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October 8, 2006 Jean Peerenboom column: By Jean Peerenboom
The atlas, a project of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, is believed to be the largest natural history survey ever conducted in Wisconsin. The 602-page, full-color book documents the work of more than 1,600 field observers. It details distribution and general information for 237 species of Wisconsin birds.
Among the purposes of the atlas are to provide a permanent record of the bird species breeding in Wisconsin, provide data for monitoring future changes in bird populations, assess habitat needs of breeding species, help in land-use planning, and assist industry in preparing environmental impact assessments.
Robert Howe, UWGB professor of Natural and Applied Sciences and director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, initiated the project in 1995 and was co-editor and author of major sections of the book, along with Noel Cutright and Bettie Harriman of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology.
Jennifer Davis, research specialist at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, prepared species maps and charts and handled Web publication.
Howe and Davis also are among the authors of specific species accounts. Other UW-Green Bay authors include Greg Davis, professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, Amy Wolf, assistant professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thomas Erdman, curator of the Richter Natural History Museum, and former students Joel Trick, Joan Elias and John Jacobs.
Photographers who contributed color images for the atlas include Howe, Gary Fewless, curator of the UW-Green Bay Herbarium, and UW-Green Bay student Nick Walton.
The atlas costs $40 plus tax and shipping from the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. For more information go to www.uwgb.edu/ birds/wbba.
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