Bird
Studies Canada to Receive $50,000 from J.D. Irving Ltd. as part of
Sentence for Charges Under the Federal Migratory Birds
Convention Act
Photo: Ron Ridout
20 October 2008 – J.D. Irving
pleaded guilty in New Brunswick provincial court to charges laid by
Environment Canada under the Migratory Birds Convention Act 1994.
The company was sentenced to pay a $60,000 penalty for contravening
the Act by destroying eight Great Blue Heron nests during logging
operations.
The court assessed a fine of
$10,000, which under the Act must be directed to the Environmental
Damages Fund. The $50,000 remainder of the penalty will be awarded
to Bird Studies Canada’s Atlantic Canada office and will support the
Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas.
The company will also be required to create a buffer zone to prevent
further forestry activity in the area where the nests were damaged.
This conviction concludes an
investigation that began in the summer of 2006. For more
information,
select this link to read the full media release from
Environment Canada.
Funding
Available for Canadian Bird Research and Conservation Projects
20 October 2008
– Bird Studies Canada is now accepting applications to the James L.
Baillie Memorial Fund for Bird Research and Preservation (the
Baillie Fund) for the 2009 grant cycle. A portion of funds raised
through BSC’s annual Baillie Birdathon fundraiser are allocated to
the Baillie Fund each year. Since 1978, the Baillie Fund has
provided grants totalling $577,000 to 506 bird research and
conservation projects across Canada. In reviewing grant
applications, the Baillie Fund Trustees give priority to
well-designed projects that engage the skills and enthusiasm of
amateur naturalists and volunteers to help us understand,
appreciate, and conserve Canadian birds in their natural
environments.
There are three granting
programs, each with a different application and review process.
Applications for Regular Grants are due by December 15, 2008;
applications for Small Grants are due by January 15, 2009; and
applications for the James L. Baillie Student Award for Field
Research, administered by the Society of Canadian Ornithologists,
are due by February 15, 2009.
Visit our website
for more information about the Baillie Fund grant programs, past
grants, and how to apply for a grant for your project, or contact
the Baillie Fund Secretary at
aheagy@birdscanada.org
or 1-888-448-2473 ext. 166.
Des
subventions sont offertes pour les projets de recherches et de
conservation visant les oiseaux
20 octobre 2008 – Études d’oiseaux
Canada (ÉOC) accepte actuellement les demandes de subvention du
Fonds commémoratif James L. Baillie pour les projets de recherches
et de conservation visant les oiseaux (Fonds Baillie) pour le cycle
de subventions de 2009. Une partie des fonds recueillis par le
truchement du Baillie Birdathon, qui est tenu annuellement, est
versée au fonds. Depuis 1978, le Fonds Baillie a versé des
subventions atteignant, au total, 577 000 $ à 506 projets de
recherches et de conservation visant les oiseaux du Canada à
l’échelle du pays. Au cours de l’examen des demandes, les
administrateurs du fonds accordent la priorité aux projets bien
conçus qui mettent à profit les aptitudes et l’enthousiasme de
naturalistes amateurs et de bénévoles afin de favoriser une
meilleure compréhension, appréciation et conservation des oiseaux du
Canada dans leurs milieux naturels.
Il existe trois programmes
dont les processus de présentation et d’examen des demandes sont
distincts. Les dates limites de présentation des demandes de
subventions ordinaires et de petites subventions sont respectivement
le 15 décembre 2008 et le 15 janvier 2009. En ce qui concerne la
Bourse de recherches sur le terrain James L. Baillie à l’intention
des étudiants qui est administrée par la Société des ornithologistes
du Canada, la date limite de présentation des demandes est le 15
février 2009. Pour obtenir plus de renseignements au sujet des
programmes et des subventions et bourses versées antérieurement et
pour savoir comment présenter une demande,
cliquez ici ou communiquez avec la secrétaire du Fonds
Baillie par courriel à
aheagy@oiseauxcanada.org.
Call for
Nominations for the D.H. Speirs Award
18 October 2008 – The Doris Huestis
Speirs Award is the most prestigious award given by the Society of
Canadian Ornithologists (SCO), and is presented annually to an
individual who has made outstanding lifetime contributions to
Canadian ornithology. Past awardees include amateur ornithologists,
as well as professionals who work at museums, government agencies,
private companies, and universities.
Visit the SCO
website for more information on the award and previous
recipients.
Nominations for the 2009
Speirs award will be accepted until June 1, 2009. To nominate a
candidate, contact Dr. Marty Leonard, Department of Biology,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4J1; telephone (902)
494-3540 or email mleonard@dal.ca. Please provide the nominee’s
name, and supporting information that describes the nature and scope
of his or her contributions and impact in Canadian ornithology. This
could include efforts to advance conservation, science, and/or
public education.
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