The 2019 WCHF Induction Ceremony will be held in the afternoon of April 20, 2019 in the Atrium at SentryWorld. The dinner that follows will also be held in the Atrium at SentryWorld.
Inductees will be announced mid-January 2019.…
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Past WCHF Treasurer Peter Muto has Died
It is with sad heart we post the news that Peter Muto has passed away. We were fortunate to have had Peter as a member of the WCHF Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee for many years, most recently serving as WCHF Treasurer. As WCHF President Joe Passineau noted “Peter was always enthusiastic and actively promoting the WCHF.”…
Read moreNew Uploads – Induction Ceremony & Newsletter
If you missed the 2018 WCHF Induction Ceremony, you can now view the proceedings from the convenience of your own home. Just click here!
The latest edition of the WCHF New Leaf newsletter is also now available. Just click here!
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Read moreLorrie Otto and the fight to ban DDT — in her own words
BirdWatchingDaily magazine carried a marvelous article on Lorrie Otto this month, authored by friend Ney Tate Fraser. It featured the story of Lorrie’s and others’ fight to ban DDT in Lorrie’s own words. It’s a great read! If you’ve ever had the privilege to meet Lorrie, you know what I mean. Her infectious smile, her positive attitude, her determination — it’s all here in this article. Enjoy!
In her own words: Lorrie Otto and the fight to ban DDT
…Read moreA Tribute to Bill Schorger
The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences recently published a tribute to Arlie (Bill) Schorger — chemist, inventor, businessman and wildlife conservationist — who will become one of the newest inductees into the WCHF on Saturday, April 14, 2018.
Published in 1955 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Bill’s book The Passenger Pigeon: Its Natural History and Extinction is a study of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. The last passenger pigeon, once the most abundant bird in North America, died in 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden.…
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