July 23, Birds, Butterflies & Wildflowers at Tony Grove

Tony Grove Reservoir
Courtesy & © Mike Fish, Photographer
Tony Grove Reservoir, Courtesy & © Mike Fish, Photographer
Explore Tony Grove and its abundance of butterflies, birds, and blooms with Jack Greene and Matt Kugel

“Beautiful flowers with wings”, a phrase frequently used to express the exquisite beauty of butterflies. Join the Bridgerland Audubon Society for a fieldtrip to learn the secret lives of these amazing sparks of life, the flowers they visit, and birds that eat them! Place: Tony Grove meadows. Meet at the US Forest Service parking lot 1500 East Hwy 89 at 9am on July 23rd for carpooling. Return early afternoon. Bring lunch, water, light jacket, hat or sun screen, binoculars, camera, butterfly net (we will have some).

Trip leader: local naturalist Jack Greene jackisgreene@yahoo.com or764-4815. Bring binoculars and a lunch. Return by mid afternoon.

eBird Printable Checklist for Tony Grove
Tony Grove, Recent Sightings, eBird.org
Utah Birds for Tony Grove
Checklist of Tony Grove Plants per Dr. Leila Shultz
USDA Forest Service Tony Grove Lake, Bear River Range

USU Herbarium Plant Checklists: (Courtesy USU Herbarium: https://herbarium.usu.edu/)
Tony Grove Area Checklist

Participants agree to the terms of the Bridgerland Audubon Society Sign-up Sheet and Liability Waiver

Tony Grove Butterflies: A Tony Grove Meadow Courtesy USDA Forest Service Teresa Prendusi, Photographer
A Tony Grove Meadow, Courtesy USDA Forest Service Teresa Prendusi, Photographer

June 24, Green Canyon

June 24, Green Canyon

>>>>> Details Pending <<<<<

The Bridgerland Audubon Society invites you to join Matt Kugel and our birding mentors to visit Green Canyon. Close to North Logan, this canyon contains several habitats as you rise from sage and grasslands to mid-level scrub to mid and high alpine forests. Find birds not seen in-town or at your feeder. Bring a lunch and water.

eBird Printable Checklist for Green Canyon
Green Canyon, Recent Sightings, eBird.org
Utah Birds for Green Canyon

Participants agree to the terms of the Bridgerland Audubon Society Sign-up Sheet and Liability Waiver

May 15, 5-7 p.m. Virtual Mtg
BLM – Public Lands Rule

Courtesy US Bureau of  Land Management
No Endorsement Implied with Use

Courtesy US Bureau of Land Management
No Endorsement Implied with Use

BLM announced that they are considering changing how they manage public lands in a proposed ‘Public Lands Rule’. BLM is considering how they should balance the many demands on these public lands – to consider conservation, recreation, wildlife, and cultural lands protections.

There will be in-person meetings in Denver, Reno and Albuquerque
Here’s info on the 2 virtual meetings … registration required:

Background provided by Audubon Rockies:

  • BLM manages 1 in every 10 acres of land in the US and approximately 30% of the nation’s minerals.
  • BLM is responsible for 22.8 million acres of public land in UT – that’s 42% of the state!
  • In March, BLM announced that they are considering changing how they manage these public lands in a proposed ‘Public Lands Rule’. BLM is considering how they should balance the many demands on these public lands – to consider conservation, recreation, wildlife, and cultural lands protections. This is a REALLY big deal

“Because of the importance of public lands to many of you, providing amazing recreational opportunities and habitat for wildlife, I wanted to make sure that you’re aware of these upcoming virtual meetings. It’s also worth noting that recent science has reported that we’re losing – get ready for this – 1.3 million acres of functional sagebrush habitat a year (that includes a lot of public land). So big decisions are being considered, right now, on how public lands across the West can be managed to be more resilient to wildfire and drought, and all the other challenges.”
Daly Edmunds
Policy and Outreach Director, Audubon Rockies

FACT SHEET: Proposed Public Lands Rule
https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2023-04/Public%20Lands%20Rule%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

UPDATE: BLM RELEASES PUBLIC MEETING INFORMATION FOR PROPOSED PUBLIC LANDS RULE (May 10)
Rule would protect healthy public lands, promote habitat conservation and restoration and further thoughtful development
https://www.blm.gov/press-release/update-blm-releases-public-meeting-information-proposed-public-lands-rule
Original press release May 3: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-releases-meeting-dates-proposed-public-lands-rule

May 18, Logan River Icon Trail

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Join Bridgerland Audubon and Common Ground along the Logan River Icon Trail.

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Notice of a new activity in collaboration with Common Ground Outdoor Adventures!

UPDATE: Due to high water, Trapper Park has been closed until further notice. Please meet at Rendezvous Park Our backup can be the paved nature trail that cuts into the golf course.

We will have a birding event at the Logan River Icon Trail departing from Trapper Park on Thursday, May 18th at 5 PM! Folks from Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will be along for this educational and pleasurable walk. The Icon Trail offers some of the best birding (species diversity) in the valley and I am confident we will yield a 50-species list and possibly more! We will depart from Trapper Park at 5 PM and walk along the paved Icon trail to the IFIT building and back (~2 miles). Upon returning to Trapper Park, the Common Ground folks will depart and whoever is still interested will continue birding until twilight passes.

This is an as-you-please event so feel free to leave as you please and track down our group and join in when you get time.
It is spring time so who knows what species will be about, but I am predicting we should get all of our spring migrants and who knows what else!
Please sign up on our Google doc so I can have an idea of what to expect for participation! Drop your email in the google doc for updates on field trips!
Have a birdie day!

Sign Up on Google Docs

Parking is available at Rendezvous Park along HWY 89.
See Google Maps for South Rendezvous Park

Logan River Golf Course eBird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L353701
Logan River Icon Trail eBird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2107185

May 20, Fifth Annual Weed Day, 9am -1pm

Fight Weeds on our Public Lands Fifth Annual Weed Day May 20, 2023 9am-1pm Meet at first dam pavilion

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Fight Weeds on our Public Lands
Fifth Annual Weed Day May 20, 2023 9am-1pm Meet at first dam pavilion

Areas for Weeding Weed Day 2023, May 20, 9am-1pm, Meet at First Dam Pavilion Courtesy USDA Forest Service, Logan Ranger District

Fifth Annual Weed Day

Meet at Canyon Entrance Park (First Dam) Pavilion, US 89 & Canyon Road, Logan, UT.

Please join the Logan Ranger District, Bridgerland Audubon Society, the Utah Native Plant Society and Logan City as we work to protect our land by preventing the spread of noxious weeds in Cache County.
What: 5 th Annual Weed Day
When: Saturday, May 20, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Canyon Entrance Park Pavilion (First Dam), US 89 & Canyon Road, Logan, UT
Contact: Anthony VonNiederhausern, Rangeland Management Specialist,

Anthony.vonniederhausern@usda.gov, 435-994-9424

Wear protective clothing, including gloves, long pants, long sleeved shirts, sturdy footwear and bring lots of drinking water. Some tools will be provided but bring your own heavy-duty weeding tools if you can.

The goal of this project is to help reduce and eradicate invasive weeds threatening the native plant community of the local area. Target weeds include, dyers woad, burdock, houndstongue, Scotch thistle and other invasive weeds. Control methods will include hand pulling, digging and possible bagging.

For more information, contact Anthony VonNiederhausern, Rangeland Management Specialist, Logan Ranger District, (435) 994-9424, Dave Wallace, Utah Native Plant Society, (435) 750-5913, or Hilary Shughart, Bridgerland Audubon, hilary.shughart@gmail.com.

Questions: Anthony VonNiederhausern, Rangeland Management Specialist, Anthony.vonniederhausern@usda.gov 435-994-9424

For more information on noxious weeds in Cache County:

https://www.cachecounty.org/vegetationmanagement/

ECONET: Environmental News for Cache, Rich, Box Elder, and Franklin Counties. Sponsored by the Bridgerland Audubon Society.
To subscribe or unsubscribe send an email with subject heading “ECONET” to hilary.shughart@gmail.com
Protecting the nature of Utah for people and wildlife.

Bridgerland Audubon Society
PO BOX 3501
Logan, UT 84323-3501
435-213-3668
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