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Rowe Sanctuary/Iain Nicolson Audubon Center

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We have a lot of crane threads, but we don't seem to have a thread dedicated to the Rowe Sanctuary/Iain Nicolson Audubon Center

Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary
44450 Elm Island Rd
Gibbon, NE 68840
Phone: 308-468-5282
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New Audubon Platte property acquisition is link to existing upstream, downstream Rowe Sanctuary acres

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Lexington Clipper-Herald wrote:GIBBON — The National Audubon Society has purchased about 590 acres on the Platte River to expand Rowe Sanctuary and further protect one of the most important habitat complexes for migrating sandhill and whooping cranes.

The property is in the center of Audubon’s Lillian Annette Rowe Bird Sanctuary southwest of Gibbon, which was established in 1974. With the new acquisition, it now has just more than 2,800 acres.
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One more note from the article.
Lexington Clipper-Herald wrote:To the west (upstream) is another mile of Audubon-owned river channel and to the east (downstream) are 2½ miles of channel also managed as part of Rowe Sanctuary. With the new acquisition, Audubon has 4½ miles of contiguous habitat protected on both sides of the river.
4.5 Miles of river now!
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Rowe Sanctuary wrote:Housewarming Campaign

In less than a month the annual migration of cranes, visitors, and VOLUNTEERS to Rowe Sanctuary will begin.

While most of our volunteers come from nearby communities, many volunteers travel from other parts of the country (and world), staying on Rowe Sanctuary in two houses.

During the off season, a major renovation project of both houses, funded in part from a generous grant, was begun.

As the renovation nears completion, we are excited to invite you to participate in a Housewarming Campaign.

The Housewarming Campaign will allow us to purchase beds, appliances, curtains, and other items which will make our volunteer housing a comfortable home away from home.

You can make a gift to the Housewarming Campaign by mailing a check to our office or donating with your credit card on-line.
To designate your gift to the Housewarming Campaign, please type "Housewarming Campaign" in the last name field of "Honoree/Memorial" area when submitting your on-line gift or write "Housewarming Campaign" on the memo line of your check.
Our fundraising goal is $10,000. Specific items we are purchasing include:

Item - Total Needed - Cost
Washer & Dryer - 1 - $1,325
Microwave - 1 - $175
Stove - 2 - $500 each
Bed - 19 - $175 each
Television - 2 - $250 each
Window Treatments - 12 - $50 each
Bedding - 21 - $100 per set
Paint - 10 - $25 per gallon

If you would like to sponsor a specific item, gives us a call at (308) 468-5282 or email rowesanctuary@audubon.org.

THANK YOU! We cannot wait to show off our updated volunteer housing!
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Rowe Sanctuary wrote:Bill Taddicken, a long-time Director of Rowe Sanctuary, is no longer working at Audubon. Over a decade ago, Bill became the Center Director at the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary, and under his leadership the number of visitors to the Center has grown to over 35,000 people annually, with visitors from all over the world. He worked with the local community in Kearney, Nebraska to bring awareness to the Sandhill Crane migration, which helped support conservation of the Platte River and bring economic and cultural benefits to Kearney by celebrating the arrival of cranes every spring. In addition, during his 26-year tenure at Rowe Sanctuary he has led Audubon's conservation efforts on the Platte River creating a future for America's Greatest Migration. Today Kearney is proud to call itself the Sandhill Crane Capital of the World. We thank Bill for all his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors.
A national search is underway for a new director.
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