3.2.06

Hello!

A quick apology for the absence of last week’s announcement. My hard drive crashed and I lost every email I ever sent or received the past three years. One week and one new machine later, I’m back on it.

If you haven’t heard yet, there will be a rally of utmost importance next Tuesday, March 7th. For all of those who live or work in or near Boulder, we know you’ve been asked to attend many a meeting for prairie dogs, and if you haven’t attended any for a while, THIS is the one to attend. Free food & drink afterward! The details are:

When: Tues. March 7, 5:45 p.m. to approx. 6:15 p.m., complimentary happy hour at 6:30
Where: Boulder Municipal Building, SW corner of Broadway and Canyon (1777 Broadway)
Why: To show our support for Boulder’s wildlife and to encourage humane municipal wildlife policies

The City of Boulder continues to move away from protections for our community’s wildlife. Just two years ago, for instance, we had the strongest prairie dog protections in the country. But now, on private property, these animals have very little protection, and their status on Boulder’s public lands is very much in question. As the city moves forward with the development of the Urban Wildlife Management Plan and as other major plans are being revised, it is critical that we remind our city leaders of Boulder’s proud heritage as a leader in humane approaches to wildlife management.

We need everyone there at 5:45 p.m. so we can have a full and orderly presence when the council meeting convenes at 6. The presentation will be quick and low key. We should be finished with council by 6:30. A reception that includes one complimentary appetizer and beverage per person will immediately follow at the Republic of Boulder (the restaurant/bar across the street from the municipal building). Please RSVP to yemaya@rmad.org if you can attend. If you own or work for a Boulder business that supports nonlethal control of prairie wildlife, please send Yemaya the name of the business and the number of people it employs.

Check out RMAD’s ad on page 56 of E Magazine when you get a chance, designed by yours truly. We hope to let the whole country (and world) know about the fight to save prairie wildlife. And if you need one more reason to go vegetarian, this is it! I can’t paste it here (too big) but if you’d like to see it, let me know and I’ll email you a copy.

Action is taking place all across the Front Range on behalf of prairie wildlife. If you live in Wesminster and can get involved with protecting prairie dogs there, epecially the imperiled Mushroom Pond Colony, please contact Deb Jones, President of Prairie Dog Action (303-439-9264 home / 303-324-6829 cell / Notestodj@aol.com).

If you are in Lakewood and can attend a meeting tonight in which the proposed St. Anthony’s Hospital at the Denver Federal Center will be discussed, please do so. Members of the project team and representatives from the City of Lakewood will be on hand to answer your questions. The details are: Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. (presentation at 6:15 p.m.), Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow Street, Lakewood.

Please let me know if you have any questions about these events.

See you there!

- Chris