Date: 6/2/25 4:41 pm From: SCOTT WEIDENSAUL <000001343b2dd726-dmarc-request...> Subject: Re: Broad Mountain BBS route in Huntingdon county
Just to follow up on Deb’s comment below, that the BBS (and all manner of other, essential conservation work, from the federal Bird Banding Lab to the Bee Lab to 63 USGS science and research centers around the country and Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Units at 43 colleges and universities that train the next generation of conservation professionals) are at risk because of the proposed budget now before the Senate, which completely eliminates the Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS that houses all of this essential work and the 1,200 scientists who make it happen.
If you care about birds, *now* is the time to call Pennsylvania's U.S. Senators and urge them to restore funding for the EMA. Do it now, while the memory of spring migration is fresh — and so that those birds don’t become simply a memory.
Scott Weidensaul
Milton, NH (formerly Schuylkill County)
> On Jun 2, 2025, at 7:12 AM, Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...> wrote:
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> Because the USGS has had funds cut, this may be the last year for BBS routes. Most have been run since the late 60s, nearly 60 years. But, they will probably be considered non-essential. It was touch and go for the agency to get money for postage to mail our packets. So so sad.
