USU Climate Ready Landscape Plant Trial Open House
Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is doing well.
We are hosting an Open House for the Climate Ready Landscape Plant Trial on Thursday, August 10th, from 7:30 to 11:30 AM. Ratings take 1.0-2.0 hours and participants can arrive at a convenient time. [7:30-11:30 AM, USU Greenville Research Farm 1857 N 800 E N Logan UT 84341]
I have enclosed the flyer and included a link in this email. Your help on rating plants would be appreciated if your schedule permits. https://forms.gle/JAz3mKwTbNnDBZyc8
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Asmita Paudel
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Please join us for an open house at Mendon Meadows Preserve to learn more about how we can blend agricultural practices with small-scale, community-based stewardship projects to protect natural habitats, increase biodiversity, and support ecosystem health and resilience.
When: Saturday August 12th, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Mendon Meadows
Or Approximately 5400 W 1800 S, Mendon, Utah 84325
What to Bring: Water, Boots, Sun Protection, and a Rain Jacket.
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Bear River Land Conservancy is seeking community volunteers of all ages that want to help us conduct our annual monitoring of Ute Ladies’ Tresses Meet Fridays, 7/28 through Early Sept., 6 pm ~5400 W, 1800 South, Mendon, UT 84325
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Ute Ladies’ Tresses (ULT) monitoring, Fridays 6 p.m. July 28th to early September
Cache Valley friends, Bear River Land Conservancy is seeking community volunteers of all ages that want to help us conduct our annual monitoring of Ute Ladies’ Tresses.
Monitoring events will occur on Friday evenings beginning July 28th through early September. Each Friday, we will meet at 6 p.m. at ~5400 W, 1800 S in Mendon. Please wear long sleeve shirts, pants, and sturdy shoes.
Ute Ladies’ Tresses are a threatened perennial flowering orchid found in open wetland and riparian micro-habitats, are mostly pollinated by bumblebees, and are dependent on mycorrhizal fungi. As part of our efforts to manage Mendon Meadows Preserve and to protect this rare orchid, Bear River Land Conservancy conducts annual monitoring and established a pollinator garden in 2022.
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Bridgerland Audubon Society and Cache Valley Citizens Climate Lobby welcome USU Physicist and climate activist Dr. Robert Davies presenting “Walking Softer on the Far Side of the World” Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 Riverwoods Parkway Logan, Ut, 84321
“An invitation to a ‘Leadership Summit’ took me to Antartica with an unusual group. Along with this enormous carbon footprint came food for serious thought.”
Dr Robert Davies
Bridgerland Audubon Society and Cache Valley Citizens Climate Lobby welcome
USU Physicist and climate activist Dr. Robert Davies presenting
“Walking Softer on the Far Side of the World”
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You don’t need a feeder–you just need a bird-friendly space to observe at your convenience.
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What Birds are Visiting Your Yard? Photo credit: Emily Keeler, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca NY 14850
Get ready—FeederWatch begins tomorrow, November 1! Have you ever wondered how the birds in your yard compare to those in your neighborhood? Project FeederWatch has the answers. If you join FeederWatch and start collecting observations about the birds in your yard, we will show you how your birds compare to those around you. You don’t need a feeder–you just need a bird-friendly space to observe at your convenience. That’s right – no feeders necessary! If you maintain any sort of habitat for birds, FeederWatch is for you.
“I am a new FeederWatch member and I love it! It’s so easy to enter my data, and all the charts and graphs are just amazing and so interesting. I feel like I am learning so much about my little winged visitors.” –Alida Bockino, Moscow, ID
The $18 annual membership fee in the U.S., or a donation of any amount in Canada, covers everything you need to get started, including a bird identification poster, a calendar for keeping track of your counting days, and a suite of online tools for tracking your birds (including access to our mobile app!).
Project Feederwatch Posters Order at feederwatch.org or click to visit bridgerlandaudubon.org.
We hope to hear about your birds!
Emma Greig
Project FeederWatch
When you join FeederWatch you will receive:
Double-sided poster of eastern and western common feeder birds
Bird-Watching Days Calendar
Tools to track your birds over time on our website and mobile app
Our annual summary, Winter Bird Highlights
Digital access to Living Bird magazine Join Today
Have questions about FeederWatch?
Find answers to your questions on the FeederWatch website.
Photo credit: Emily Keeler
Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd. Ithaca NY 14850
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