I am posting this to the Bird List as information for those interested in this area. An important Bird Area Stewardship Workshop, sponsored by Tri-Moraine Audubon Society, will be held at Wright State University Lake Campus in Celina, OH, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 a5 7:30 p.m. in Room 182. John Ritzenthaler, Director of Habitat Conservation, Audubon Ohio, Columbus, will provide background information leading to this effort to develop an IBA and habitat project in the St Marys River watershed. There are 6 IBAs designated by Audubon Ohio in Tri-Moraine's eight-county service area: Camp Myeerah (Logan); Kendrick Woods and Metzger/Ferguson Reservoirs (Allen), Lawrence Woods (Hardin), McAfee Tree Farm (Mercer) and St Marys River (Auglaize, Mercer and Van Wert). Tri-Moraine was actively involved in identifying these sites worthy of IBA status. Now that we have them, what do we do to protect them? The St Marys River is a very special local resource that is home to an impressive variety of plants and animals. The River is one of the best remaining corridors of natural life across Northwest Ohio. This workshop offers a great opportunity for citizens to get involved. Join us and bring along your ideas and enthusiasm. The workshop is open to all those interested in BIRDS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, and WATER quality in the St Marys River watershed. Thank you, Jill Bowers Auglaize County ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]