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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000"><FONT size=2>It would be great if a
big contingent of birders helped out with the beach sweep and habitat
restoration work at Montrose. Note the bribe of birding beforehand, coffee,
breakfast and free t-shirts!</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000"></SPAN></B> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000">Christine WIlliamson</SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000">Chicago/Cook</SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000"><A href="mailto:birdchris@aol.com">birdchris@aol.com</A></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000"><FONT size=2>Saturday, September 25,
2010, 7:00 a.m. </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 120pt 4.5pt 0in" class=MsoNormal align=left><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000"><FONT size=2>Montrose</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #6a0000"><FONT size=2> Bird Walk and Beach
Sweep </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Bird Walk:
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7 a.m. –
9 a.m., </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leader: Geoff
Williamson</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meeting place: East
side of Montrose Beach House (near the stone bathroom building)</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Beach Sweep &
Habitat Restoration: 9 a.m. – </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">12</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">noon, Leader:
Christine Williamson</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meeting place: North
side of Montrose Beach House (facing the beach) </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Montrose in September
can be the ultimate birding experience, and as a birder, you can contribute to
the health of the beach, dunes and upland habitats that migrant, nesting and
wintering birds rely upon by either cleaning up trash or working on habitat
restoration.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This is an opportunity
to both bird and volunteer in a single morning! Volunteers will receive
breakfast courtesy of Whole Foods Market and a t-shirt from the Sierra Club for
your donation of a couple of hours to Montrose. </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">First, Montrose
veteran birder, Geoff Williamson, will lead a bird walk to scour all the
habitats that Montrose has to offer – beach, dunes, upland point, harbor and
open lake views. </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">At </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9:00 a.m.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">breakfast and a
rousing speech by Congressman Mike Quigley at</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> the Montrose Beach
House. Congressman Quigley works on </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Lake
Michigan</SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> BP oil spill and
other natural resources issues.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Then COS, Sierra
Club's Chicago group, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ocean Conservancy and
Montrose habitat stewards, will work on trash clean-up or habitat restoration.
Full training is offered. </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">You can participate in
just the bird walk or just the beach sweep/restoration event, but hopefully,
you’ll come for both. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Christine
Williamson</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, birdchris <at>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">More information at:
<A style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none" title=http://illinois.sierraclub.org/chicago href="http://illinois.sierraclub.org/chicago">http://illinois.sierraclub.org/chicago</A>
(click Montrose Beach Sweep tab near page top). </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 160px" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dress for the weather,
wear a hat and sunscreen, bring a reusable water bottle and work gloves if you
have them. Directions: Exit Lakeshore Dr. at Montrose going east; turn right at
bait shop (1st available right east of LSD), after a block or so park on that
road. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>