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Dantas Filho, Flavio Pedrosa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Contribuição ao estudo para aplicação do po de serra da madeira em elementos de alvenaria de concreto não estrutural
[s.n.], 2018Co-Authors: Dantas Filho, Flavio PedrosaAbstract:Orientador: Vitor Antonio DucattiDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e UrbanismoResumo: A preocupação com o grave problema da geração de resíduos na construção civil e na indústria vem, cada vez mais, despertando a conscientização da necessidade de realização de estudos com vistas a melhorar o ciclo de produção e adequar a destinação dos resíduos gerados. Neste sentido, a reciclagem se apresenta como uma grande alternativa. Este trabalho visa a reciclagem do pó de serra da indústria madeireira que é um resíduo indesejável, tendo atualmente como única opção de uso, sua queima ou descarte final. A reciclagem deste material, vem contribuir para a formação de uma nova matéria-prima, possibilitando sua utilização como material de construção civil. É estudada a influência de diferentes teores da adição do pó de serra tratado em substituição parcial ao agregado miúdo mineral na fabricação de blocos de concreto para alvenaria de vedação e como elementos de enchimento para pré-lajes. Determinou-se a resistência à compressão, teor de umidade, absorção de água, área líquida e condutividade térmica para vários teores de pó de serra em substituição parcial e total ao agregado miúdo mineral. A análise dos resultados permite concluir que a utilização do pó de serra como agregado miúdo na confecção dos blocos de concreto até 50% em volume aumentou a resistência térmica com redução de peso, atendendo as prescrições da norma para alvenaria de vedação. Também, observa-se uma diminuição da resistência à compressão em relação ao bloco de concreto de referência. A utilização da argamassa de cimento e pó de serra como elementos de enchimento para pré-lajes, atendeu às normas brasileiras. É possível concluir, ainda, que a utilização do pó de serra em substituição parcial ou total ao agregado miúdo mineral, contribui para um Programa de reciclagem, diminuindo a demanda do agregado miúdo para a confecção dos blocos de concreto e elementos de enchimento das pré-lajesAbstract: Concern with residue from the construction industry calls upon the need for studies aiming to optimize production cycle as well as to better dispose of such residues. Evidently, Recycling is certainly an excellent option. The work herein described concerns Recycling of sawdust, a very undesirable residue generated by wood industries, which nowadays can only be disposed of by burning or dumping. Recycling such material engenders a new product to be used in building construction. It is studied the influence of different quantities of sawdust, partially substituting fine aggregate mineral, used to produce hollow concrete masonry blocks and elements for precast plank. Their compression load capacity, humidity, water absorption factor, net area and thermal conductivity were determined. Final results analysis leads to the conclusion that employing sawdust, up to 50% in volume, to produce concrete blocks increases their thermal isolation capacity besides reducing their total weight. However, a reduction on their compression loads capability was observed, as compared to the reference concrete blocks. Utilization of mortar of cements and sawdust as filling elements for precast plank, satisfies the brasilian norms. Thus, it is possible to conclude that the use of sawdust in partial or total substitution of the fine aggregate, contributes towards a Recycling Program, reducing the need for fine aggregate to produce concrete blocks and filling elements for precast plankMestradoEdificaçõesMestre em Engenharia Civi
Lih-chyi Wen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Management of scrap computer Recycling in Taiwan.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2000Co-Authors: Ching-hwa Lee, K.m. Wang, S-l Chang, Lih-chyi WenAbstract:Abstract It is estimated that approximately 300,000 scrap personal computers are generated each year in Taiwan [S.-L. Chang, A Study on the Scrap Computer Treatment Cost, Environment Protection Administration of Taiwan, December 1998 (in Chinese)]. The disposal of such a huge number of scrap computers presents a difficult task for the island due to the scarcity of landfills and incineration facilities available locally. Also, the hazardous materials contained (i.e., phosphor coatings of cathode ray tubes (CRTs), batteries, polychlorinated biphenyl capacitors, mercury-containing parts, liquid crystal display, high-lead content CRT funnel glass, and plastic containing flame-retardant bromine, etc.) in the scrap computers may seriously pollute the environment if they are not properly disposed of. Therefore, the EPA of Taiwan declared scrap personal computers the producer's Recycling responsibility as of July 1997. Under this decree, the manufacturers, importers and sellers of personal computers have to properly recover and recycle the scrapped computers which they originally sell. On June 1, 1998, a producer responsibility Recycling Program for scrap computers was officially implemented in Taiwan. Under this Program, consumers can bring their unwanted personal computers to the designated collection points and receive reward money. Currently, only six computer items are mandated to be recycled in this Recycling Program. They are notebooks, monitors, hard disks, power supplies, printed circuit boards and main frame shells. This article outlines the current scrap computer Recycling system in Taiwan.
Flavio Pedrosa Dantas Filho - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Contribuição ao estudo para aplicação do po de serra da madeira em elementos de alvenaria de concreto não estrutural
2017Co-Authors: Flavio Pedrosa Dantas FilhoAbstract:Resumo: A preocupação com o grave problema da geração de resíduos na construção civil e na indústria vem, cada vez mais, despertando a conscientização da necessidade de realização de estudos com vistas a melhorar o ciclo de produção e adequar a destinação dos resíduos gerados. Neste sentido, a reciclagem se apresenta como uma grande alternativa. Este trabalho visa a reciclagem do pó de serra da indústria madeireira que é um resíduo indesejável, tendo atualmente como única opção de uso, sua queima ou descarte final. A reciclagem deste material, vem contribuir para a formação de uma nova matéria-prima, possibilitando sua utilização como material de construção civil. É estudada a influência de diferentes teores da adição do pó de serra tratado em substituição parcial ao agregado miúdo mineral na fabricação de blocos de concreto para alvenaria de vedação e como elementos de enchimento para pré-lajes. Determinou-se a resistência à compressão, teor de umidade, absorção de água, área líquida e condutividade térmica para vários teores de pó de serra em substituição parcial e total ao agregado miúdo mineral. A análise dos resultados permite concluir que a utilização do pó de serra como agregado miúdo na confecção dos blocos de concreto até 50% em volume aumentou a resistência térmica com redução de peso, atendendo as prescrições da norma para alvenaria de vedação. Também, observa-se uma diminuição da resistência à compressão em relação ao bloco de concreto de referência. A utilização da argamassa de cimento e pó de serra como elementos de enchimento para pré-lajes, atendeu às normas brasileiras. É possível concluir, ainda, que a utilização do pó de serra em substituição parcial ou total ao agregado miúdo mineral, contribui para um Programa de reciclagem, diminuindo a demanda do agregado miúdo para a confecção dos blocos de concreto e elementos de enchimento das pré-lajesABSTRACT: Concern with residue from the construction industry calls upon the need for studies aiming to optimize production cycle as well as to better dispose of such residues. Evidently, Recycling is certainly an excellent option. The work herein described concerns Recycling of sawdust, a very undesirable residue generated by wood industries, which nowadays can only be disposed of by burning or dumping. Recycling such material engenders a new product to be used in building construction. It is studied the influence of different quantities of sawdust, partially substituting fine aggregate mineral, used to produce hollow concrete masonry blocks and elements for precast plank. Their compression load capacity, humidity, water absorption factor, net area and thermal conductivity were determined. Final results analysis leads to the conclusion that employing sawdust, up to 50% in volume, to produce concrete blocks increases their thermal isolation capacity besides reducing their total weight. However, a reduction on their compression loads capability was observed, as compared to the reference concrete blocks. Utilization of mortar of cements and sawdust as filling elements for precast plank, satisfies the brasilian norms. Thus, it is possible to conclude that the use of sawdust in partial or total substitution of the fine aggregate, contributes towards a Recycling Program, reducing the need for fine aggregate to produce concrete blocks and filling elements for precast plan
Ran Jing - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sustainable strategy for municipal solid waste disposal in hong kong current practices and future perspectives
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020Co-Authors: Ran Jing, Tongzhou Liu, Xin Tian, Hamidreza Rezaei, Chen Yuan, Jin Qian, Zhen ZhangAbstract:Hong Kong (HK) is confronted by increasing problems of solid waste disposal, as it is an overpopulated city with limited land resources. Currently, solid waste disposal mainly relies on three landfills located in the New Territories. However, the current waste treatment facilities and policies cannot appropriately control and manage increments of solid waste. The primary reason is the increased amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) caused by the growth of the population and the economy, with food waste accounting for the largest proportion of MSW in HK. The secondary reason is that the capacity of existing landfills will be exhausted in the near future as the level of waste generated continues to grow. To deal with these problems, in this paper, we propose five approaches with the aim of identifying the most sustainable strategy for efficient solid waste disposal in HK: a food waste Recycling Program; an MSW charging scheme; the implementation of incineration plants (i.e., waste to energy); black soldier fly bioconversion and a waste trading scheme; and black soldier fly bioconversion and a hybrid anaerobic digestion system. This is followed by a detailed demonstration of each approach, particularly focusing on the benefits, limitations, and implementation of each in the case of HK. The results of this study may shed light on how to effectively and sustainably manage the increasing amount of solid waste in HK.
Bexar Audubon Society - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Bexar tracks : the newsletter of the Bexar Audubon Society, Vol. 14, No. 12
'University of Texas at San Antonio', 2024Co-Authors: Bexar Audubon SocietyAbstract:Bexar Tracks began with Vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1986). It continues Newsletter (Bexar Audubon Society).The World Bank is backtracking Bank's first 1985 policy 'on pest ma,n-onearliercommitmentstoreducepes- agement, which contained an articu-ticide use in agricultural projects, ac- late definition of '"sound· pest cording to over 100 environmental, · ·, management" with 22 ope~ational'reconsumerand developmentorganiza- q'uirements.Ove;the past 1 Oyear~, the tions from the United States and .. Bank has mov~d to downgrade -this around the world. 'original policy. . . · The World Bank recently issued In 1988 and 1989, the Bank con-a newoperationalpolicywhichoffers vened a panel .of experts, which in-· only vague guidance to its staff a bout eluded one NGQ rep-resentative, to whatkindsofpestmanagementprac- advise the Bank on how to upgrade tices should be ftmded, and says noth- its· existing pest management policy ing a bout farmer participation in with detailed step-by-step guidelines projectdesig.n. that .Would enable task managers to In a letter sent to World Bank implem~ntiPM successfully. President James Wolfensohn on No- TheBankadoptedthepanel'score vember 8, 1996, the groups call for the findings in its 1992 directive but an- Bank to reinstate an earlier policy nounced that detailed recommenda-which gave specific direction to Bank tions from the' panel's report would staffonhowtominimizepesticideuse be incorporated into an Agricultuml andpromotedanecologicallysustain- Pest Management-Handbook· that would able approach known as Integrated be released, according to Bank offi- PestManagement(IPM). ·, cials, "fairly soon." IPM controls . pest problems Four years later, the Handbook through ~iological controls and other has still not been. publ~shed. Mote• naturaLmeans. IPM also emphasizes over, the Bank's 1996 IPM strategy pa-ecological · education, with farmers. per showed that implementation of taking the lead in developing locally the requirements in the.-1992 policy appropriate pest control methods, has been virtually nil. often relying on traditional practices According to a recent internal Op-in combination with scientific analy- erations Evaluation Department sis. This insures that agricultural pro- study, only about half of the Bank's jects actually meet the n~eds of the ·agriculturql projects are satisfactorily . rural poor whom they are supposed achieving their goals·. The situation is to help. even more serious since the Opera- In theirletter, the NGOs state that tions Eval.ua tio'n ·Department has as the Bank's only current mandatory found that only about a third of ag-policy on IPM, this new document ricultural research and extension p.ro-representsyetanotherretreatfromthe jec_ts are satisfactorily implemented, · BEXAR ·. AUDUBON SOCIETY and that the Bank's "Training and Visit" system does not engage active participation of fa~mers and fails to ,develop lippropriate farming practices for local farming systems; "The World Bank has just taken a giant step backwards," said Mimi Kleiner, a policy analyst with the En-· vironmental Defense Fund (EDF). The Ba~k appears to be weakening its policies, be_cause it is under increasing pressure to actually carry them out," said Kleiner. "For years, both NGOs and internal Bank reports have documented the World Bank's failure to implement its own· policies. Now an independent 'Inspection Panel' exists · which can actually hold the Bank accounta'ble for how its projects affect poor farmers around the world." Along with their.letter, the NGOs provided as evidence an internal Bank memorandum wh,ich states, "Our experiences with the Inspection Panel . are teaching us that we have to be increasingly careful in setting policy that we are able to implement in practice." According to Kleiner, "Rather .than making an effort to live up to its own guidelines, the Bank appears to be lowering its standards." , -Mimi Kleiner, Environmental Defense Fund, 1875. Connecticut NW, Suite 1016,· Washington DC 20009; Z02-387 -3500; mimi@edf.org. -Michael Hansen, Consum~r Pol. icy Institute, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703; 914-378-2455; fax 914-378-2928; 'hansmi@consumer.org December 19 M~eting: Annual Holiday Party-Goodies and Slide Show ' ' BEXAR AUDUBON SOCiETY P. 0. Box 6084, San Antonio, TX 78209 210-822-4503 Chapter of the National Audubon Society The Chapter's primary goals are to promote species and habitat conservation, and environmental education in the community. OFFICERS AND BOARD President Vice President lreasurer Secretary Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Past President Harriet Wiygul 534-7505: fax 534-7319 Katie Nava-Ragazzi 804-112 6 Bill S11in 408-7731 Joyce Pipes 281-2452 Claire Drenowatz 599-4168 Chris Dullnig 828-40 I 7 John Langan 491-0692 Richard Pipes 281 -2452 Bill Woller 696-3186 Susan K. Hughes 532-2332: fax 532-2013 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Adopt-a-Park Bill Woller 12 3-3281 Aud. Adventures Betty Minyard 344-6128 Birdarhon Kim Fluetsch 655-0543 Conservation Richard Pipes 281-2452 Earth Day Dana Bohne 738-1342 Education Katie Nava-Ragazzi 804-1126 Hospitality Nancy Johnson 655-1 338 Membership Susan Hughes 5 32-2332 Natural Initiatives Debbie Reid · 698-1 05 7 Outings Patty leslie Pasztor 824-1235 Programs Chris Dullnig 828-40 I 7 Publicity Susan K. Hughes 532-2332 SAEN Coordinator Russell Smith 733-7639 Ways S Means Bill Sa in 408-77 3 I Rexar Tracks Editor Claire Drenowatz 590-1 381; fax590-1383 seedy@txdirect .liet Bexar Tracks is your newsletter. We welcome your contributions. Next paper (hard copy, fax) deadline 12/23, electronic (diskette, email) deadline 12/27. Please send fax or email to Claire Drenowatz, as above; diskettes and hard copy shopld . be sent to Claire at 16407 Crested Butte, San Antonio, TX 78247. Bexar ,Audubon Society general meetings are held on 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 pm, at the Ruble Center, 419 East Magnolia; board meetings 2nd Thursdays at 7:00. Introductory memberships to NAS, including AUDUBON Magazine, cost only $20. Send check to BAS (payable to N AS) at address above. Note chapter code W19, and name, address, and phone number of new member. USEFUL NUMBERS: 210-733-8306 Local bird siglitings · 210-698-1709 Wildlife Rescue & Rehab 210-22'7-6143 To report local water waste. · 800-453-SMOG To report smoking vehicles - • ·(License #~ date, time & location of sighting are requested). December 1996 December Meeting: Holiday Party & Slide Show The December meeting will feature our annual holiday slide show and treat exchange. The date is· Thursday, December 19, at 7pm. The location, as usual, is the Ruble Center, at 419 East Magnolia. 'Members and visitors are encouraged to bring a selection of slides from your travels, bird photos, or other wildlife photography. Ten' to , fifteen slides are recommended. A carousel projector will be available. We also ask those who are able to do so to bring a holiday treat to share-but don't let the lack of slides or treats keep you away. Everyone's welcome for this annual enjoyable event. If you have any questions about what you should bring, call Chris Dullnig at 828-4017. If you have time, please call Chris to let him know if you. intend !O bring slides, so he'll have some idea of how much time to allot. lp. addition to the slide show, we will h'llVe a very brief update on the Mayor's Committee on Water Policy and Planning. The report of the Committee is scheduled to be presented to Council the afternoon of the 19th, so it will be hot off the press. See you there, and Happy Holidays. Meeting Specifics: Monthly meeting of the Bex::_~r Audubon Society, Thursday, December 19, 1996, 7 pm. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 822-4503. Location: ~uble Center, 410 East Magnolia (between McCullough and IH-37, Hwy 281). Nearest freeway exit is North St. Mary's, off Hwy 281. · Public Transportation: VIA Route 5 (St'. Mary's-McCulloughNqrth Star ·Mall) to Magnolia Street. Happy Holidays To All December Outing: McAllister Park Sunday, December 15 Nature Hi]!;,e at Mcallister Park 10 am to Noon Join us for a leisurely plant & bird walk at this city park just north of the airport. We should see some common winter visitors such as rufous-sided towhee (now called spotted towhee), white throated sparrows, kinglets and more. We'll also identify some of our wildlife's favorite plant foods. Bring your binoculars and dress for the weather. We willll).eet at the first restroom/picnic. area you come to when driving in. Call Patty Leslie Pasztor at 824-1235 for further information and to let her know you are coming. Bexar Tracks BffiDING TRIPS PLANNED Some great birding trips are being planned as a way to support Audubon's Programs in Texas and elsewhere. Texas Panhandle with Ed Kutac Jan. 30 • Feb. 1. 1997, Amarillo Join Ed Kutac, the author of Birder's Guide to Texas and other books to bird the plains of the Panhandle. Thursday evening will be an introduc- tion in Amarillo. Friday and Saturday will be spent visiting Palo Duro Canyon, playa lakes and other habitats in search of the long-eared owl, red-naped sapsucker, · Townsend's solitaire, longspurs and huge flocks of geese and ducks. Attwater's Prairie Chicken Recovery Efforts, March 1-2, 1997 We'll start at the Housion Zoo on a behind the scenes look at their Attwater's Prairie Chicken captiv!! breeding Program with' Chelle Plasse, Curator of Birds and Houston Audubon Society board member. We'll be on the Attwater's Prairie Chicken Refuge at daybreak on Sunday to look for booming males and last year's released birds. Contact ·Mary Dickerson, Audubon Foundation of Texas Travel Coordinator (972) 547-0747, fo-r more information or to make reservations for the two Texas trips. Panama Panama· Audubon Society?s sister chapter, Golden Gate Audubon Society is offering a one or two week tour in Panama February 15 - March 2 as a fund raiser for Panama Audubon's Programs. The itinerary was designed by Panama Audubon Society for people who want to get to know Panama . rather than serious listers. They'll cover the canal, including areas threatened with development; Western Highlands, and highlands and cloud forest in the Darien region. For details, contact Golden Gate Audubon Society's Panama Committee Chairman Miles McKey, 510-652- 5854, or e-mail Top Guides at top4adven((i)aol.com. Bexar Tracks BRIEFS KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS I've been presenting birding field classes since 85 and my love for working with beginners is nearly as great as my love for those birds. Beginners are filled with enthusiasm and lots of oooos and aaahs. I remember when a large group was viewing ducks at some popular local waters. I had been trying to point out as many species as possible to anyone who was interested. The activity around my scope had diminished a bit when someone came up and said, "I saw the scaup and the ruddy ducks, now show me one of those· bu(faloheads." Another time my friend and birding mentor got a me·ssage relayed by his 14 year old daughter. She had taken it on the phone. "Daddy," she said, "Mr Jones called and said that the Upland Plovers are in at the airport-but I'm sorry, I ,forgot to get the flight number:" Beginners ask lots of questions and sometimes they're funny, but they're · ·d. So keep asking the ,~ques-tions.- J t. , -· - Don Richardson J~M -1 fm!ouston 1997 BIRDATHON PLEDGE CARD PHOTO CONTEST The same black apd white . pictures, of people with up-turned binoculars and a pelican, have graced our pledge card for years. Please send me your entries for the 1997 Birdathon pledge card BY JANU" ARY 1. High quality, black and white pictures of birders (perhaps children?) a·nd birds are, of course, preferred. Remember to include the name and phone number of the photographer. The winning entry will receive two Audubon videos and books and a pair of binoculars. May the best pictures win! -Susan Mun·ay, Birdathon Photo Contest, National Audubon Society, 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 EDUCATION NOTES! On Nov. 15, our chapter sent several volunteers to the first annual City of San Antonio "Texas Recycles Day Fair," held in the South Bank area of downtown. Admirably organized by Edna Ortiz of SA Recycling Program and sponsored by the Hard Rock' Cafe, the event targeted elementary schools from around the city. Our booth featured our ever-popular bird feeder project, using recycled plastic bottles donated by BFI. Kids and teachers alike flocked to our booth to learn about Recycling, bird habitat and Bexar Audubon. Special thanks to our intrepid volunteers, who braved a (much needed but inconveniently timed) rainstorm: Paul Harper, Betty Minyard, Victoria Wing, and Pablo Ragazzi, and to our corporate sponsor for the event, Cheryl Landman of Pro Specialty, Inc.!!!! Also this month, our committee held a very promising meeting with members of the Brackenridge High School Environmental Club and their energetic sponsor, Melton Guerra~ We look forward to collaborating! -Katie Nava-Ragazzi Education Chair TEXAS A&M PLANS JUNIPER MEETING A special symposium} anuary 9/10, sponsored by Texas A&M University, will address the pros and cons of juniper on West Texas rangeland. Texas A&M's Research and Extension Center located at 7887 U.S. Hwy. 87 N. will host the event. The Program's purpose is to make available to the public the most current information available on juniper. Pre-registration is $25 per person. The fee includes lunch on Thursday and refreshments during breaks. Registration at the door is $30 with no lunch guarantee. Pre-registration is due by Jan. 1, 1997. For further information contact Dr. Charles Taylor by phone at 915- 387-3i68; by fax 915-387-5045; or by e-mail c-taylor7@tamu.edu. December 1996 Bexar Audubon Society, Inc. P. 0. Box 6084 San Antonio. TX 78109 Address Correction Requested Tired of Elections? Non-profit Organization U. S. Postage Paid San Antonio, TX Permit #590 Sorry, but we're going to have. to one of our own soon. Members of the Board of Directors who have come up against term limits (sound familiar?) will need to be replaced, as will our Treasurer and President. Meetings are the second Thursday (a week before the general me~ting). Basically, the board. takes care of the business end of running BAS-planning Programs, outings, what issues to get involved in, what other groups to work with, and how. Last meeting, for instance, we made a little more progress on putting together a birding map of the area; and a little more progress on planning speakers for the first six months of next year; decided that we could end our fiduciary responsibility for Natural Initiatives, a spinoff that appears well enough along to stand on its own and become its own 50 I (c)3 organization. A board can always use new blood, particularly from people who DON'T have a lot of experience. They bring fresh ideas. new areas of expertise, and different ways of looking at things. Please consider volunteering to run for one of these open positions. Your chapter needs you. Call Bill Sa in at 408-7 7 3 I for more information. ! I
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Bexar tracks : the newsletter of the Bexar Audubon Society, Vol. 14, No. 02
'University of Texas at San Antonio', 2024Co-Authors: Bexar Audubon SocietyAbstract:Bexar Tracks began with Vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1986). It continues Newsletter (Bexar Audubon Society).Volume XJV. No. 2 February, 1 996 BEXAR AUDUBON E so~~ L-- . UlSf\ Ubrar "'e. Why Did President Clinton Veto the Interior Appropriations Bill? And why hasn't the media focused on it? Other than mentioning that Clinton is concerned about the environment along with the other issues on the table, there has been little coverage of just how bad the bill is. Even the San Antonio Express News has editorialized against the damage the bill would do-but hasn't bothered to waste space detailing exactly how. Tacked onto the budget bill are riders which are among the ·worst ever passed by Congress. Following are highlights of these riders and anti-environmental provisions: • The Tongass timber rider will elevate subsidized Tongass clearcutting above all other uses. It will lock in place for two years a timber plan which allows 44% more logging, prevents the Forest Service from adopting a new land management plan needed to maintain fish and wildlife, and includes "sufficiency" language which allowsillegal timber sales to proceed. • A moratorium on the listing of endangered species and designation of critical habitat will devastate almost 400 plants and animals in need of protection-likely driving some to extinction and adding to the cost and difficulty of recovery for others. • The bill allows some 370 "patents" of public lands, 110,000 acres, by mining companies to move forward, continuing the giveaway of our public lands and minerals. • The bill cuts funding for the gray wolf recovery Program in Yellowstone National Park by 33%. • The bill cuts endangered species Programs by 17%, the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund by 24%, land acquisition funds by 40%, and funding for the National Wetlands Inventory by 48%. • The bill cuts the Forest Service research Program by $15.5 million, closing down 7 facilities, yet increases the environmentally destructive road-building budget. · • A moratorium on grazing regulations will undermine administration efforts to achieve balance on · our public lands. • Section 314 will undermine the administration's Interior Columbia Basin project by subverting sound science, eliminating measures intended to protect salmon and trout habitat, and restricting the ability of the Forest Service and BLM to consult with other agencies about impacts of proposed actions on threatened and endangered species. • A provision rejecting the current scientific protocol for identifying marbled murrelet nesting sites will open up nearly 4.5 million acres of Ancient Forests in the Pacific Northwest to clearcutting and significantly threaten this endangered species as well as Northern spotted owl and coho salmon whieh share the same habitat. • A moratorium on energy efficiency standards and cuts in energy conservation funding will subject the environment to d;unage, while ignoring the many benefits of energy conservation. • The Clearwater National Forest ri9,er eliminates interim protections for old-growth stands and the environmental health of the forest required by a 1993 court settlement and overrides the Court's attempt to manage the Clearwater for multiple use, rather than solely for timber harvest. • It cuts the Office of Surface Mining's enforcement of environmental regulations by 28%,and places a moratorium on r'egulations intended to stop the export of logs from western states. • It overrides efforts to protect Montana's Ancient Forests from the sham "salvage" timber rider. • and several other travesties we don't have space for. What To Do Republican presidential candidate, Bob Dole was quoted as saying, "The only one objecting to the Interior bill is Vice President Gore. [Pres. Clinton] ought to sign that today and send Gore out to lunch." Tell Clinton that while you appreciate the veto, he has to hang tough, something he rarely seems to do. Tell him to keep vetoing this bill until the riders are removed. President Clinton, email: president@ whitehouse.gov; comment line: 202 456-1111. Call Congress toll free: 800-962-3524 or 800-972-3524 - De1111is Schvejda Co11servatio11 Chair N] Chapter Sierra Club BEXAR AUDUBON SOCIETY P. 0. Box 6084, San Antonio, TX 78209 210-822-4 503 . Chapter of the National Audubon Society The Chapter's primary goals are to promote species and habitat conservation, and environmental education in the community. OFFICERS AND BOARD President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Board Member Susan K. Hughes 531-1331: fax 531-1013 Harriet Wiygul 5 34-7505 Bill Sain 408-7731 Anita l. Reeves 308-9154 Walter Barfield 736-0355' Claire Drenowatz 5 99-41 68 Jim Garriott 695-9510 Patty leslie Pasztor 814-113 5 Katie Nava-Ragazzi 804-1116 Richard Pipes 181-1451 Bill Woller 696-3 I 86 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Birdathon Marge Lumpe 545-1811 Conservation Richard Pipes 181-1451 Earth Day Dana Bohne 738-1341 Education Katie Nava-Ragazzi 804-1116 Hospitality Harriet Wiygul 5 34-7505 Membership Dan & Kristy Davis 609-5678 Natural Initiatives Harriet Wiygul 5 34-7505 Outings Patty Leslie Pasztor 814-113 5 Programs Chris Dullnig 818-40 I 7 Publicity Susan K. Hughes 531-1331 Ways & Means Bill Sain 408-7731 Bexar Traclzs Editor Claire Drenowatz 599-4168: fax599-3545 CompuServe 73131,506 Bexar Tracks is your newsletter. We welcome your contributions. Next paper (hard copy, fax) deadline 2/24, electronic (diskette, email) deadline 3/01. Please send fax or email to Claire Drenowatz, as above; diskettes and hard copy should be sent to Claire at P. Q. Box 63137, San Antonio, TX 78247. Bexar Audubon Society ge11eral meeti11gs are held on 3rd Thursdays at 7:30 pm, at the_. Ruble Center, 419 East Magnolia; board meet-i~ tgs usually 2nd Thursdays at 7:00. · ltttroductory memberships to NAS, including AUDUBON Magazine, cost only $20. Great gift. Send check to BAS (payable to NAS) at address above. Note chapter code W19, and name, address, and phone number of new member. USEFUL NUMBERS: 800-659-2622 NAS Actionline 210-733-8306 Rare bird alert number. 210-227-6143 To report local water waste. 800-453-SMOG To report smoking vehicles February 1996 (License #, date, time & location of sighting are requested). Beneath The Gavel In my opini9n, Jim Stinebaugh, Senior Resident Agent for the Law Enforcement Division of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service here in San Antonio, brought just the right message to our January meeting. Jim engrossed and amused us with stories from his years in wildlife law enforcement, and sprinkled in with those tales were some simple, but valuable messages for anyone working to protect the environment and its inhabitants: • maintaining a good attitude is fundamental; • if things are bad here, they're OK somewhere else; • times were simpler then; • education is the best work we can do; • reason is the only thing that will help-we must convince people what is right; • conserving habitat, keeping water dean-things such as these just have to be right. Jim described his job as that of trying to change attitudes while enforcing the law. It is the primary job of us all to endeavor to change attitudes. Sometimes we are frustrated and it is tempting to be angry and confrontational, but in my experience this seldom achieves that goal. Changing attitudes is an art, not a science. We change attitudes • by example; • by seeking calm and imposing structure and reason on an argument; • by making the effort to understand "where the other fella's coming from" ... and sometimes that's not a place we wanted ever to go; • by providing the perspective of time and place, experience and . circumstance. , • by making it possible for people to see beyond the moment...by ensuring that basic human needs are met, so the future seems something one can realistically and necessarily care about. Most importantly, we change attitudes by acting honestly, by basing those actions on good information, and by demonstrating passionate commitment. There are times when things are bad, and it is hard to imagine it ever getting better-or that we'll last long enough for conditions to improve. But it is critical that we maintain our optimisim. For without optimism, there is no-future in our imagination. Without imagination, we cannot discover our options. Without options, we fall victims to tunnel vision ... to attitudes of darkness and despair. Of course, I am concerned about our environment and the onslaught it is enduring now. But I am optimistic. I believe th~re is much work-hard work-to be done. But! believe that if each of us works to change attitudes in a positive way and lives our own life as a demonstration of concern for the earth, we will make the important-the critical-difference. Join me in optimism for 1996. Let our concerns-and our hopes and expectations-be heard by phone, e-mail, letter, and testimony. • Make a commitment to write a letter a month to your legislators, to the White House, or to the editor of a magazine or newspaper. • Make phone calls once a month or more-to Washington, to City Hall, to respond to an item in the newspaper or on the radio. • Talk to a friend or neighbor about your personal commitment and help them learn about the issues and the underlying concerns. • Start planning now to participate in the political process this year. Volunteer to help a candidate who shares your values and is willing to voice them (you can help this happen). continued on page 3 2 Bexar Tracks Gavel, Cont'd • Encourage your family and friends to learn about the issues and vote from an informed position. • Contribute your ideas and let all the candidates know what you believe is right. Join formutualsupportand inspiration with others who share your commitment by attending meetings of Bexar Audubon, the San Antonio Environmental Network, or our Second Saturday Program. Enjoy the out-of-doors by participating in an outing or going hiking at Friedrich Park or another of our Texas natural treasures. Volunteer to help with an education project, a com1nunity-outreach event, or another committee of the organization. And be sure to make a place for wildlife in your own day-to-day life by "wildscaping'' your yard or caving out a refuge in a corner. Our next "wildscape" workshop will be held in March, so make plans to attend. A final note. In answer to a question from the audience, Jim provided these figures, which, in my opinion, should startle you: there are only 14 USFWS law enforcement agents in Texas, only 208 in the entire US, including Hawaii and Guam. US Attorneys, who prosecute the cases brought by these agents, are spread thin, too. I believe that, as citizens, we should make it clear to Congress and the Administration that enforcement of wildlife laws and effective prosecution and punislunent of violators are important and deserve high priority within the system. Of course, this means we must also ensure that the Endangered Species Act is not weakened as it goes through the reauthorization process this year, too. Remember, "optimism" is our catchword for 1996! - Susan Hughes Kids + Resta + Birds = Fun! Calling All Closet Arts And Crafts Types! BAS has been invited to participated in the Childrens' Festival, an official Fiesta event held at the Institute of Texan Cultures on Saturday, April20, 1996. What an opportw1ity for exposure for our chapter! Some 10,000 kids and grown-ups are expected at the Folk Tales-thei'ned festival. We need several volunteers to help invent a participatory activity and carry it out on the 20th. Please call Katie Nava-Ragazzi at 804-1226 soon, so we can confirm our participation. Bexar Tracks CHAPTER NEWS February Meeting: Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation The February meeting of Bexar Audubon will feature Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation, a nationally recognized organization founded in 1977 by Lynn Cuny. The purpose of the organization is to provide rescue, rehabilitation, and release of orphaned, injured, and displaced wildlife. The organization also provides sanctuary for wild animals who are not releasable. Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation has grown from Cuny's backyard to a 4-acre site, and now to a 21-acre location north of San Antonio. Today, the organization provides large, natural, captive habitats for non-releasable animals, including 3 timber wolves, 13 mountain lions, 4 jaguars, 3 black bears, and 21 primates, in addition to many species of non-releasable migratory birds and non-indigenous reptiles. They rescue over 5,000 wild animals annually: squirrels who find their way into homes, raccoons in attics, and bats trapped in commercial buildings, as a sample. Our speaker, March Lynch, is a member of the board and one of the many volunteers who work with the wildlife and operate the 24-hour, 365-day-a-year wildlife emergency hotline,698-1709. Lynch will discuss the rescue work of the organization and provide a brief history of the animals in their care, past and present in her illustrated presentation. Conservatio11 Committee: meeting at 6:00 pm at the Ruble Center. Specifics: monthly meeting of Bexar Audubon Society, Thursday, February 15, 1996, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Refreshments available prior to the meeting, at 7:00. Come early to socialize. For more information, call 822-4503. Locatio11: Ruble Center, 419 E. Magnolia (between McCullough and I-37). Nearest freeway exit is North St. Mary's, off Highway 281. Public Ttmrsportatio11: VIA Route 5 (St. Mary's-McCullough-North Star Mall) to Magnolia Street. February Outing: Matagorda Island Dates: Saturday and Sunday, February 24 and 25. On Saturday, we will head down to Port O'Conner to spend the night in an area motel. On the way down, we may stop in Victoria to visit the Victoria Zoo. At 8 am on Sunday we will take the ferry over to Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area. After an introduction to the area, we will travel by bus 20 miles to observe the whooping cranes in their winter habitat. Bring lunch, water, and insect repellent-and your binocs and cameras, of course. Cost of the Sunday Matagorda trip is $16 plus Texas Conservation Passport. Motel cost is still to be determined. The number of persons on the trip is limited to 16, so call Patty Leslie Pasztor at 824-1235 soon for reservations and details. 3 February 1996 LOCAL AND CHAPTER NEWS San Antonio Environmental Network to Talk Trash Recent news stories have reported more and more businesses are recognizingthatthe larger their waste stream, the lesser their profits. Whether the waste is office paper, hazardous solvents, or wooden pallets and packing materials, it is a resource and should not be casually discarded or the process producing it ignored. In our cities, waste products are a special challenge because there are so many sources, so many kinds, and so little place to put it. Uncontrolled, it becomes a blight and a health hazard and the waste material drops out of the resource cycle. ' On Tuesday, March 5, at 7pm at the Witte Museum Auditorium on Broadway south of Hildebrand, the San Antonio .Environmental Network will talk "trash." The Program is free and open to the public. The SAEN Program, coordinated by Bexar Audubon Society, will feature three speakers: Tra~y Tiller, president of the Corporate Recycling Council; Laura Bradshaw, coordinator of San Antonio's Annual"Bas~ra Bash" on the San Antonio River, and Edna Ortega, who will discuss the City's Curbside Recycling Prognhn). The Corporate Recycling Council of San Antonio, whose motto is "environmental responsibility means business," comprises members from governmental agencies and private and public businesses of all sizes. Members represent interests Bexar Audubon Election lime Again Below is the slate of officers presented by. the Bexar Audubon Society (BAS) Nominating Committee. The election will take place at the BAS general meeting on Thursday, February 15, at 7:30pm. Please be there to make your interests and concerns known, and to take an active role in the future of BAS. If you cannot attend the meeting, but, wish to vote by mail ballot, please mark and cut out the ballot and mail it in time to be received by February 14. , You are encouraged to write in your own candidates for any position. Write-in candidates must be current members of BAS. BaUots with writeins must be accompanied by a statement signed by' the candidate indicating willingness to serve if elected. Your name and address as it appears on your newsletter label must be clearly marked on the outside of your mailing envelope in order to valida~e your vote. However, to protect your privacy, it doeS)lOt have to appear on the ballot itself. If you wish, you may enclose your ballot in another envelope inside your mailing envelope. , Mail Ballot to: BAS Teller, P 0 Box 6084, San Antonio, TX 78209. Grde proposed candidates or write in your own: President Harriet Wiygul write in---------------Vice president Katie Nava-Ragazzi write in-----------------:--- Secretary Joyce Pipes write in ~----'--------------- Treasurer Bill Sain write in ________________ _ Board member Chris Dullnig write in ________________ _ Board member John Langam write in----------'---------Board member Genevieve Kerr write in ________________ _ February 1996 4 at all points along the circle of resource purchasing, use, and reuse, and influence the acquisition and disposition policies of business entities throughout the City by providing information and the benefit of experience. The Second Annual "Basura Bash," scheduled for Saturday, March 9, focuses citizen cleanup power on the San Antonio River. This year's event, bigger and better than ever, will expand its scope to include informational booths on environmental topics, as well as an opportunity to wo,rk and improve an important part of our City's history and present. San Antonio's Curbside Recycling Program, while stilhelatively new, is considered a genuine success. Learn more about this important program and its plans for the future. , M~mberships in the San Antonio Environmental Network are $25 per year for organizations, $5 for individuals. For more information, contact Bexar Audubon Society at 822-4503. Martins on the Way As San Antonio Express News columnist (and Audubon member) Maury Maverick has reminded us, it's time to get ready for the return of purple martins to the San Antonio area. The scouts will be here soot1. The first two week'> in February mark the first returns to the region for those martins travelling over land routes, but the waves of returnees will continue for eight to twelve weeks. For an excellent guide to being a good martin landlord, get a copy of James D. Ray's $5.00 booklet, "The Purple Martin and Its Management in Texas," published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (PWD BK W7100-254) in April1995. ' Contact the Nongame and Urban Program of TPWD at 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744 or call800-792-1112. , Bexar Tracks LOCAL AND CHAPTER NEWS Landscaping Workshop· A Landscaping for Wildlife Workshop will be held Saturday, March 16 at the San Antonio Garden Center. Learn how you can design a water-saving Ia ndsca pe to attract a variety of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Like to see more wildlife out your kitchen window? Think birds and butterflies might add a little color to your life? Want to improve your landscaping and save water in the bargain? Those attending the workshop will: • learn how to make their yards, front or back, friendly habitats that attract birds, butterflies, and other valuable urban wildlife. • receive practical and detailed information on designing a landscape plan to attract wildlife, to reduce water and pesticide use, and to use plants that look good, attract specific kinds of wildlife, and grow where you want them to. • learn how their yards can qualify as an official "Texas Wildscape" habitat. For registration information, call Judit Gowen or Rufus Stephens at 349-2174. Natural Initiatives is a Program of the Bexar Audubon Society, Bexar County Master Gardeners, Native Plant Society, San Antonio Botanical Gardens, San Antonio Coalition of Neighborhood Associations, San Antonio Water System, and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. -Harriet Wiygul Education Committee Needs Your Help Poring over Betty Minyard's wealth of files on BAS Education activities, as the new Chair for this committee, I see all the work done under Betty's leadership, the stellar materials and support from NAS, and the urgency of environmental issues all around us that we want to turn kids of all ages on to, and I have to say, Wow! Do all our Bexar Tracks readers know that BAS currently sponsors some 60 area classrooms so that they receive six annual sets of high-quality, reader-friendly materials on environmental topics? Audubon Adventures is an ongoing success, ai1d we are fortunate to have Betty still at the helm of this exciting Program. Do you know any teachers that would like to participate? Or, better yet, people, groups or companies that would sponsor a class for next fall? Contact Betty through the BAS number. This first in what will be a series of updates on our Chapter's Education Committee is a call to action more than anything. I have some ideas- • bilingual Programs and materials; • perhaps resuming a scholarship Program to send local teachers or members to inspiring and state-of-the-art ecology NAS workshops; • finding out what's being done in environmental education in our area and seeing how BAS can best contribute. Bill Sain is interested in expanding our chapter's education Program, and we need YOU, too! I know everyone is as busy as a bee, and yet the Education Committee needs fresh ideas and folks to make
