What is the Playa Post and why am I receiving it?
Welcome to the premier edition of the Playa Post, a periodic e-newsletter from the Playa Lakes Joint Venture. The PLJV is a conservation partnership working to protect playa lakes and other prairie habitats for the benefit of birds, other wildlife and people in the Southern Great Plains. Joint Venture partners include state and federal wildlife agencies, non-profit conservation groups and corporations. Learn more about us on our newly-launched web site. You have been selected to receive this publication because either you are a PLJV partner, conservation professional or were referred to us by one of your colleagues. The intent of the Playa Post is to provide concise, useful news and information about PLJV happenings and bird conservation efforts within the Joint Venture's boundaries. We hope you enjoy the Playa Post, but should you wish to unsubscribe, please email Editor Debbie F. Slobe indicating your cancellation.
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Tell your friends about the Playa Post! If you get 10 friends to sign up for the Playa Post in February, we'll send you a free PLJV baseball cap. Tell your buddies to sign up here and write down who sent them in the "How can the PLJV help you?" field.
Four states awarded project dollars from PLJV
The PLJV Management Board approved $76,000 for five conservation projects in four states at its January 16 meeting in Denver. Among them are three habitat projects (KS, TX, OK), one research (CO) and one outreach (KS) project. Details of each are available in the projects section of the PLJV web site. Funding was made available through ConocoPhillips energy company. ConocoPhillips has been donating project funds since the Joint Venture's inception in 1990 with total contributions exceeding $1.2 million. The PLJV awards grants on a semi-annual basis, coinciding with Management Board meetings in January and June.
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Welcome to the premier edition of the Playa Post, a periodic e-newsletter from the Playa Lakes Joint Venture. The PLJV is a conservation partnership working to protect playa lakes and other prairie habitats for the benefit of birds, other wildlife and people in the Southern Great Plains. Joint Venture partners include state and federal wildlife agencies, non-profit conservation groups and corporations. Learn more about us on our newly-launched web site. You have been selected to receive this publication because either you are a PLJV partner, conservation professional or were referred to us by one of your colleagues. The intent of the Playa Post is to provide concise, useful news and information about PLJV happenings and bird conservation efforts within the Joint Venture's boundaries. We hope you enjoy the Playa Post, but should you wish to unsubscribe, please email Editor Debbie F. Slobe indicating your cancellation.
Subscribe 10 friends to the Playa Post and get a prize!
Tell your friends about the Playa Post! If you get 10 friends to sign up for the Playa Post in February, we'll send you a free PLJV baseball cap. Tell your buddies to sign up here and write down who sent them in the "How can the PLJV help you?" field.
Four states awarded project dollars from PLJV
The PLJV Management Board approved $76,000 for five conservation projects in four states at its January 16 meeting in Denver. Among them are three habitat projects (KS, TX, OK), one research (CO) and one outreach (KS) project. Details of each are available in the projects section of the PLJV web site. Funding was made available through ConocoPhillips energy company. ConocoPhillips has been donating project funds since the Joint Venture's inception in 1990 with total contributions exceeding $1.2 million. The PLJV awards grants on a semi-annual basis, coinciding with Management Board meetings in January and June.
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Playa Post ©2003 Playa Lakes Joint Venture. Submission deadlines are the 15th of each month for publication on the following month. Send press releases, comments and subscription inquiries to Debbie F. Slobe.
The traveling exhibit, Playas-- Gems of the Plains, is making its way through museums and exhibit areas around the Panhandle region. It debuted January 12 at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens and is currently at the Hutchinson County Museum in Borger until April 2. The project explores the natural and cultural history of playas in the Great Plains. Major funding was provided by the PLJV. "This is an excellent educational exhibit that teaches people about playas which makes our job of protecting them just that much easier," said Mike Carter, PLJV Coordinator. The exhibit consists of 20 floor-to-ceiling panels, arranged in a 360-degree, view-in-the-round display with interactive and take-home educational activities. Contact exhibit coordinator Dr. Paul Katz for more information on exhibit dates.
PLJV-funded GIS inventory of wetlands is near complete
Since August 2001, the GIS team at Ducks Unlimited's Southern Regional Office has been working to identify all wetland resources in the PLJV; and technicians say the majority of the work is complete. The team is using satellite imagery to catalog the locations and density of playa lakes and other wetland resources, and provide data on landscape factors that affect the quality of these habitats. Once the research is finished, the PLJV will be able to use the GIS information to identify, categorize and prioritize areas of special significance to the Joint Venture's conservation mission and track conservation projects on a spatially-explicit level. The project is slated for completion fall 2003.
PLJV receives $100,000 from Seaboard for conservation work in western Oklahoma
Seaboard Farms, one of the nation's leading pork producers, has named PLJV the recipient of a $100,000 settlement between the company and the Sierra Club. The money will go to fund playa conservation projects in Beaver and Texas counties in northwest Oklahoma. The PLJV will work with the Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance (OWPHA) to find wildlife habitat sites in need of protection or restoration. OWPHA is a partnership of western Oklahoma-based landowners, resource managers, civic representatives and non-profit conservation group members.
Since August 2001, the GIS team at Ducks Unlimited's Southern Regional Office has been working to identify all wetland resources in the PLJV; and technicians say the majority of the work is complete. The team is using satellite imagery to catalog the locations and density of playa lakes and other wetland resources, and provide data on landscape factors that affect the quality of these habitats. Once the research is finished, the PLJV will be able to use the GIS information to identify, categorize and prioritize areas of special significance to the Joint Venture's conservation mission and track conservation projects on a spatially-explicit level. The project is slated for completion fall 2003.
PLJV receives $100,000 from Seaboard for conservation work in western Oklahoma
Seaboard Farms, one of the nation's leading pork producers, has named PLJV the recipient of a $100,000 settlement between the company and the Sierra Club. The money will go to fund playa conservation projects in Beaver and Texas counties in northwest Oklahoma. The PLJV will work with the Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance (OWPHA) to find wildlife habitat sites in need of protection or restoration. OWPHA is a partnership of western Oklahoma-based landowners, resource managers, civic representatives and non-profit conservation group members.