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<P align=left><B><FONT color=#000080 face=Verdana>From Christine Williamson,
Chicago, <A href="mailto:birdchris@aol.com">birdchris@aol.com</A></FONT></B></P>
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<P align=left><B><FONT color=#000080 size=4 face=Verdana>Earth Day at Montrose
Beach & Dunes</FONT><FONT color=#000080 size=4 face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT></B><FONT color=#000080><B><FONT size=3>Saturday, April 17, 2010 </FONT><BR>9:00 am – 12:00
noon (FREE SNACKS FROM WHOLE FOODS!)</B></FONT></P>
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<P><B>Celebrate Earth Day a little early this year by cleaning up Montrose Beach
and natural area with the Chicago Group of the Sierra Club. The beach and the
dunes natural area are in need of a good spring cleaning before the plants start
growing and people and migrant birds return to the sands.</B><BR><BR>Spend a
couple of hours birding then participate in picking up trash and working on
habitat restoration in the dunes natural area. <BR><BR>Chicago Group of the
Sierra Club has adopted Montrose Beach and does beach sweeps and habitat
restoration for six months of the year (April through September). Help from
birdwatchers is always welcome. It's time to give a little help to the Chicago
hot spot that's given all of us so many great birds. <BR><BR>Spend a spring
morning tidying up one of Chicago’s finest natural landmarks from 9:00 am
to 12:00 noon. Come for all or part of the work period. Dress for the weather,
bring a filled water bottle and work gloves if you have them. </P>
<P><STRONG>FREE SNACKS are being provided by Whole Foods!</STRONG> <BR><BR>For
more information, please contact Christine Williamson at birdchris@aol.com or
773/935-8439 (evenings). </P>
<P align=left>Questions? Call Cory Jones at 773-463-4072 or email <A href="mailto:cory.jones@illinois.sierraclub.org">cory.jones@illinois.sierraclub.org</A></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>