Is it possible? Summertime weather? After the amazingly cool summer of 2008, I'm sure we all look forward to the possibility of warm sun and higher temperatures. But with the warmth and dryness comes the possibility of higher fire danger. Now is the time to go through your familiy and animal disaster kits and make sure you are ready! Visit our Emergency Preparedness page for information and links to other resources.

Mt. Redoubt continues to bubble and burp, spewing ash and debris each time it destroys its lava dome. Depending on weather conditions and the force of an eruption, Anchorage could receive ash in unknown quantities. Pay attention to radio, TV and Internet announcements, and check on volcano status at the Alaska Volcano Observatory web site.

Click here to visit our Volcanic Ash information page. Take a look at our other Emergency Preparedness information while you are at it!

TABC extends a big Thank You to the Anchorage Ameteur Radio Club for the classes they held in September. Club members Leanna Rein, Garry Wallan, Cindy Welbourne and Greg Wilkie took the classes, passed their test and are now licensed Technician Class amateur radio operators!

This is another step in our Five Year Emergency Preparedness Plan and dovetails with the portable HAM radios our club was able to purchase with funds from the Petfinder.com Disaster Prepardness Grant!

Dave Jensen, a long-time supporter of The Alaska Bird Club, has a brand new web site!

Click on the link above and take a look at the “Photog Blog,” monthly web specials, new galleries and much more!

Brand new updated Second Edition!
Created by Kris Porter here in Alaska, this is a free book for all parrot owners. The book touches on toy making, types of toys, different toy materials, individual parrot preferences, shredders, refillable, foraging toys, food kabobs, even how to make fun and easy play gyms from PVC. It is an excellent resource, full of good suggestions and ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Print out a copy and share it with your friends, or keep it in your personal library, it will come in very handy!

Click here for your copy!

BIRDS OF THE MONTH NEEDED!

Our newsletter and web site need Birds of the Month, and you don't even have to be a member of the club! Send us a short story about your bird and any special information, in addition to up to two hi-resolution photographs. Please contact the Publication Director to submit your story or for more information!

For all your Bird Club shopping needs!

Thanks to the Herculean efforts of Robert Ekstroem, the Alaska Bird Club store at Cafe Press is now open offering t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, teddy bears and more!

Check the Main Menu on the left side of our web site for the new menu choice: The Club Store! A percentage of each sale supports The Alaska Bird Club. Don't be the last one on your block to have real Alaska Bird Club merchandise! Visit soon and place your order