Audubon News January - February 2021

We will have our versity on tribal lands in South Dakota.

January & February 2021 meetings by Zoom.
To join the Zoom Meetings - type in the link:
Both Zoom meetings will use the same codes, numbers & links. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMv
Our meetings are recorded & you can watch them after the fact. MGRrNW9yRmVON3VPU0dRZz09

Meeting ID: 854 3392 0233

Time: Wednesday, January 27th, 6:30 PM MT
Topic: Audubon Dakota - State Office Update
Speakers: Megan Carter, Audubon Dakota,
The National Audubon Society's field office for SD & ND works
on the restoration & conservation efforts at the Wolsey Crane
Stopover Important Bird Area. Audubon has community science
projects across the country such as Audubon’s 121st Christmas
Bird Count & the Winter 2021 Climate Watch survey (currently
underway). Learn more about Audubon Dakota’s programs &
how you can also help birds.
Time: Thursday, February 25th, 6:30 PM MT
Topic: Tribal Efforts to Conserve Biodiversity
Speakers: Emily Boyd Valandra, Biologist, Rosebud
Sioux Tribe’s Dept. of Natural Resources - Game,
Fish & Parks,
Shaun Grassel, PhD, Wildlife Biologist, Lower Brule
Sioux Tribe’s Dept. of Wildlife, Fish & Recreation.
Learn about the challenges and successes in conserving biodi-
Passcode: 534620
You can dial by phone instead of using the on-line video linkage
(We think any of these numbers work from SD)
+1 301 715 8592 (DC), +1 312 626 6799 (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 (New York),+1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 (Houston),+1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,85433920233#,,,,534620# US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 854 3392 0233
Passcode: 534620
For help with Zoom, contact Nancy Hilding, 605-787-6466
(h) 605-787-2806 (cell), nhilding@rapidnet.com. To download
free zoom software - http://zoom.us. The instructions & Zoom
links will also be on our website’s home page and Facebook
pages. Member’s meetings are normally in the last week of the
month & reuse the above Zoom codes. Links to recordings of
past meetings are placed on our web site and Facebook pages for
2 months after the meeting. We also may have Zoom working
meetings to talk about campaigns on various issues we follow,
which may only be announced by e-mail and/or website post.

PHAS is run by volunteers. We are recruiting new Board members. Please help us keep you informed by giving us your phone number & e-mail
address. We also anticipate co-hosting our annual Piedmont cracker barrel by Zoom, on Saturday, February 13th - updates on our web site .

Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) is a Chapter of the National Audubon Society. Our territory is much of West River SD. Nancy Hilding -
President, nhilding@rapidnet.com, 605-787-6466 or 6779; Helen McGinnis - Treasurer, hissyhelen38@gmail.com, Doris Respects Nothing -
Secretary, drn.6501@gmail.com, MaryJo Farrington - Board member, 605- 716-2151; Jim Petersen - Board member, nfearndesire@gmail.com,
PHAS web site : http://phas-wsd.org/, PHAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/phas.wsd/

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