Cheyenne Audubon February program and field trip information
Barb Gorges
February 17 – No host dinner with author Sharon Udasin
4:30 p.m. at Hacienda Guadalajara, 317 E. Lincolnway. Please RSVP Barb Gorges, bgor...@msn.com or text your name to 307-287-4952.
February 17 – Cheyenne Audubon program – Sharon Udasin: How forever chemicals like PFAS contaminated America
Cheyenne Audubon invites the public for a free lecture by environment reporter and author Sharon Udasin about how forever chemicals, like PFAS, have contaminated America. The lecture will be February 17, 6 p.m., in the Sunflower Room at the Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave.
Udasin, of Boulder, Colorado, will present her new book, “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America,” which traces an ugly history of corporate greed, military impunity and community devastation, based on original reporting in four highly contaminated places — including Colorado Springs. The book introduces readers to people who, while fighting for their own lives, take action to fix a broken regulatory system. The talk will be followed by discussion with Udasin and Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities water treatment division manager Clint Bassett.
Sharon is a Colorado-based journalist who delves into complex water contamination and conservation issues. Sharon was a Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2019-2020 and received a SEAL Environmental Journalism Award in 2023. A graduate of both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Journalism School, she has reported for numerous publications over the past two decades, most recently for The Hill.
-Sharon's photo is here.
-Book cover is here
-Sharon's website.
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February 21 – Cheyenne Audubon field trip: Curt Gowdy State Park
Cheyenne Audubon invites the public on a free birdwatching field trip February 21 to Curt Gowdy State Park. People with all levels of birdwatching experience are welcome.
Participants will leave the Lions Park parking lot between the Children’s Village at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens and the picnic shelter at 9 a.m. to drive 20 miles to Curt Gowdy State Park, do a little hiking to look for forest birds, returning to Cheyenne about 1 p.m., or earlier if you have your own vehicle. Bring lunch and water and dress for variable weather. Bring binoculars and spotting scopes if you have them. A state park pass is required for all vehicles entering the park.
Please register with Grant Frost, 307-343-2024, so that he can contact you if plans change due to weather. Let him know if you need a ride or can provide a ride.
For more information about the Cheyenne – High Plains Audubon Society, please visit https://cheyenneaudubon.org/.
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