Show i n :rj vi mmi'htitit if i ill iTT hi i The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 21 2002 — C13 Study: Crimson clover improves bird populations TIPTON Ga CAP) — i Shared Phatak has been I counties focused on about 60 types of birds including species thpt spend their win-te- n in Latin America and fly north to breed like the blue grosbeak and die dickcisscL ' John Bianchi communica- - the seeds are planted and the plants are nurtured with hefty doses of fertilizers pesticides and other chemicals singing die praises of crimson clover for revitalizing lifeless fumland for vears Little did he know that the i plant which nutrients and dons director of die National restore helps Audubon Society said 30 perntgimic material to the soil cent of American songbirds and attracts have been lost since 1970 insects can also help quail and other dwindling bud mosdy because of habitat destruction They’re declining species to thrive “I don’t at a rate of about 4 percent per even know one songbird” said Phatak a horticulturist at yearIn the Georgia study biolothe University of Georgia’s Coastal Plain Experiment Stagists studied the feeding nesttion in Tilton 200 miles south ing and breeding patterns of birds in three types of cotton of Atlanta TVo wildlife biologists and fields: cotton planted mid crimson clover cotton growa graduate student in the university’s school of forest ing on land that isn’t tilled and conventional cotton fields resources found that the bird ' They noticed the most drapopulation in cotton fields increased significantly when matic differences during die ' cotton was planted between spring breeding and nesting seasop “There were three to strips of crimson clover Researchers have eramirad four times more birds which translates to 200 to 300 perthe mixing of other plants cent more birds in clover than with cotton to save money said biologist control erosion and increase in the soil fertility Bob Cooper who helped But the Georgia study is the design the study Conventional cotton fields first to look at how it could are deeply plowed until they affect wildlife are free of vegetation Then The study in five r ng pest-fighti- clover method It involves covering the field with clover and using a herbicide to cut narrow strips where cotton seed is planted Georgia fanners will plant about 15 million acres of cotton this year an area nearly twice the size of Rhode Island “It’s a huge chunk of land” said John CarroU the other biologist involved in the ' study “If only a portion went into this sort of system it would have a phenomenal i impact on songbirds” ' Sandy Gederbauin the monigraduate student who tored the fields said conventional fields provided no food AP Photo and no cover to protect buds from predators in winter Horticulturist Shared Phatak holds crimson clover in a field of velvet beans at the University of Georgia's The clover fields seem to Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton Ga Phatak has been urging farmers to plant their crops amid attract more birds because crimson dover tar years It fertilizes the soil helps it hold water and attracts beneficial insects that fight they have higher bug populapests Now researchers have demonstrated that it also helps sustain songbirds in cotton fields tions the researchers said ng - v no-til-l” two-ye- farmers plant the No-ti-ll new crop over the stubble of the previous crop with as little disruption of the soil as possible Very few fanners use the ar Common Ground provides a variety of activities for disabled In reference to this spotlight agency a scene from a popular movie comes to mind The scene is where and injured high school football player has sustained a paralyzing injury and is recovering in a hospital bed the assistant coach enters the room and conveys to die athlete that now was the time fin prayer meditation and reflection To this die athlete responds but are very much alive And we in Utah caught a first hand glimpse at what these people can actually accomplish with tiie recent 2002 Winter which were held in ' Salt Lake City Common Ground is a local that serves people' with disabilitiesin Cache Val- ley and Northern Utah With adaptive equipment and ' enthusiastic participants we are able to do a variety of fun outdoor activities Common Ground serves myriad different people with disabilities ranging from Multiple Sclero Para-lympi- cs sis to metal illness and quadriplegics We have recently non-pro- fit "Coach Tm irtlain'td Thi? is precisely the way many of the people that Common Ground serves fed and view life they are not dead augmented our fleet with two bikes awesome which are great for stability and safety These bikes alongside pur handbikes and tricycles provide biking opportunities for everyone! 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