Audubon Guides

Audubon has created a site with electronic versions of their field guides. These can be accessed from www.audubonguides.com .

Applications are also available for the I Phone and the IPOD Touch. I am trying to figure out if they can be used on other devices.

RAIN BARRELS IMPORTANT TOOL IN FLOOD MITIGATION

Cedar Rapids—Recent heavy rains and an ominous snowmelt forecast from our northern neighbors once again raise the issue of controlling rainwater runoff into area streams and rivers. Rain barrels play an important role in runoff management.

Indian Creek Nature Center Director, Rich Patterson, says there is an obvious benefit to using rain barrels at homes and businesses. “Last year, the Nature Center helped put 600 rain barrels into use. Each barrel holds 65 gallons of water.  It rained 21 times in June alone. That means those barrels diverted over 800,000 gallons of rainwater in a single month.  That’s a significant amount of water.”

The Nature Center is again selling rain barrels through its website – www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org. The expected delivery date is April 16^th. “A lot of folks who bought barrels from us last year are coming back to buy more,” says Patterson. “We encourage anybody who wants to help reduce the threat of flooding to get rain barrels into use at their home or business.  Every gallon counts.”

Patterson is pleased to see more local retailers offering rain barrels this season. If you are interested in purchasing a 65-gallon “Moby” rain barrel through the Nature Center, go online at www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org or call them at 319-362-0664.

To purchase tickets to the showing of The Ghost Bird in Iowa City, go to the following places.

Iowa City Bird Club:  Karen Disbrow, Bruce Gardner

Cedar Rapids Audubon Society:  Jim Durbin, Leland Freie

Lenoch & Cilek Ace Hardware (3Locations) Mall Dr., Iowa City

600 N. Dodge St., Iowa City; 2^nd Ave, Coralville

Bird’s Eye View, Riverview Square, Coralville

Johnson County Conservation Education Center, Kent Park, Oxford, IA

Quad City Audubon , Carol Rogers  < carolrogers3@mchsi.com>

Big Bluestem Audubon (Ames), Shane Patterson <shane7896@yahoo.com>;

Loess Hills Audubon (Sioux City), Chuck Johnson <CAJSAIL@aol.com>;

Prairie Rapids Audubon (Waterloo), Francis Moore <superfoot99@msn.com>;

Dubuque Audubon, Joe Tollari <jtollari@mchsi.com>;

Des Moines Audubon Society, Jane Clark <jrclark@radiks.net>;

For the Birds, Burlington, IA

Wildlife Habitat, Cedar Rapids, IA

Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids