On April 27, 2009 (Monday night), Chris Pague from the Nature Conservancy will discuss some of the challenges of grassland conservation and the birds that live in them. Chris will bring his experiences from around the world (including Mongolia , Mexico , Argentina , and the USA ) to discuss this important topic. This DFO meeting and presentation will be on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. (Entry directions can be found I the second to the last paragraph of this email.) Note: This meeting will begin with an election of the DFO Officers and new Board members. This should only take 5 to 10 minutes. Chris Pague is the Senior Conservation Ecologist for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado and the former Director of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program at Colorado State University . Birdwatching was his earliest "science" activity that secured conservation as a lifelong pursuit. His first biological survey expedition in Colorado was to the San Luis Valley . He later investigated the endemic species of the area, focusing on the Great Sand Dunes. Chris is an expert at making the natural world understandable and fun for all types and levels of birders and naturalists. Chris Pague has spent his entire life exploring the outdoors and has encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. Major grasslands are one of the most disturbed and least protected major habitat types on earth. About 50% of the grasslands have been lost and less than 4% are protected. Grassland birds, especially the larger ones, have declined drastically and continue to do so in spite of increased conservation efforts. Grasslands worldwide contain playas and other wetlands of great importance to migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. The Nature Conservancy has committed to global scale conservation of grasslands and is currently working in South America, Africa, Australia , and Asia in addition to North America . But first and foremost, Chris and the Colorado TNC is committed to conservation in Colorado , including Colorado ’s important grasslands habitat. The Colorado Program of The Nature Conservancy is committed to global conservation and sends many staff to international efforts to learn and exchange information and expertise. In the past 7 years, Chris has been working in Mongolia , Argentina , Mexico , Columbia , Venezuela , Peru , Ecuador , Bolivia , Italy , and Switzerland . Chris will share some experiences and examples of these challenges from the United States , Mexico , Argentina , and Mongolia . All persons are welcome to this free lecture and membership meeting on Monday, April 27. DFO meetings are interesting and the company of bird watchers is always worthwhile to keep. DOORS OPEN BY 7:00 PM AND ARE LOCKED AT 7:30 P.M. Mark your calendar for each meeting and plan to come early for this special meeting. Meetings are held at the Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Park on the north side of the museum and walk around to the west door between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. If late, you can enter through security/volunteer door, but this does create problems for our hosts at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Future Dates and Speakers: DFO meeting our scheduled August to April (with the exception of December) with our next meeting in August 2009. Mark your calendar now for the following fourth Mondays on each of these months. The 2009–2010 speaker series will start August 24, 2009. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php
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