Birding friends, Ever since our successful Appreciation and Clean-up Day we had at Last Chance Oasis in early November, we've been eager to go back for Habitat Restoration. Think grass seed broadcasting, raking, shrub and tree planting, setting up drip irrigation, togetherness, and most importantly, chowing down on Pot Luck lunch! As you know a devastating fire swept through a wide swath of prairie, fields and farms last June, also scorching the Last Chance Oasis, a prime birding spot on the eastern plains. Some of the habitat is greening up, but many trees are black and gone, along with native grasses and shrubs. Thistle is rampant. The residents of Last Chance and the Woodlin Lions Club, which maintains the rest area there, have invited birders back to help them. This is our chance to show appreciation for the opportunity to bird at Last Chance, which is all private land and to help improve the habitat for birds. And make some new friends too. Everyone is welcome, even if you can't wield a pick-axe! The more, the merrier.
So please join us on SATURDAY, APRIL 6, and consider yourself a Friend of Last Chance Oasis! We'll meet right at Last Chance at the corner of highways 36 and 71 in Washington County, only a ninety minute drive from Denver. At 9:00 AM we will review the work plan and get organized (coffee and goodies), then the work will start at 9:30. We expect to feast on Pot Luck lunch about 12:15. This is a casual day, so do some birding en route, and arrive a little later if you need to. PLEASE BRING A SALAD, MAIN DISH, SIDE DISH OR DESSERT, ENOUGH FOR SIX or EIGHT people. It would help if you could let me know what you plan bring, so we do not wind up with thirty pans of brownies (although I guess we could deal with thirty pans of brownies too). We'll be done by 3 PM, but not everyone needs to stay that late. Like last fall, we'll want to bring work gloves, rough clothes, boots, a shovel or rake and cheerfulness. Birders will again work in harness with the nice folks of the Woodlin Lions Club, and we'll meet the property owners. The Lions Club is providing a water supply, and Jim Kleinschmidt volunteered to do long-term watering. Wow, thanks! We are hoping to raise $1,500 to pay for seed, trees, shrubs, a drip irrigation system, etc. And with pledges of $200 so far, we're off to a good start. Please write checks to: Woodlin Lions Club, 25435 County Road L Woodrow, CO 80757 and on the check, write "A Birding Friend of Last Chance Oasis." The grant we applied for to the Phillips Foundation was not approved, alas, but we birders can do it ourselves. Please check your calendar and let me know if you can join us at Last Chance Oasis on April 6th. Thank you! Joe Roller, Denver jroll...@gmail.com 303 204-0828 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
