[BCNnet] BCENnet: Volunteers needed for Sept. 25 Montrose Beach Sweep

[Birdchris at aol.com]

It would be great if a  big contingent of birders helped out with the beach 
sweep and habitat  restoration work at Montrose. Note the bribe of birding 
beforehand, coffee,  breakfast and free t-shirts! 

Christine WIlliamson 
Chicago/Cook 
_birdchris at aol.com_ (mailto:birdchris at aol.com)  

Saturday, September 25,  2010, 7:00 a.m.  
Montrose Bird Walk and Beach  Sweep  
Bird Walk: 7 a.m. –  9 a.m., Leader: Geoff  Williamson 
Meeting place: East  side of Montrose Beach House (near the stone bathroom 
building) 
Beach Sweep &  Habitat Restoration: 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Leader:  Christine 
Williamson 
Meeting place: North  side of Montrose Beach House (facing the beach)  
Montrose in September  can be the ultimate birding experience, and as a 
birder, you can contribute to  the health of the beach, dunes and upland 
habitats that migrant, nesting and  wintering birds rely upon by either cleaning 
up trash or working on habitat  restoration. 
This is an opportunity  to both bird and volunteer in a single morning!  
Volunteers will receive  breakfast courtesy of Whole Foods Market and a 
t-shirt from the Sierra Club for  your donation of a couple of hours to Montrose.  
 
First, Montrose  veteran birder, Geoff Williamson, will lead a bird walk to 
scour all the  habitats that Montrose has to offer – beach, dunes, upland 
point, harbor and  open lake views.  
At 9:00 a.m., breakfast and a  rousing speech by Congressman Mike Quigley 
at the Montrose Beach  House. Congressman Quigley works on Lake  Michigan, BP 
oil spill and  other natural resources issues. 
Then COS, Sierra  Club's Chicago group, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ocean 
Conservancy and  Montrose habitat stewards, will work on trash clean-up or 
habitat restoration.  Full training is offered.  
You can participate in  just the bird walk or just the beach 
sweep/restoration event, but hopefully,  you’ll come for both. Christine  Williamson, 
birdchris <at>  aol <dot>com,  773/935-8439    (evenings) 
More information at:  _http://illinois.sierraclub.org/chicago_ 
(http://illinois.sierraclub.org/chicago)   (click Montrose Beach Sweep tab near page 
top).  
Dress for the weather,  wear a hat and sunscreen, bring a reusable water 
bottle and work gloves if you  have them. Directions: Exit Lakeshore Dr. at 
Montrose going east; turn right at  bait shop (1st available right east of 
LSD), after a block or so park on that  road. 
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