From birdchris at aol.com Fri Oct 2 10:36:26 2009 From: birdchris at aol.com (birdchris@aol.com) Date: Fri Oct 2 10:36:07 2009 Subject: [BCNnet] Chicago - no Olympics Message-ID: <8CC118D3D06F96F-4B00-A6A5@webmail-m048.sysops.aol.com> Chicago Tribune story here: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/barack-obama-arrives-in-copenhagen.html ? Christine WIlliamson Chicago/Cook birdchris@aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20091002/13ca7962/attachment.html From rbdoeker at yahoo.com Wed Oct 28 18:37:39 2009 From: rbdoeker at yahoo.com (Randi Doeker - Chicago) Date: Wed Oct 28 18:37:10 2009 Subject: [BCNnet] FYI: Toronto mandates bird-friendliness into new buildings!! Message-ID: FYI Randi Doeker Chicago _____ The City of Toronto has become the first city in the world to mandate bird-friendliness. Beginning Jan. 31, 2010, all new proposed low-rise non-residential, mid to high rise residential and industrial, commercial and institutional development will be required under Tier 1: GLASS AND OTHER DESIGN FEATURES FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS: Ensure that design features minimize the risk for migratory bird collisions. * Treat glass with a density pattern between 10-28cm apart for a minimum of the first 10-12m of a building above grade OR Mute reflections for a minimum of the first 10-12m of a building above grade * Ensure ground level ventilation grates have a porosity of less than 2cm X 2cm. * Where a green roof is constructed that is adjacent to glass surfaces; ensure that the glass is treated to a height of at least 12m above the level of the green roof to prevent potentially fatal window collisions. LIGHT POLLUTION: Reduce nighttime glare and light trespass from the building and the site * No up-lighting from exterior light fixtures unless otherwise permitted through a Heritage designation * Install exterior light fixtures that are shielded to prevent Glare and/or Light Trespass onto any neighbouring properties Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, who has championed bird-friendliness on Council from the beginning, also moved and it was carried unanimously: That the Toronto Green Standard report be circulated to the following organizations, and that they be requested and encouraged to adopt similar environmental standards, especially with regard to the Bird Friendly Guidelines and Light Pollution: - LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Green Buildings Certification Institute) - BOMA: Building Owners and Managers Association - BILD: Building Industry Land Development Association - Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative - Canada Green Building Council - AMO: Association of Municipalities of Ontario - FCM: Federation of Canadian Municipalities FLAP's Michael Mesure says: "FLAP's 16 years of tireless work in bird conservation has finally produced one of our most desired results which, up to now, could only be dreamed of." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20091028/5f135f8d/attachment-0001.html From casresearch at comcast.net Wed Oct 28 22:28:48 2009 From: casresearch at comcast.net (casresearch@comcast.net) Date: Wed Oct 28 22:28:09 2009 Subject: [BCNnet] hope you can join us for CAS Awards presentation to 10 recipients, thanks to Doug Anderson-Rich Biss-Carol Nelson and Dave Willard program Message-ID: <2022287381.1574781256786928345.JavaMail.root@sz0002a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Next Thursday evening, November 5th, the Chicago Audubon Society will be thanking and honoring a number of individuals who have done much to protect habitat, and the environment, and help birds and conservation, in the Chicago area for decades. We hope you can join us.???? All the information is on the main page of our website www.chicagoaudubon.org . We will be giving Awards to the following: Barbara Mahany (Chicago Tribune), Sean Shaffer (North Park Village Nature Center), Dick Riner (Bartel Grasslands steward), Robert Montgomery (BCN/IOS), Karen Glennemeier (Habitat Project, Audubon-Chicago Region), Vic Berardi (IL Beach hawkwatch), Jim Harris (self produced nature DVD's), officer Richard Hager (Montrose Point), The Dale Pontius family, and Erva Tool Manufacturing. We will also be thanking Richard Biss (CAS Rare Bird Alert), Doug Anderson (35+ years as CAS board member/officer, and Wooded Island bird walks) and Carol Nelson (CAS board) for many years of service to CAS and Chicago area birds and conservation. David Willard of the Field Museum will be presenting (for the first time!) information gathered in over 30 years of collecting data on birds that strike windows etc. at McCormick Place. This should be a real fun time, and it is always great to honor and thank those who have done so much for birds, habitat, conservation and the environment in the Chicago area. Please consider coming and invite your friends and others in your organizations.?? Contact me for further information. Thanks! Alan Anderson,?? Chicago Audubon Environmental Awards Committee, www.chicagoaudubon.org , Des Plaines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20091029/c99bdeda/attachment.html From rbdoeker at yahoo.com Thu Oct 29 18:05:37 2009 From: rbdoeker at yahoo.com (Randi Doeker - Chicago) Date: Thu Oct 29 18:05:11 2009 Subject: [BCNnet] FYI: Northerly Island public meeting at the Spertus Institute Message-ID: FYI Randi Doeker _____ The Chicago Park District along with the Grant Park Advisory Council and Conservancy have scheduled a public meeting: Northerly Island design workshop and input on ideas. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Spertus Institute at 610 S. Michigan Avenue - Crown Family Great Hall - 9th Floor. Through a thorough public input process, the Chicago Park District has developed design ideas for Northerly Island and needs your input. Please come out for a series of workshops and meet design teams and react to the ideas. The Spertus Institute has donated magnificent space for this event. This one-of-a-kind architecture offers panoramic views of Chicago landmarks from the Hancock Center to Soldier Field. Floor-to-ceiling windows showcase Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Museum Campus, and Lake Michigan. An atrium soars to 30 feet (from the 9th to the 10th floor). It is also adjacent to Spertus Museum's innovative core collection gallery. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://screamer.ece.iit.edu/pipermail/bcnnet/attachments/20091029/65c2b90c/attachment.html