Events, Posters, and Books
BRI Biodiversity Raffle -- February 2010
This month, please join us for a little fun, opportunities to win great prizes, and a chance to support BRI's important mission.
We are proud to announce BRI's 1st BioDiversity Raffle. From now until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010, your contribution of at least $10.00 will enter you into a weekly drawing with great prizes, including the grand prize - a Guided Loon Excursion for Three People!
Week 1 - Drawn Thurs. Feb. 11th -3 WINNERS
Klean Kanteen water bottles with the BRI logo.
Week 2 - Drawn Thurs. Feb. 18th - 2 WINNERS
Signed copies of Call of the Northwoods
by David Evers, PhD and Kate Taylor
Week 3 - Drawn Thurs. Feb. 25th - 1 WINNER
GRAND PRIZE!
A Guided Loon Excursion for three people with BRI experts on
Little Sebago Lake, Windham, Maine, in June or July 2010!
A contribution of at least $10.00 = 1 ticket
A contribution of at least $25.00 = 3 tickets
It's easy, fun, and all proceeds will go to supporting BRI's mission. The drawing will be held every Friday at 10:00 a.m. and you can watch a video of the drawing on the BRI video blog.
Two steps for multiple chances to win great prizes:
1. Click here and make a contribution of at least $10.00 to be entered into the raffle ($25or more for 3 tickets). Or send a check or money order to our office (BioDiversity Research Institute, 19 Flaggy Meadow Road, Gorham ME 04038), including your name, address, email (if you have one) and telephone number (so we may contact you if you win.) BRI will not share your name or contact information with any other organization. All contributions must be received by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010.
2. Every Thursday in February, starting February 11th, open the email we send you to see if you have won! Each email will also highlight an important project at BRI so you can see what your contributions are supporting.
Spread the word! Please send this email to five of your friends encouraging them to support BRI's important work and join in the BioDiversity Raffle.
DETAILS: A minimum contribution of $10.00 is required for entry. We are grateful for any contribution above $25 but will limit tickets to 3 per person. Tickets drawn in the weekly drawings will be excluded from drawings in subsequent weeks of the raffle. However, if you have more than one ticket in the drawing, your remaining tickets will be eligible in subsequent drawings. A contribution must be received by 9:00 a.m. the day of the drawing to participate. Names drawn will be announced publicly via email, posted on our website, and via our social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, and Ning).
Thank you for supporting our important work. We look forward to drawing your name in the weeks to come!
Dr. Ian Newton Visit
On Tuesday, November 3, 2009 BRI welcomed world-renowned ornithologist, Dr. Ian Newton, to Maine.
After a day of birding in Scarborough Marsh and visiting with BRI staff, Dr. Newton spoke to a captivated audience at USM's Glickman Library about migratory birds and the challenges that threaten their survival and limit their populations.
The lecture, co-hosted by BRI and the Biology Department at the University of Southern Maine, was free and open to the public.
About Dr. Ian Newton: Ian Newton is a population ecologist with a passion for birds. He is perhaps best known for his work on birds-of-prey and for his work on the impacts of pesticides on birds. He has Ph.D and D.Sc degrees from the University of Oxford and recently retired as director of research on bird conservation from the Natural Environmental Research Council in Great Britain. He is a past President of the British Ornithologists' Union and the British Ecological Society, and is an Honorary Fellow of the North American Ornithologists' Union. He is a past Chairman of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Great Britain and of the Peregrine Fund in the United States. Dr. Newton has authored close to 300 papers in the scientific literature and several books, including: Population Ecology of Raptors (1979), The Sparrowhawk (1986), Population Limitation in Birds (1998), The Speciation and Biogeography of Birds (2003), and The Migration Ecology of Birds (2008).
Presentations and workshops
33rd Annual meeting of The Waterbird Society. Nov. 6, 2009 Dave Evers will be leading the session "Waterbirds as Indicators of Environmental Health". View abstracts here.
BRI is leading a session in the XIII MCBS Congress Oct. 26-30, 2009 in Belize City, Belize. "Conservation Challenges in a Rapidly Shrinking Planet." For more information view the program here.
Evers, D.C. Mercury effects on wildlife: linking science with policy. Duke Lectureship Series, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. April 23, 2008. Pdf of Lecture Announcement
Posters
2008. Duron, M. Mercury levels in Northeastern Songbirds. POSTER. Presented at the 4th International Partners in Flight Conference, which took place 13-16 February 2008 in McAllen, Texas. pdf - 933kb
2008. Evers, D.C., Graham, R., Hammerschlag, N., Perkins, C., Michner, R. and Divoll, T. Elevated mercury levels in Sharks of Belize. American Society of Limnologists and Oceanographers. Orlando, FL. pdf - 875kb
Folsom, S. Assessment of methylmercury contamination and effects to songbirds on the North Fork of the Holston River, Virginia. Folsom, S. et al. POSTER. 13 February 2008. pdf - 522kb
2007. Evers, D.C., Graham, R., Perkins, C., Michner, R., Divoll, T. and Goodale, W., POSTER. Mercury levels in the goliath grouper: Is this an anthropogenic stressor of concern? Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. pdf - 764kb
2007. Fallon, J. A., C. R. DeSorbo, S. L. Clubb, C. S. Todd, and H. S. Klandorf. POSTER. Pentosidine as a biomarker of age in Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and captive psittacines. 28th Annual Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference & Expo. Providence, RI, August 4-8. pdf - 170kb
2007. Yates, D., Evers, D.C., Duron, M., Taylor, R. POSTER. Assessment of methlymercury availability to bats in New York – 2006. pdf - 827kb
2007. Shemansky, J., A. McMillan, and C. R. DeSorbo. POSTER. Preliminary population genetic analysis of Bald Eagles using microsatellite markers developed for White-tailed Sea Eagles. 27th annual Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, Kent, OH, March 9 - 11, 2007. pdf - 347kb
2006. Evers, D.C., Hames, R., Tear, T., Duron, M., Loukmas, A., Lovett, G., Driscoll, C., Rimmer, C., McFarland, K., Daigle, T., Lowe, J., Scmidt, K., Schoch, N. and Taylor, R. POSTER. Potential negative impact of air pollutants on Thrushes in New England, New York, and the Appalachian Mountains: Preliminary Hg results. pdf - 1mb
2006. Evers, D.C., Wolfe, M., Murray, M., Bowerman, W., Zillioux, E., Burger, J. and Atkeson,T. POSTER. A framework for monitoring the response to changing mercury releases: Wildlife indicators. pdf - 384kb
2006. Mierzykowski, S. E., C. S. Todd, C. R. DeSorbo, W. Hanson, and D. C. Evers. POSTER. Mercury in Bald Eagle eggs from Maine: past and present. 27th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 5 – 9, 2006. pdf - 909kb
2006. Lane, O.P., O’Brien, K., Evers, D.C., Hodgeman, T.P. and Major, A. POSTER. Developing a Geographic Exposure Profile of Methylmercury Availability in Salt Marshes of New England using Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows. pdf - 331kb
2006. Yates, D., Evers, D.C., Schmerfeld, J., Heffenger, G. and Taylor, R. POSTER. Assessment of methlymercury availability to bats on the North Fork of the Holston River, Virginia – 2005. pdf - 335kb
Books
1994. Evers, D. C. (editor). Endangered and threatened wildlife of Michigan.
Univ. Mich. Press, Ann Arbor. 412pp.
1992 Evers, D. C. A Guide to Michigan’s Endangered Wildlife.
Univ. of Mich. Press, Ann Arbor. 103pp.
1991. Evers, D. C. Species accounts for 16 species in Brewer, R., G. McPeek, and R. Adams, Jr. The atlas of breeding birds of Michigan.
Mich. State Univ. Press, E. Lansing, Mich. 594pp.
1989. Evers, D. C., G. A. McPeek, and R. J. Adams. Michigan’s changing bird populations in J. Eastman
(ed.). Enjoying birds of Michigan.
Center for Environmental Studies Publications, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 148pp.
Popular Literature
1998 Evers, D. C. A guide to the birds of the Hiawatha National Forest.
Wildl. Unl., Escanaba, MI. 36pp.
1995 Evers, D. C. Isle Royale Loons.
Park Science 15(1):20-21.
1992 Evers, D. C. A Guide to Michigan’s Endangered Wildlife.
Univ. of Mich. Press, Ann Arbor. 103pp.
1989. Evers, D. C. State report: Michigan raptor populations may be on the upswing.
Eyas : Publ. of the Institute for Wildlife Research 12(1):10-15.
1989. Evers, D. C. Our wildlife legacy.
Heritage 6(8):22-29.
1989. Evers, D. C., G. A. McPeek, and R. J. Adams. Michigan’s changing bird populations in J. Eastman
(ed.). Enjoying birds of Michigan. Center for Environmental Studies Publications, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 148pp.
1988 Evers, D. C. A rare privilege.
Michigan Natural Resources Magazine 57(1):22-31.
1988 Evers, D. C. A guide to wetland protection.
Michigan Out-of-Doors 42(9):38-41.
