June-July, 2007

Vol. XXXIV No. 1

Conservation Report on the Recent

Legislative Session By Alice Harris

A
t the close of the Florida legislative session, there was both good news
and bad news on conservation issues. Lake Okeechobee should benefit
from bills that designate the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection
Program and set up planning and funding processes to meet pollution
cleanup and water management targets for the lake and the Caloosahatchee and St.
Lucie estuaries. New rules limit polluted storm water runoff from new development.
Together with $100 million in new funding provided in the General Appropriations Act,
Small wetlands are still protected by the Army
the changes should improve the ecological health of Lake Okeechobee. Corps’ permitting process. Photo of the un-
usual White-topped Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia
leucophylla, by Dr. Walter Hodge.
Coastal armoring refers to the installation of hardened
structures, like seawalls, on beaches and coasts to hold the
coastline in place, rather than allowing natural erosion common borders, rather than operating independently of
or accretion to occur. Expensive and just a temporary fix, one another.
coastal armoring often makes the shoreline unsuitable for
use by animals. Permits for coastal armoring with geotextile The legislature passed a relatively weak energy
containers (usually sand-filled sythetic polymer textile bill. Owners of energy efficient cars will get a sales
containers) will be more stringent, and the permitting process tax holiday, government buildings and contracts will
will ensure that all nesting state or federally threatened be “greener,” owners of solar systems may get rebates,
or endangered species are considered. This is an important farmers will be encouraged to grow crops for fuel,
precedent establishing that the Fish and Wildlife Commission greenhouse gases will be inventoried, and the state will
(FWC) and other agencies such as DEP should consider the do a study of how to persuade utilities to use renewable
impacts of their permits on imperiled wildlife. sources of energy.

Good tax increment financing for conservation lands
also was passed. This will allow local governments to create
a common plan to designate growth in property tax for
purchase of conservation lands. Counties could then work
together to acquire significant conservation lands that span
Bills that did not pass
n Fortunately, a number of bills did not pass, including
one that would have placed more obstacles in the way of
restoration of the Oklawaha River, where conservationists
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CALENDAR of EVENTS Field Trips
Saturday, June 16, North Escambia County
Birding.
Morris Clark will lead us through parts of northern
Escambia County in search of breeding birds. We
will visit some areas bordering the Escambia River
and especially search for several species that should
be nesting at this time. Expect some moderate
walking. Bring insect repellent, sunscreen and
plenty of water. Plan to eat lunch at a restaurant
in Century. We will start earlier than usual. Meet
at 6:30 a.m. in the Winn Dixie parking lot located
at Hwy. 29 and Old Chemstrand Road. We plan to
finish by early afternoon.
Saturday, June 30, Native Medicinal Plants.
James Burkhalter will lead us on a special field trip
featuring native medicinal plants. We will look at
plants growing on the University of West Florida
campus, which includes lots of undeveloped land
and several nature trails. The properties of each
plant will be reviewed and discussed. Expect easy
walking. Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the northeast corner
of the University Mall parking lot in front of the J.
C. Penney Store. We plan to finish by noon.
Saturday, July 28, Clear Creek Nature Trail Native
Plants.
James Burkhalter will lead us along this delightful
nature trail at NAS Whiting Field in search of
native plants and spring wildflowers, including
some wetland and bog species. Expect easy
walking. Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the northeast corner
of the University Mall parking lot in front of the
J.C. Penney Store or meet at 8:00 a.m. in the
McDonald’s parking lot on Highway 90 in Milton.
We will finish by noon, and there is a nice picnic
area at the entrance for those who would like to
bring a lunch.
Chapter Meetings
No chapter meetings are scheduled for June or
July.
Board of Directors’ Meetings
(Open to all members)
Annual planning meeting. Saturday, June 30, at
Baskerville-Donovan building 449 West Main Street,
Pensacola.
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Conservation Report continued from
page 1.
have tried for years to get the Rodman Dam,
initially built as part of the never-completed Cross
Florida Barge Canal, removed.
n Another bad bill that did not pass would have
cut state funding for alternative water supply. A
coalition of conservationists, water utilities, farm
groups, and developers worked together to oppose
this bill. Funding for alternative water supply
projects will stay at $60 million per year.
n Some proposals that would have decreased
wetland protection failed to make it into law.
The Army Corps of Engineers will retain, for now,
permitting of relatively small wetlands projects.
It had appeared that the DEP might be authorized
to take over wetland permitting for projects of
five acres or less. In addition, Florida counties still
retain the ability to protect wetlands within their
jurisdictions.
n Also defeated were bills that would have removed
environmental and governmental oversight from
the decisions navigation agencies make regarding
navigation channels in aquatic preserves and other
environmentally sensitive submerged lands. (An
Audubon-backed measure that would have allowed
navigation districts to maintain only existing
channels in aquatic preserves, in compliance with
water quality guidelines set by DEP, did not pass.)
n Pro-conservation bills that did not pass
would have provided increased protection to
Florida’s springs, set up a panel that would make
recommendations on climate change mitigation,
set rules to prevent physical damage to sea grasses,
and required offshore gambling boats to report their
wastewater dumping practices.
n Finally, it was disappointing that bills passed
included one that will delay state action on
fertilizer-related water pollution, a transportation
bill that will create greater incentives for building
sprawl-inducing roads, and another that will
relax some transportation funding requirements
associated with growth management.
Education by Peggy baker
Birdathon Raises More than Money
T
he Birdathon in the Escambia County Schools
was conceived as a fundraiser for the Roy Hyatt
Environmental Center (RHEC). This year eight
elementary schools participated. We erected bird
feeders at each school, thanks to the handiwork of Dan
Forster. Sixteen classes received lessons on becoming bird
detectives. With Pam Beasley’s assistance, each classroom
identified the birds seen on a walk around their school
campuses. The students and teachers raised almost $2000 to
help support our efforts at RHEC.
I am so very proud of these students and so appreciative
of their contributions. But at some point during the last
two months, I have come to realize that more was gained
than dollars. The moments of contact with nature these
students experienced during our Birdathon may be our
greatest gain. The students at Bratt Elementary discovered
a pair of Red-headed Woodpeckers sharing their schoolyard.
Beulah Elementary students found Carolina Chickadees and
Brown-headed Nuthatches raising young in the poles of the
backdrop of their baseball field. At Molino Park Elementary,
students tracked the development of Killdeer eggs right
in the middle of their playground. They even sent me a
From the
Presidents’
Council Annelise Reunert
T
o birders, a Big Year means extra effort and great
numbers of birds recorded. By that measure our chapter
had a Big Year with lots of efforts and big results.
Our first substantial grant from Fish and Wildlife
resulted in reaching an additional 10 schools and substantial
improvements at the Hyatt Center. The Birdathon was
expanded from one to eight schools, and member teams
collectively recorded over 130 birds at this event.
Lucy Duncan initiated a Birding for Beginners class.
Using class work and fieldtrips, the class was a great success.
Our new fundraising chair, Camey Hanks, raised money
for many of the chapter efforts. In addition to our usual
solicitation and Birdathon requests, she set up an Audubon
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picture of the babies after they hatched. A Red-shouldered
Hawk entertained the students of Hellen Caro as it took
flight with a squirrel. At Lipscomb Elementary, students
watched Red-winged Blackbirds carry nesting materials into
the cattails in their schoolyard. At McArthur Elementary,
students discovered Purple Martins nesting in gourds
erected by their custodian. Great Crested Flycatchers
chortled above the heads of Ferry Pass Elementary students.
Longleaf Elementary students enjoyed watching Eastern
Bluebirds find insects in the grass. These experiences were
priceless, and hopefully, unforgettable.
Fourth-grade Beulah teacher, Jackie Adams, sent this
note that helped me to understand the impact that we can
all have when we give a child or a teacher an experience
in nature: “Thank you so much for coming to Beulah and
educating us about all the types of birds we have in our
neighborhood. I had no idea there were so many birds here
on our campus. You inspired a love of nature I didn’t realize
I had. The children really got into looking at all the birds
also. I heard from many of the parents that their child
came home talking about birds seen. Thank you so much
for your time.”
Store at our meetings selling birding guides, books and
accessories such as hats, book bags and mosquito repellent.
At our annual dinner Camey and Barb Brady organized
a Silent Auction. The next week, Camey held the Great
Audubon Yard Sale, which was open to the public. The year
concluded with the annual May dinner and an excellent
speaker, Dr. Jerome Jackson of Florida Gulf Coast University,
who answered the question: Does The Ivory–billed
Woodpecker Survive? with a well-reasoned, ‘Maybe not.’
Best of all: You, members and guests, gave us a vote
of approval. Nearly 200 of you participated in at least one
chapter activity. That in itself makes it a Big Year! I could
fill a whole page with the names of members who helped
throughout the year. Since there is not enough space, please
accept a collective BIG THANK YOU!
We thank these supporters from outside the chapter
for help with specific projects or long-term support: Rick
Faciane of Classic Home Builders, Skopelos Restaurant,
Audubon of Florida, Heart to Heart Thrift and Bargain Store
and its staff, Lowe’s Home Center on Fairfield, Papa John’s
Pizza, Pensacola Massage Center, Solutia, Armstrong World
Industries, Baskerville-Donovan, and Pfizer. Forgive us if we
have omitted anyone.
 F i e l d
n Spring migration started off slowly, VERY slowly. A
stable high pressure system settled off the SE coast during
the last half of March, giving migrants tail winds and fair
weather and no reason to stop at our relatively biomass-
deficient migrant traps. It was as if there were no migration
at all. Early April had cold fronts reaching the southern Gulf,
stopping migration entirely. Only after a “low” developed
in the Gulf on 10 April did birds find migrant traps like Ft.
Morgan and Dauphin Island enticing places of refuge. Two
heavy fallouts occurred, the first 19 April, which coincided
with the Alabama Ornithological Society’s spring meeting
at Dauphin Island. Birds were everywhere. Lucy’s Beginner’s
Birding class was treated to a spectacle infrequently seen.
On 26 April, Lucy, Les Kelly and I witnessed another massive
fallout at Ft. Morgan as a squall line along the coast about
10 a.m. precipitated birds out of a rain-laden sky. We could
actually see the birds coming out of the low clouds. In spite
of a slow start, it was a spring to remember for those of us
lucky enough to be out birding.
n The most exciting find of the season was a Black Swift*
Lucy Duncan discovered at Ft. Morgan on 11 April. This was
the first record east of the Rocky Mountains of this large
swift that breeds under waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest
and Rocky Mountains and winters in the tropics. It also
breeds in the Greater Antilles and flies south for the winter.
Its provenance is speculative, but it was a first Alabama
record. Later that day Merilu and Rufus Rose, Sam Tagatz and
Carolyn Henning saw the Black Swift, as did banders with
the Hummer Bird Study Group at Ft. Morgan. About the same
time Lucy and Laura saw it, Pam Beasley and Peggy Baker
saw another at Dauphin Island. This observer missed out
on the excitement, having been sidetracked by a mundane
migrant.
n Jere French spotted a rare Red-throated Loon* in
the Sound near his house 8 March. Two rare American
*
Oystercatchers frequented the tidal flats in front of Ann
and Dan Forster’s home on Bayou Grande between 15 March
and 14 April. The Forsters had a very rare Seaside Sparrow
there on 1 April. Lucy Duncan, Betsy Tetlow and I watched
a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers* feeding young in the swamp
along the Choctawhatchee River on 29 March. Bald Eagle
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N o t e s
by Bob Duncan
reports are becoming commonplace, a testimony to their
recovery nationwide. Powers and Rosann McLeod saw one
near their home 29-30 March and Bill Bremser photographed
a nest at the mouth of the East River on 3 April. Chris Davis
reports that Bald Eagles fledged one bird in the Milton area
this season while another pair fledged two young in the
Pitcher Plant Prairie Preserve. Mickey Quigley’s male Western
Tanager* graced her feeder at Perdido Key on 23 February.
Heidi Moore photographed a very rare Glaucous Gull* at her
home on Blackwater Bay on 30 March. Lucy and I found a
rare Pacific Loon* in the Sound on 11 April. A trip to the Ft.
Walton Beach Spray Fields gave Les Kelly and me a distant
look at a rare Yellow-headed Blackbird*.
n Cave Swallows*, rare visitors from the western U.S.,
invaded Ft. Morgan in unprecedented numbers on 11 April.
Lucy and I found two over the tidal flats down Ft. Pickens
road on 12 April. Four nesting pairs of Wilson’s Plovers*
were in the Opal Beach area of Gulf Islands National Park in
April, the first nesting in many years.
n Lucy Duncan’s Beginner’s Birding class was treated
to knockout looks at the endangered Red-cockaded
Woodpecker and the elusive Bachman’s Sparrow* during a
field trip to Blackwater State Forest on 28 April. Rare in the
area, Roland Brown saw a Dickcissel in Gulf Breeze on 25
April. A Bobolink, long distant migrant from the Argentine
Pampas, was a great find at Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze by
Barbara Hagenbucher and Clancy O’Donnell on 4 May.
n A Western Meadowlark* that Alan Gantzhorn heard
singing in Molino on 6 May was only the second in forty
years in our area. Two or more were in the Walnut Hill area
this winter. About 250 Bobolinks seen in Prichard, AL on
5 May, must have been an impressive sight for Powers and
Rosann McLeod, and Roy and Cheryl Hall. Very rare in spring,
Powers McLeod’s beautiful Scissor-tailed Flycatcher seen
in Pensacola 19 May was a great find. Ten Mississippi Kites
seen over Beulah 18 May by Doris Lewis was a good number.
Species with asterisks require documentation so
that they may be processed to become part of
the ornithological record. If you have anything
noteworthy to report, please call Bob or Lucy
Duncan at (850) 932-4792.
 Bird Names by Lucy Duncan

H
ave you ever wondered where birds got their that the type specimen,
names? I’m not thinking about how scientific i.e., the first individual
nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus, but described, was collected
about the meanings of some names or the people at the base of a palm
for whom they were named. For those lucky enough to have tree. The Prairie Warbler
taken Latin or one of the Romance languages, some meanings doesn’t live on prairies
may be evident. For example, the origins of the word gull even though it winters
are thought to be the same as in gullet, gulp, and gullible, in the south in glades
all of which are based on the Latin gula for throat. Osprey or clearings sometimes
is derived from L. os, bone, or ossifraga, bone breaker. This locally called prairies. The
name was transferred from an Old World vulture that drops name junco comes from
large bones from heights to break them open. The word falcon the Latin juncos meaning
comes from the L. falx meaning “sickle” for the sickle-like “reed,” but the bird dwells nowhere near reeds. The generic
talons and beak. (genus) name of the Chimney Swift, Chaetura, means “bristle-
tail” in Greek, referencing the stiff tail feathers by which it props
Birds got their names in other ways also. Many are
itself like a woodpecker does. But its species name, pelagica,
named for early ornithologists or their friends (Wilson, Harris,
of the sea, doesn’t fit at all until one reads an ancient myth
Ross, Vaux, and Audubon, to name a few). Can you think of
suggesting that fishermen drew up masses of swallows (similar to
which birds carry their names? Some names refer to the color
swifts) in their nets.
sported by the bird, e.g., plumbeous, ferruginous, clay-
colored, indigo. Still others are named for their songs such For the fun of it, what birds can you name that have both
as Chuck-will’s-widow, pewee, kiskadee, phoebe, chickadee. the genus and species names the same? How many birds have
Some birds are actually misnamed. The Palm Warbler doesn’t been named for Baird, Audubon, or Wilson? What others are
have much of anything to do with palm trees. It just happens named for their calls or songs, habitat, or behavior?

TRIPPING—
were really good because they concentrated the birds. The main
attraction in Monfragüe Park is a large rock outcrop with nests

to Spain
of several species of Old World vultures, hawks, eagles, and Black
We joined our bud-
Storks. There is a parking area with an overlook, and while we were
dies with Legacy
there, several busloads of German tourists piled out, took pictures
Tours for a two-week
with humongous telephoto lenses, piled back on and drove away. It
by Ann Forster birding and cultural
was one of our stranger “birding” experiences. That afternoon, we
tour of Spain. We
drove around the area birding fencerows, pond edges, and grassy
started in the cork oak forests near Trujillo and the Monfragüe Na-
fields with good success. We saw Great Bustards prancing around,
tional Park. Next we did the Atlantic coast with three days around
Red-legged Partridge, lots of larks and swallows, and, best of all,
Cadiz and three at Doñana National Park. We then finished up with
lots of raptors. We did have a Spanish Imperial Eagle, two species
a visit to Barcelona and the Spanish Pyrenees.
of harriers, two of kestrels, and some buteos.
Having never even visited Europe before…never mind birding
The Doñana was another good place. The south part had lakes
there…we were astounded at the appearance of a landscape that
and coastal marshes and must be fabulous in the winter with thou-
has been under cultivation for thousands and thousands of years.
sands of ducks, geese, and cranes. We were treated to a substantial
Almost every inch of arable soil is growing a crop. Even the forests
shorebird migration and they were all in good plumage.
are so manicured that birds are almost nonexistent. Dead limbs and
trees are whisked away so fast that any chance of seeing a wood- We were all sorry that our itinerary had only three days for
pecker (or any hole nester) was nil. Apart from the Pyrenees there the Barcelona area. We spent a day in the Pyrenees north of town
were four forest types: orange groves, olive orchards, cork oaks, and and managed to see some real forest and real forest birds…and
stone pines (grown for pine nuts and lumber). Needless to say, the some of the most picturesque scenery ever. The best bird was a
best birding was around the coasts, wetlands, and parks. The parks Lammergeier soaring over a snow-covered ridge.

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 NEWS and VIEWS
n Big numbers tally success at the Roy Hyatt Environmental
Center. Total attendance this school year included 4700 children
and 900 adults, up from 3600 children last year. The total number Members of Lucy
of second-grade participants served by our grant with pre- and post-
Duncan’s Begin-
field trip visits to their classrooms by our two Audubon Naturalists
ners’ Birding Class
included 540 children and 34 teachers. The fifth-grade totals included
450 children and 29 teachers! Gratitude and “attaboys” go to Lynn listen for the elusive
Ogden and Paige Bates, Audubon Educators, and Molly O’Connor the Bachman’s Sparrow
special teacher on assignment at RHEC. in Blackwater River
n Highlights of the FMWAS Annual Dinner, May 24. Our State Forest in April.
editor, Lucy Duncan, was awarded the F.M. Weston Outstanding Service
Award for her many contributions to our chapter including editing
the Skimmer, teaching birding through years of educational space for a month, generously making it all possible.
field trips, and bird ID sessions at our meetings. This year Also, Papa John’s Pizza donated pizzas to feed our
Lucy designed and taught a classroom and field trip series
for beginning birders. Her legendary fundraising talents Least volunteers! Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc., on Fairfield

Terns
donated aprons. Everyone’s hard work and dedica-
have helped the chapter expand its educational work. tion made it possible for us to further our goals
She embodies the term Citizen Scientist with her and commitment to environmental education in
are having a banner
tireless participation in bird counts and involvement our community. The following volunteers did
year on the beaches
in identification and documentation of unusual or a tremendous job: Pam Beasley, Mary Jones,
Thanks to Hurricane Ivan and the
rare birds in our area. Silent Auction. Barb Brady Patricia Ray, Peggy Baker, Barb “the yardsale
organized a silent auction, which was held at our lack of traffic—both human and
lady,” Miriam Jennings, Annelise Reunert,
annual dinner. She brought together everything automotive—on the beaches Least
Becky Grass, and Lucy Mitchell. (Please for-
from artwork and luggage sets to private field trips, Terns are thriving. It appears that give me if I left anyone out.)
massages, and wind chimes. This endeavor was most of these delicate terns have
successful due in part to the generosity of Pensacola n Chairman’s Note. I would like to give a
gladly abandoned rooftop nesting
Massage Center, Heart to Heart Thrift and Bargain huge ‘thank you’ to all who helped make these
and returned to natural habitats. events so successful! You made a positive
Store, Audubon of Florida, and members who donated
items for the auction. This tells us something about difference in each, and to our organization.
Peggy Baker received the Curtis Kingsbery Edu- our impact on the species It truly “takes a village” to accomplish the
cation Award. As education chair, she has coordinated with which we share environmental education goals that we have set
Audubon Adventures for elementary schools and is one for our chapter and community. Thank you also to
this space called
of the driving forces behind the Hyatt Environmental my staff, Margie McNabb and Gina Erben, for all the
Earth.
Center. Peggy initiated the Birdathon program as a way to assistance and understanding. You girls are the best!
help finance our commitments to the Center. She has taken the Camey Hanks, Fundraising Chair
Birdathon into local elementary schools, telling the children about
n Rio Grande Valley in peril. Homeland Security has started
local birds, erecting bird feeders in schoolyards, and organizing bird
condemnation proceedings along 700 miles of Rio Grande River front-
counts for the students. The students in turn are contributing to the
age including Santa Ana and Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuges,
support of the Center.
Bentsen and Falcon Dam State Parks, Audubon Sabal Palm Sanctuary,
Project GreenShores was the winner of our Chapter Environmental
and private property along the river. The impact on migratory birds,
Award, with Dick Fancher, DEP District Director, accepting for the
rare nesting species, and mammals, including the now-recovering
project. The project is important to Audubon because habitat is the
Ocelot, will be incalculable. The rationale is to stop illegal border
key to protecting bird populations.
crossings, smuggling, and terrorists. If memory serves, the 9/11 gang
The FMWAS speaker, Dr. Jerome Jackson, told us to be skeptical
walked through the doors of several major airports in the northeast
of Ivory-billed Woodpecker sightings in his well-reasoned and inter-
with visas issued by our embassies. Not one crossed the Rio Grande.
esting presentation: “Does the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Survive?”
Workers seeking jobs will find a way into the U.S. regardless of a
n The Audubon Yard Sale held June 1-2 was a tremendous suc- fence as long as there is a demand for their services. The Internation-
cess! The generosity and hard work of the membership and communi- al Boundary and Water Commission said May 23 that a controversial
ty paid off. A big “thank you” goes to everyone who gave generously 700-mile fence along the US-Mexican border might violate the 1970
of their time, donated items for sale, and worked the sale. A huge Boundary Treaty, which resolved all pending boundary differences be-
thumbs up goes to Mr. Rick Faciane of Classic Home Builders and tween the United States and Mexico. But Homeland Security appears
proprietor of the shopping center. He donated the use of the store to be rushing full speed ahead with its plans.

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Skimming by Jere French

Congestion, It’s More than a Head Cold

T
he price of gasoline just keeps rising, even as demand
threatens to outstrip supply. Yet, we continue our
wasteful ways, and at some not too distant point we will
doubtless surrender, and sacrifice ANWAR and the coast
of Florida. The oil czars are probably counting on it.

I’m running errands. I have them lined up—post office, suburban sprawl will solve itself—or we’ll all starve by the
bank, Bruno’s, library, Antiquarian, barbershop. This side of the road, hobbling to Wal-Mart. Better we fix the

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orderly regimen is the result of both high gasoline prices
and my Depression-disciplined past. Waste not, want not.
Now I drive a Prius (54 mpg in town) and I keep the speed
down to a slow waltz. Why doesn’t everybody drive like
me? Why doesn’t everybody drive a Prius? Here comes
a Ford Exploder barreling past, slamming on the brakes
at the light. Now it’s a Lincoln Aggravator going sixty
through downtown Gulf Breeze. Ay, there’s a Hummer on
my bumper, threatening to chew it off!
Yes, everybody’s angry about gas prices. Yet, nobody
seems willing to slow down, take a breath, or organize
their errands. With little trust in the bus, we drive our
kids wherever—to school and to softball games at the
park, one kid per van. I’m stopping by on my library leg
to watch eight-year olds swing a bat at Shoreline Park,
only to find the parking lot jammed. I count the adults in
the stands; then I count the parked SUVs. There are more
vehicles here than adults. How can that be?
Congestion. Maybe the high cost of gasoline has an
upside after all. Maybe traffic congestion is an even bigger
problem, bringing us dirty air, fraying tempers, road rage,
and global warming—and cities with no edge, colliding
then merging into shapeless megatowns. With gasoline
prices rising to four or five dollars a gallon, perhaps
problem ourselves.
F i ve S t e p s
Toward Ending Traffic Congestion
1. Buy a small car. Make more room on the road and in
parking lots, and plan your trips for greatest efficiency.
2. Carpool. No, it’s not always easy to find three or
four amenable people with similar schedules and
destinations, but employers can help by leasing small
vans that carry eight passengers, who can take turns
driving. It could work for our Field Trips too.
3. Move closer to work. Create your own triangle of
movement: work, home, market, for travel efficiency.
Living closer to work can mean walking to restaurants
and entertainment centers. It’s already happening in
downtown Pensacola.
4. Join the internet set. Work online in your pj’s, and
drive on weekends only.
5. Bug the politicos to build a light rail system from
Panama City to Mobile. They work! Los Angeles,
former car capital of the world, now has one of the best
commuter rail systems anywhere.
Bye-bye congestion—and global warming!

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