<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I, too, want to thank you for letting us know about Larry’s well-deserved and prestigious award for leading the effort to save the Monroe swift roosting site, helping the migrating swifts, educating the public and government, and establishing a nice, annual community event.<div>We are all proud of you, Larry!</div><div>I also want to thank the many volunteers who have helped Larry in his fine leadership efforts.</div><div>Dan Reiff</div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 9, 2024, at 1:47 PM, Constance Sidles <constancesidles@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Dear Brian, thanks so much for letting our community know about Larry's honor. I can't think of anyone who deserves it more.<div><br></div><div>Larry and his band of dedicated volunteers essentially saved the Monroe chimney Vaux's Swift roost from destruction, when the school district became worried about earhtquake safety. Because of the way that Larry went about saving that icon, the whole town of Monroe now celebrates with a festival that draws people from all over. (And here let's give a nod to State Senator Ken Jacobsen, who helped so much, too.)</div><div><br></div><div>To my mind, this is an even greater achievement than saving the chimney or even coordinating the conservation efforts of swifts fans up and down the coast - wonderful as these achievements are. I say this because of the critical importance we birders owe to nature to draw in people who would otherwise not know or care about the natural wonders of our planet. Larry gives people the chance to make a personal and emotional connection to these little swifts, and by doing so, fosters love of nature among everyone. We birders can't save habitat alone - our numbers are too small. We need the general public and especially kids to fall in love with birds too. Larry's Vaux's Happening does that. Thank you Larry! - Connie, Seattle<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 9, 2024, at 9:18 AM, Brian Zinke <zinke.pilchuck@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="ltr">Hi Tweets,<div><br></div><div>Please join me in congratulating our very own Larry Schwitters for receiving the National Audubon Society's William Dutcher Award!</div><div><br></div><div>The William Dutcher Award recognizes outstanding Audubon volunteers who exemplify the standard established by William Dutcher, the first chairman of the National Association of Audubon Societies in 1905.</div><div><br></div><div>Larry coordinates the monitoring of Vaux’s Swift roosts across the Pacific Flyway, an effort known as <a href="https://www.vauxhappening.org/index.html">Vaux’s Happening</a>. His efforts to conserve this species not just locally in Washington, but all along the west coast is truly admirable. We are incredibly grateful for and proud of the work he does, and could not think of a more deserving person for this prestigious award.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Read more about Larry's contributions and the award: </div><div><a href="https://wa.audubon.org/news/larry-schwitters-wins-national-audubon-william-dutcher-award">https://wa.audubon.org/news/larry-schwitters-wins-national-audubon-william-dutcher-award</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hooray for Larry!</div><div><br></div><div>Brian</div><div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:480px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:10px 0px 12px;width:160px;vertical-align:top"><a href="https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Logo" width="141" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:141px;height:auto" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zOxfk9hYO4GJMGcsjboO56KVrF6SygPtX2cLPk-YreK7HW_dLgJ4CGLbkU0qR0xw2IudpaJU0" data-unique-identifier=""></a></td><td style="padding:6px 0px;width:320px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(61,60,63)"><span>Brian Zinke</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 11px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,60,63)"><span>Executive Director</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">phone: (425) 232-6811</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">email: </span><span style="color:rgb(23,147,210)"><a href="mailto:director@pilchuckaudubon.org" target="_blank">director@pilchuckaudubon.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">Pilchuck Audubon Society</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:6px 0px 0px"><span style="display:inline-block;height:22px"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pilchuckaudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/fb.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px" data-unique-identifier=""></a> </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/PilchuckAudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/tt.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px" data-unique-identifier=""></a> </span><span><a href="https://instagram.com/pilchuckaudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Instagram icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/it.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px" data-unique-identifier=""></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:480px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal"><tbody></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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