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From the Trust

Grants Awarded for the Fall 2009 (total awarded = $3,800)

Name of award    -     Title of proposal

Rebecca Cooper  - Development of a non-lethal method for measuring persistent organic pollutants in adipose tissue of migratory passerines.

AR State University MS Asking $1,200, awarded $700.

Mike Fielder  - Status, distribution, and wintering habitat of the Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) in western Arkansas.

University of AR @ Fort Smith BS Asking $1,903, awarded $100.

Andrea Long   -  American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) distribution, habitat use, and habitat selection during winter and spring migration periods in central Arkansas.

University of AR @ Monticello MS Asking $1,390, awarded $400.

Maureen McClung  - The response of avian populations to ice damage in the Arkansas Ozarks.

University of AR,  PhD candidate  Asking for $749, awarded $750.

Brandon Noel  - The breeding and foraging ecology of the Pileated Woodpecker in eastern Arkansas, with reference to the conservation of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

ASU,  MS    Asking for $1,200, awarded $475.

Bryan Reiley  -  Habitat use by the Swainson’s Warbler in a mosaic landscape

ASU,  MS Asking for $1,200, awarded $475.

Leah Scott  -  Occupancy and habitat selection of secretive marsh birds in the western Arkansas river valley.

UA,  MS Asking for $600, awarded $300.

Sarah Thompson  - The distribution, abundance, and habitat affinities of Bewick’s Wrens (Thryomanes bewickii) in Arkansas.

ASU,  MS Asking for $1,200, awarded $600.

The Max Parker Fund is designated for AR bird research. It is included in the above totals, going to….. Byran Reiley

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ALSO WE ARE IN NEED OF A PROPOSAL FOR THE SCHUGERT FUND FOR RED-COCKADED WOODPECKERS.

Total requests $11,064 Total awarded $3,800.

 

Grants Awarded for the Spring 2009 (Total Grants- $4,000)

 

Scott Chiavacci ($900), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro (2nd grant)
“Reproductive success, causes of nestling failure and habitat use of Swallow-tailed Kite & Mississippi Kite in the White River NWR”
Maureen McClung ($1,000), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (5th grant)
“The response of avian populations to ice damage in the Arkansas Ozarks”; recipient of the Doug James Award for outstanding research including a $100 grant funded by Doug James
Bryan Reiley ($900), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro (2nd grant)
“Habitat use by the Swainson’s Warbler in a mosaic landscape”
Sarah Thompson ($1,200), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro (3rd grant)
“The distribution, abundance, and habitat affinities of Bewick’s Wrens, Thryomanes bewickii, in Arkansas”

 


AAS Trust makes 7 grant awards at fall 2008 meeting.

Thanks to YOUR generosity, we awarded $3,600 in grants to seven students during the fall 2008 meeting at Lake DeGray.

Scott Chiavacci, a MS student at Arkansas State University (ASU), received a grant of $700 for his project – Reproductive success, causes of nestling failure, and habitat use of Swallow-tailed Kite & Mississippi Kite in the White River NWR.

Andrea Green, a Ph.D. student at the University of Arkansas (UA), received a grant of $300 for her project – Evaluation of Sagebrush mowing techniques as a habitat enhancement strategy for Greater Sage-Grouse.

Jeff Kimmons, a Ph.D. student at the UA, received a grant of $450 for his project – Selective parental care of Arctic & Common Tern siblings during energy limitations: A stable isotope approach.

Leesia Marshall-Rosenberger, a Ph.D. student at the UA, received a grant of $300 for her project – The Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla, of the Upper Buffalo National River and its relationship to a changing riparian habitat.

Maureen McClung, a Ph.D. student at the UA, received a grant of $550 for her project – The response of avian communities to woodland restoration in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas.

Bryan Reiley, a MS student at ASU, received a grant of $700 - of which $300 was from the Max Parker fund for in-state bird research, for his project – Habitat use by the Swainson’s Warbler in a mosaic landscape.

Sarah Thompson, a MS student at ASU, received a grant of $600 for her project – The distribution, abundance, and habitat affinities of Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) in Arkansas.

We awarded $3,600 from grant requests of $20,000. As you can see there is always a need to grow the trust for future grants. Your contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated!

We are actively looking for businesses willing to grow the trust through a charitable contribution. If you know a business or corporation that would like to donate enough to buy a bond, then we would be thrilled to display their name on the award.

Leif Anderson

Trust Chairman


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