Sen. Pat Vance (R-Cumberland) this week visited Audubon’s Hawk Watch at Waggoner’s Gap to tape a segment for her monthly TV program to tell the public more about what she called, “the treasure in our own backyard.”

The PA Environment Digest went along to “piggy-back” on the TV taping that resulted in this Video Blog Feature.

Volunteer hawk watcher David Grove and Kim VanFleet, Important Bird Area Coordinator for Audubon PA talked with Sen. Vance about the establishment of the Cliff Jones Station at the Hawk Watch and how volunteers monitor the numbers and types of raptors in their annual migration.

Pictured in the photo are Holly Smith, Audubon PA, Walt Pomeroy, former and future Board member Audubon PA, Jean bochnowski, Interim Executive Director of Audubon PA, David Grove, Hawk Watch Volunteer, Sen. Pat Vance and Kim VanFleet, Important Bird Area Coordinator, Audubon PA.

The Cliff Jones Station is being developed in memory of Dr. Cliff Jones who passed away recently and was an avid birdwatcher and conservationist. He served as the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Resources and in many other public and private sector positions.

Fund raising is underway for the Cliff Jones Station and donations to Audubon PA are welcome.

Waggoner’s Gap is located on Route 74 north of Carlisle, Pa at the border of Perry and Cumberland Counties.

Watch for the full story on the “Vance Report” soon on these cable systems: Blue Ridge Communications at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays on Channel 8, Comcast Cable that serves the Shippensburg area will air the program at 4 p.m. on Thursdays on Channel 21, Comcast Cable that serves the Carlisle area will air the show at the same time but on Channel 11, York Community Access shows the program at 9 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month on Channel 16, Comcast Cable in the Greater Harrisburg area will air the program on Channel 20 with no set time schedule.

Video Blog: Sen. Vance Visits Audubon’s Hawk Watch at Waggoner’s Gap

Online Video: Waggoner’s Gap Dave Grove

5/23/2008