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Audubon Society
of Rhode Island
Raptor Weekend 2010

September 11 & 12
10am-4pm

Audubon Environmental
Education Center
1401 Hope Street
Bristol, RI 02809

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Conservation key to habitat

FortPond.gifAudubon protects nearly 9,500 acres of wildlife habitats throughout Rhode Island, making the organization the state's largest private landholder. Our conserved lands shelter and preserve watersheds, coastline, meadows and woodlands, maintaining pristine habitats where multitudes of wildlife species thrive.

We add acreage to our refuge system through ownership and conservation easements. Our conservation efforts preserve sensitive habitats for animals and plants, revitalize endangered species, and save precious natural space from development.

Audubon manages and maintains its conserved land through staff and volunteer efforts that guard against invasive species and inappropriate human use. We regularly form partnerships with government agencies and other not-for-profit organizations to ensure the success of conservation efforts. Audubon's conservation strategies are comprehensively visionary and safeguard Rhode Island's diverse and vibrant ecology.

 

 

Attracting visitors to Rhode Island in every season are the Audubon’s scenically diverse refuges, conveniently located throughout the state.

As you manage your land to attract more birds and other wildlife, whether a 50-acre farm or half-acre suburban lot, you can make small changes to attract pollinators.

At several refuges managed by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI), autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), common reed (Phragmites australis) and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are just a few of the introduced species that dominate fields, encroach on marshes, alter forest edges and threaten riparian corridors.

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The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) is an invasive insect that feeds on certain species of hardwood trees, eventually killing them. The ALB most likely came to the United States inside wood packing material from Asia. Since it was first discovered in Brooklyn, New York in 1996, the beetle has caused tens of thousands of trees to be destroyed in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.

If the ALB were to become established here, it could become one of the most destructive and costly pests ever to enter the United States. If we don't find and stop the ALB, we'll lose more than trees. We'll lose industries worth billions of dollars - and wildlife habitats too. Our yards and neighborhoods will take decades to recover.

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