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Press Release Archives
2007
Sometimes, Audubon New York Celebrates
Decade of Conservation Success with State and City Parks...
Audubon New York will celebrate a decade of collaboration
on many important conservation projects by honoring New York
State Parks Commissioner Carol Ash, and New York City Parks
Commissioner Adrian Benepe at the 2007 Thomas W. Keesee, Jr.
Conservation Award Luncheon at the Central Park Boathouse
in New York City. Click here
for full media release.
Audubon Helps Launch International
Fund to Protect Winter Habitat for Bicknell’s Thrush...
Sometimes, conserving the natural history and biodiversity
of one place, like the Adirondacks, requires taking action
in a different place far away. A unique partnership of organizations,
including the Adirondack Park Agency, Olympic Regional Development
Authority (ORDA), New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, Adirondack Council, Adirondack Chapter of The
Nature Conservancy, Audubon New York, Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
Vermont Institute of Natural Science, and the Wildlife Conservation
Society, embraced that notion as they announced the creation
of the Bicknell’s Thrush Habitat Protection Fund.
Click here
for full media release.
Disappearing Common Birds Send Environmental
Wake-up Call… Population declines for some of the
most recognized and beloved birds in New York echo the disturbing
findings of a new analysis by the National Audubon Society
that reveals how local and national threats are combining
to take a toll on birds, habitat and the environment across
the country. Click here
for full media release.
Audubon New York supports DEC Commissioner
Nomination… “Pete Grannis has been a steadfast
champion for conservation and the environment for decades,”
said David J. Miller, Executive Director of Audubon New York,
the 50,000 member state program of the National Audubon Society.
“He is a brilliant choice for Commissioner as he knows,
and truly understands, all the environmental challenges facing
New York State.” Click here
for full media release.
State Board of Regents and Commissioner
Mills Appoint Key Deputies to Lead Education Reform Effort…
David J. Miller will be in a new post that is responsible
for carrying out fundamental systems change where needed to
ensure the Department’s capacity is allocated effectively
to achieve its mission. He is a leader with outstanding accomplishments
in the field of conservation and education. He is greatly
respected and admired by state opinion leaders and has worked
closely with both prominent Democrats and Republicans to achieve
important national and state legislation. Click here
for full media release.
Governor Spitzer Outlines New Environmental
Agenda... “Eliot Spitzer has consistently been a
strong advocate for protecting water quality, from cleaning
up Long Island Sound to reducing acid rain, and he needs to
continue that tradition to implement his agenda,” said
David J. Miller, Executive Director of Audubon New York, the
50,000 member state program of the National Audubon Society.
“We look forward to working with his new administration
to continue to protect and restore our important water resources
from Long Island Sound to the Hudson River to the Great Lakes.”
Click here
for full media release.
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