IBM Silicon Valley Lab Ecology Club
PAST EVENTS/MILESTONES (by month)
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April 2006
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- Bluebird Nesting Program : Bluebird nest monitoring contiues.
Bluebird birdboxes assignment .
- Spring 2006 Newsletter comes out
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March 2006
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- Bluebird Nesting Program : Bluebird nest monitoring contiues.
Bluebird birdboxes assignment .
- Native planting : Oaks seedlings planting spots fixed
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February 2006
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- Bluebird Nesting Program : Bird Nests mapped and bird walks
start. Blubird nest monitoring program in its 2nd year - there
are 30+ birdboxes this year !
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December 2005
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- December 30: Christmas Bird Count led by Clint Snyder and Rick
Manel.
- Winter 2005 newsletter comes out .
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November 2005
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- November 16 : Composting Workshop
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OCTOBER 2005
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- Bird Nest Cleanups take place randomly
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SEPTEMBER 2005
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- September 16th - SVL Gets Wildlife Habitat Certification from
- September 29th - Environmental Network idea accepted on
ThinkPlace
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AUGUST 2005
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- August 31 - Club gets executive advisor in SVL HR
manager
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JULY 2005
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- July 28 - Summer Newsletter comes out !
- Wildlife Certification Application for SVLsubmitted July 10.
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JUNE 2005
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- June 9, 2005 - Migratory Birds Meeting with hold
decision.
- June 20, 2005 - EXITE camp built desk fans
using solar cells to demonstrate alternative energy.
- Thursdays 12:30 - Bird Nest Setup and Monitoring Walks led by
Clint Snyder, Katherine Perkins, Harish Deshmukh.
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MAY 2005
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- May 9, 2005 - Bluebird Program Flyers on SVL bulletin
boards.
- May 16, 2005 - Workplace Climate focus on
Cafeteria waste w/styrofoam starts.
- Thursdays 12:30 - Bird Nest Setup and Monitoring Walks led by
Clint Snyder, Katherine Perkins, Harish Deshmukh. Bird
boxes are populated by bluebirds,wrens, violet-green swallow !!
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APRIL 2005
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- April 19, 2005 - Energy Conservation speaker from PG
& E at SVL in K222.
- April 21, 2005 - PC Recycling/ Alternative Commute and
Earth Day Fair at SVL
- Thursdays 12:30 - Bird Nest Setup and Monitoring Walks led by
Clint Snyder, Katherine Perkins, Harish Deshmukh.
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MARCH 2005
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- March 30, 2005 - IBM Club has Ecology Club exhibit
at Burlingame.
- March 31, 2005 - Newsletter comes out!
- Thursdays 12:30 - Bird Nest Setup and Monitoring Walks led by
Clint Snyder, Katherine Perkins, Harish Deshmukh.
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FEBRUARY 2005
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- February 2 2005 - Applied for permission for Migraory
Birds proposed visit.
- Thursdays 12:30 - Bird Nest Setup and Monitoring Walks led by
Clint Snyder, Katherine Perkins, Harish Deshmukh.
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JANUARY 2005
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- January 2005 - Second Newsletter published !
- Thursdays 12:30 - Bird Nest Setup and Monitoring Walks led by
Clint Snyder, Katherine Perkins, Harish Deshmukh.
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DECEMBER 2004
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- December 10, 2004 - Second Newsletter published !
- December 26, 2004 - Christmas Bird Count (CBC) !!
Time
: Very early morning to sunset.
Contact
: Marilyn Demarco ( T/L 543-2950 )
Location : Covering IBM sites
on Cottle Road, SVL, Almaden, approximately around 15 sq. miles.
Description : Fast moving bird count.
Birds seen :
Weather :
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NOVEMBER 2004
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- November 16, 2004 - noon to 1pm - Native planting in B
tower vacant lot
Where : Meet in vacant lot near B tower near building
Participants : Anshul Dawra, Clint Snyder, Marilyn Demarco,
Katherine Perkins, Paul Ostler, Victoria
Rabern
Plantings : Planted about 15 acorns with protective netting,
various wildflower seeds and bulbs.
- November 17, 2004 - 12pm to 1:30 pm - Discovery Bird
Walk at SVL .
Where
: Along par course.
Participants : Christian Kadner, Clint Snyder, Harish Deshmukh,
Marilyn Demarco, Rick Mandel
Bird Nests
: 4 birds nests found with some activity !
Bird
Seen : Western Medowlark, Logger Shrike, Scrub
Jay, Black Phoebee, Say's Phoebee .
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SEPTEMBER 2004
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- September 12, 2004 - First Ecology Club
Newsletter comes out !!
- September 16, 2004 - 12pm to 1pm - Second Bird Walk at
SVL .
Where : Area
in front of SVL in front of fenced in wetlands.
Participants
: Clint Snyder (lead), Christian Kadner,
Christian Will, Clint Snyder, Harish Deshmukh,
Karelle Cornwell, Marilyn Demarco, Marion Farber,
Katherine Perkins, Richard Herder, Rick Mandel, Sushmita Sen Majumdar .
Birds : Lesser
goldfinch, western bluebird, house finch, black phoebe,
Nutall's woodpecker, Annas hummingbird, 1st year
yellow warbler,
red-shouldered hawk, scrub jay, white-breasted nuthatch,
American goldfinch, turkey vulture, common bush tit, Empidonax
Flycatcher
Description : Near
the vistors parking lobby in front of SVL - weather warm,sunny.
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AUGUST 2004
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- August 18, 2004 - Club Table at SVL Beer&Banter
Where : SVL
Plaza
Time : 3pm - 4:30pm
Participants
: Clint Snyder, Harish Deshmukh, Paul Ostler,Steve Crockett,
Sushmita Senmajumdar, Katherine Perkins.
Description : There was an interest sign-up sheet, posters.
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JUNE 2004
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- June 9, 2004 - 12pm to 1pm - First Bird Walk at SVL .
Where : Area
in front of SVL in front of fenced in wetlands.
Participants
: Clint Snyder (lead), Janet Boeninger, Marion Farber, Marian
Sadowski, Paul Ostler, Suling Li,
Sushmita Senmajumdar
Birds : Turkey
Vulture, Red-shouldered hawk,Nuttall's Woodpecker,Black Phoebe,
Western Scrub-Jay, American Crow,Common Raven,Cliff Swallow,Bushtit,
White-breasted Nuthatch,Western Bluebird,House Finch,Lesser Goldfinch
Heard only - Common Yellowthroat , Song Sparrow
Description : Near
the vistors parking lobby in front of SVL - weather warm,sunny.
- June 10, 2004 - Cliff swallow nests protected at SVL and
San Jose site.
Team : Paul
Ostler, Holly Hill, Katherine Perkins.
- June 23 - EXCITE Camp at SVL (June 23rd ) .
Where : SVL
Rm. K22 , 12:30pm - 1:35 pm
Participants : Ellen
Livengood, Tamara Khaleel .
Project
: Recycling facts and quiz. Recycling handouts.
Using recycled printer paper to
make notebooks.
- June 29, 2004 - Lunch Brown Bag talk by Holly Hill
- Getting Ready for SVL site certification
Where/When : A
380 ,12pm to 1 pm
Description :
Holly Hill gave brief overview of Wildlife@Work and spoke about
requirements to get SVL into the process for drawing up initial plan
for Wildlife@Work certification.
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MAY 2004
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- May 26, 2004 - Club Table at SVL Beer&Banter
Where : SVL
Plaza
Time : 3pm - 4:30pm
Participants
: Kathy Devine, Steve Crockett, Sushmita Senmajumdar, Paul Ostler,
Victoria
Rabern, Anshul Dawra. Help from : Frank
Vitale, Marcia Livingstone, Sue Hefner.
Description : Kathy and Sue created the table exhibits.
Shifts rotated.
There was an interest sign-up sheet. Lots of interest.
- May 12, 2004 - Club Logo selected.
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APRIL 2004
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- April 20 , 2004 - Earth Day at SVL
Where : SVL
cafeteria, A
380
Time : 11:30 am to 1 pm
Participants
: Kathy Devine, Carlene Nakawaga, Victoria Rabern, Katherine
Perkins,
Sushmita
Senmajumdar, Frank Vitale, Sue Hefner.
Description :
Lobby :
1) SVL table in cafeteria with ecology club information. Kathy In lobby
- the club had a table created the table exhibits and set up the
table.
2) Vendors One Phase Energy exhibits with Steve McDoughal and David
MacNamus.
3) Green Building Talk by Jeff Talmadge and Jenny Tabolt.
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FEBRUARY 2004
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- February 19 , 2004 - Ecology Club Kickoff
Where : A
380
Time : 12 pm to 1 pm
Description :
Club officers selected. Agenda set.
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