3kKP8kkjmYZOegAvZVRSlPL1P6z0orME%3D&reserved=0> - Features interview with Elizabeth Torrey (WDFW) and Jay Kehne (Conservation Northwest)
* Spokesman Review article<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spokesman.com%2Fstories%2F2021%2Ffeb%2F14%2Fstate-video-highlights-underappreciated-embattled-%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2aff4658a5d140a2192a08d8d291d9be%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637490871158550725%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pVpwke6dMBAQ8ntI5f2z%2B2%2BHN%2FQvYW4IPSqL3nljSyM%3D&reserved=0> - Features interview with Chase Gunnell (Conservation Northwest) and Scott Downes (WDFW)

Thanks to you all and may all your birds be identified,
Denis

Denis DeSilvis
avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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