Date: 5/22/25 8:28 am From: Ken Gale <nuffsaid...> Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Virtual rally TODAY at noon to save Bird Banding & other USGS ecosystem projects from imminent DOGE elimination
I tried to register, but the event was filled. Ken www.ecoradio.org
When the air or water are clean, thank an environmentalist. If not, become one. 'Nuff Said!
On 5/22/2025 9:40 AM, <tess...> wrote: > FYI - Virtual rally in support of the federal Bird Banding Lab and > other projects of teh USGS Ecosystems Mission division, which DOGE has > set to end as soon as this week, TODAY at noon. More info from Scott > Weidensaul, see below. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Jonathan Doherty* <jonathanldoherty...> > Date: Thu, May 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM > Subject: [NHBirds] Fwd: URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Tell your people. Call > your representatives. Raise your voice. Take action. > To: <nhbirds...> > > > This is an important call to action about something that affects all > of us who value birds. Take it from Scott Weidensaul via his email > below. The US Bird Banding Program is slated for elimination as early > as this week. A virtual rally organized by some of the nation’s > biggest conservation organizations is scheduled for Noon today > (Thursday). Link to register is in Scott’s email below. > > Thanks, > > Jonathan Doherty > Hopkinton NH > >> *Subject:*Tell your people. Call your representatives. Raise your >> voice. Take action. >> From: SCOTT WEIDENSAUL >> Subject: The federal Bird Banding Lab needs your support, now >> As some of you may be aware, there are reports that the federal Bird >> Banding Lab, which runs the entire U.S. bird banding program, has >> been slated by DOGE for elimination as soon as this week, along with >> the rest of the vital Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. The U.S. >> Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of >> the programs that serve millions of birders, hunters, anglers, >> gardeners, biologists, ecologists, and wildlife enthusiasts around >> the country–and importantly, the wildlife we treasure. >> The consequences of such a move on birds and bird conservation would >> be incalculable. The BBL is the only source for bands and the federal >> permits that allow us to do the work we do; the loss of the banding >> lab would mean, frankly, an end to nearly 30 years of Northern >> Saw-whet Owl research. But the ramifications go far beyond one >> species of small owl. Without it, we will lose the backbone of >> environmental and ecological monitoring in the United States. This >> includes research that enables states to set hunting seasons, allows >> conservationists to understand and respond to declines in birds, bees >> and other wildlife, and tracks dangerous wildlife diseases and >> environmental pollutants that impact people and biodiversity. For >> example, most of the birds banded in North America are waterfowl, and >> banding and band return data are central to properly managing our >> waterfowl populations by setting scientifically defensible hunting >> seasons and bag limits. No data, and wildlife managers are working >> half-blind. >> A serious concern is that defenders of the BBL manage to salvage the >> waterfowl management aspects of its work, but that the nongame >> banding and research is done away with. This has cross-border >> consequences since the BBL single-sources all the bird bands used in >> North America, so nongame banding in Canada overseen by the Canadian >> Wildlife Service would also cease if those elements of its work are >> eliminated. >> On Friday "Field and Stream" magazine - hardly a left-leaning >> publication - reported that the cuts could come as early as this >> Friday, with EMA staff told to draft plans for disposing of vehicles >> and supplies. The BBL has already seen significant cuts to its >> already small staff from long-serving employees who took early >> retirement offers. >> What can you do? There will be a virtual rally to support the EMA >> this Thursday, May 22, at noon, organized by some of the largest and >> most important conservation NGOs and professional societies, >> including the National Wildlife Federation, American Bird >> Conservancy, Ecological Society of America, the Xerces Society, and >> the Wildlife Society. The response has been huge; when I signed up >> this morning to attend the confirmation indicated some 1.5 million >> Americans have said they will take part. The link is: >> https://www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/790009/ >> I don't care if you're red, blue or purple, this is a critical moment >> for bird conservation. 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