November 1997 Audubon Log Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society

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ffiffiffiwfimonthly Newsletter of the

Northeastern'lYisconsin Audubon SocietyNovember - December| gg7

Preserving A ParkwayEfforts of the Baird Creek Parkway

- PreserpationFoundation'Wednesday, November ,12 6:45 y,m.

Bay Beach Wilallife Sanctuarjt

"What 's oing to become of Baird Creek Heightsin Creen Bay?" s i t dest ined or development r canit be saved? Well , he Baird Creek Parkway Preserva-t ion Foundation as been ormed to prevent one ofthe most pris t ine pieces of forest n NortheasternWiscons in rom end ing up a s a hous ing deve lop -ment and a windfal l or a developer.

Cha r l i eF r i sk ,pa s t NEWAudubon pre s iden t ndmember o f t he P re se rva t i on ounda t ion , i l l sha reh i s i n s igh t s n to t he s i t ua t i on .

Ba i rdCreek He igh t s s a 34 -ac re ec t i on on t a in -ing ma je s t i c aks , map le s and hemlock . A l thoughthis land had been on the ci ty nlap for years as anin t ended dd i t i on o t he pa rk sys t em, deve lope rpu rchased t and has been pu t t i ng p re s su re n t heGreen Bay mayor and City Council o rezone t toa l l o w d e v e l o p m e n t .

The foundation has made an unr. . rn.n, *, ,nCreen Bay MayorPau l Jad in , ha t i f i t c an ra i s e$200 ,000 oward he pu rchase os t , he c i t y wi l lpu rchase he en t i r e sec t i on .

A bone of contention s how much the ci tyshou ld pay he deve lope r. The deve lope r u rchasedthe p rope r ty o r abou t $150 ,000 . The c i ty has had ava lue as se s smen t one on t he l and , wh ich pu t i t sp re sen t a lue a t abou t $450 ,000 . You wou ld t h inkthat a 200 percent ncrease n value would sat isfyeven he greediest nvestor, but the developer sa rgu ing ha t t he c i t y shou ld pay a mi l l i on do l l a r s !

Cha r l i ewi l l d i s cus s how we l l t he founda t ion sdo ing n r each ing ' i t s 200 ,000 goa l and b r ing u sup-to-date n the outlook for this land preservat ioneffort. See nside for ways you can help!

Annual Slide ShowMembers ShsreTheir Snayshots f

Birds andNature'Wednesday,

December 4O 6:45 V,m,Bay Beach Wirdlife Sanctuary

You may cal l i t a "holiday radit ion" of NEWAudubon. Each and every December, e get togetherand share with fel low members our snapshots ndstories of Vacations, eekend camping r ips, ors imp le an ea r ly morn ing wa lk . t i s a f i t t i ng even tfo r a co ld December ven ing one t ha t w i l lwa rm you up on t he i n s ide !

Members can share as few as one sl ide ora s 'many s a dozen o r so , depend ing n thenumber of part icipants . Each person narratesh i s o r he r snapsho t s o r t he aud ience . Thevariety s what makes his event un. Peoplehave remarked afterward hat they weresurprised at the interest shown in what theyconsidered humble effort . We all enjoyeach other 's view of the world.

There s t ime after al l thes l i de s have been d i scus sed oming le and look up the pe r sonwho had certain sl ides hatp iqued a common n t e r e s t .

After the show, we wil l enjoy al i t t l e more "ho l iday" e l eb ra t i ng i t hcookies and other ine desserts i t is alsowonderful show of ' refreshments


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Yoa can make a Vledge tosard the Vurchase.All money donated for the Wrchase is tax deductible.

The agteement stith the city is that if it does not ?urchasethe entire ?rc?ertyt aII Vledges inust be retuined.

' B A I R D C R E E K P AFaarrrtr ]bE6-r

RKWAY.

Pledge CardI/we would liketo help the Baird CreekParkrray Preserryation Foundation toacquire the parcel of land located in theBaird Creek P_arlcway, y supportingtheir fundraising campaign.

E YWe enclose a cashE YWe ptedge a total

gift of $gift of $

Payment Options:October ,1997December 15,1997March 15, 1998

June 15, 1998

Name:

Address:

Signaturert Gifts re axdeductibleo he xtent rovidedy aw.Please make checks ayable o:City of Green Bay "Baird Creek Trust Fund"

c/o Jim Blumreich-Citv Finance Director100 N. Jefferson St.Green Bay, WI54301

*r For altemative aymcnt ptions r for more nformationcontact:Paul Abrahams B.C.P.P.F. undraisins hair@ 465-3693

Thank you for your support!

Here nre two ways you can h"lf stwort theBaird Creek Parkway Preservation uundntiott

Yoa can become a memher of thefoundation for $,tO.

B A I R D CREEK PARhaaarr|daar lbard.d..r

KWAY.

Membership ordihe gaird Creek Parkway Preservation oundation

was established o "assist he City of Green Ba y nacquiring an d n the BairdCreek Parkway nd ohelp enhance he Parkway's alue as an ecological,recreational, nd educational esource or North-eastern Wisconsin".

PresidentVice-PresidentSecretaryTreasurer

Olficers:Wes EbertBarb KnightSarah MorelandPatty Ripp

Membership ee Adults$'10.00 Students 5.00

Please make check payable to:

Baird Creek Parkway Preservation oundationclo Patty Ripp Treasurer

2717 OldCoachRoadGreenBayWl .54302

Name

Address

Telephone

Amt.enclosed $ - Check Cash


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New Thx Reform EncotffagesLand Conservation

Several mportant provisions ofthis summer's massive axpayerRelief ct signed by PresidentClinton encourages and conserva-tion efforts.

r Estate axes: The la w gradu-ally raises he estate ax exemptionfrom the current $600,000 o$l mil l ionby 2006. As a specialmeasure o keep more family armsintact, he law exempts ro m estatet axes he i r s t $1 .3 mi l l i on f thevalue of a family-owned usiness rfarm beginning ext year.

^ Easements: In addition oraising he estate ax exemption, henew aw allows up to 40% of thevalue of land subject o a conserya-t ion easement o b e exempted romestate axes f the land s within 25miles of a metropoli tan rea, na-t ional park, or wilderness rea, orwithin 0 mi les of an urban nationalforest . The exclusion s subject oseveral ddit ional equirements, ndis capped t $100,000 next year, butr ises n increments o $500,000 bythe year 2002. Section 08 of thelaw also allows heirs o placeconservat ion asements n inheri ted

land after he landowner's eath oqualifu or th e exemption and avoidhigher state axes.

Another provision of the ne wlaw permits ax-deductible onserva-t ion easements n land where

mineral an d surface ights ar eseparately wned, as long as thelikelihood of surface extraction snegligible, change hat couldboost land conservation n th eRockies.

r Capital gains: The tax lawalso cuts he to p capital gains axrate to 20% rom 2B%. The rate willdrop 2% more n 2006 on assetsheld five years. Whiledebate contin-ues on whether he cut wil lencour-ag or discourage ifts of appreci-ated assets, esearchers t ChapmanUniversity n California, ay theyconcluded hat changes n personalincome and he stock market shapedgiving patterns

beWveen 96 6 an dI 993 far more han changes ncapital gains rates.

r Deductions an d trusts:Congress also retroactively estoreda tax break ha t allows donors ofoundations o deduct ' the ul lcurrent market value of appreciatedstock, ather ha n ts basis. The axbreak had expired May 31. The awalso ightened ules egardingchari table emainder rusts o ensurethat at least 0%of a trust's assets

en d up with a charity.ldeal ly, t would be nice f landwas protected or land sake; how-ever, t this point n the game, everyl i n l e b i t he lp s .

State Assembly Next SteV fotMining Moratorium

Thi s a l l , he Min ingMora to r ium

Bill Assembly i l l7OlSenate i l l3.will face another est. Th e billtoprdtect he Wolf an d WisconsinRivers rom mining damage passedthe state Senate his spring on a verystrong 29-3 vote. Now, t' s he stateAssembly 's urn.

The Min ingMora to r iumBi l lw i l lprohibi t he opening of a new minein a sulf lde re body unti l a similarmine ha s been operated elsewhere tleast 0 years without signif icantenvironmental amage. t only

makes sense o delay mining unti l t

ca n be shown "b y example" ha tExxon'sWolf Rivermine wi l lnotpollute our rivers , akes, r drinkingwater. Write or call your staterepresentative o vote fo r tfre MiningMora to r iumBi l l .

Wisconsin 's reatest wealth sn ' tthe copper or zinc Exxonwants ounearth, t i s our plentiful upplyofclean water

\Vhere Tb VriteHere's ow o contact tate egisla-tors from Northeastern isconsin.Let hem know how you eef aboutenvironmental ssues.

Nonheastern WI Senators:

Alan asee, -RdcklandRoben o,rvles,-AllouezRogerkeske,Eland

.Gary aewiecki, -fuaski

Where o write:StateSenator Name)P.O. Box7882Madison,Wl 53707

Northeastern WI Assembly:David utdrison,-llxemburgFnnk asee, -LedgevieuAlOtt,R-ForestJunctionMarkGreen,{reenBayWilliamandertoop,lGukaunatshnAinsrodr,R-Slranano'Lorni eSeratti, 5pread agleGrolKelso, {reen ayJohnGrd, -PeshtigoJohnRyba, Green ay

Where o write:State Rep. LastNameA-L)P.O. ox8952Madison, l 53708

State Rep. LastName M-Z)P.O. ox8953Madison,Wl 53708

National Issues Write:Senator uss FeingoldU.S. enatewashington, c 20510

Senatorerb KohlU.S. enate

Washington, C 20510

Congressman ay ohnson rThomas PetriHouse of RepresentativesWashington, C 20515

Your voice carr only beheard if y*r speak out.


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PresidentVice-PresidentRecording ecretaryCorres. ecretaryTieasurer

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FieldTripsSocral

RefreshmentsPast resident

Boarilmeetings re held at 7:00 .m. he hird Tuesday feoerymonthat the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

432-2438

MartyGallagher 448-4375w)Gary ewless 435-5563Joe pangler 494-6147

Carl cholz 143-3417DorothySummers 65-6729RonEichhorn 410-9747Kenn iesner 865-4019Charlie risk 468-7104MaryNovotny 498-9663CarlHujet 497-7954

Dennis rusik 499-9689DorothyDelsart 435-8494

TB.D.Lavonne albr irh 497 7954CarmellaBlecha 34-1807Charlie risk 468-7304

\Veatherfri end C al endarcAre ,4t ailable

Yes, he start of another year s upon us and with thatcomes NEWAudubon's

|998 WeatherFriend alendars!With Christmas ight around he corner less han 70

shopping days away now is the time to think aboutsharing aluable henology nformation with yourfamily, r iends, nd neighbors! Calendars re $5.00 each

and proceeds enefi t NEWAudubon's Endowment und.Cive Dennis Prusik cal l or at tend he November r

December eneral meeting o purchase calendar . . ortwo. pennis can be reached t 499-9689.

Christmas Bird Count SetThis year 's Christmas irdCount s set or

Saturday, ecember 0. The event uns all day, so

mark your calendars f yo uplan

on attending.For more information, please contactAudubon president , ohn Jacobs t 432 2438.

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