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Page 1 of 25 Welcome to CEDO's E-Newsletter section. Effective January, 2011, our
E-Newsletters go out to members and colleagues via the eNews subscription service, Constant Contact. We also
post each newsletter on our website. Read our most current newsletter
below. To sign up for our E-Newsletter, go to our Welcome (Home) page, and click on the "Sign up for our Email Newsletter"
button at the bottom of the "CEDO Adventures and Events" column. Past E-Newsletters are archived at the bottom of this page.
CEDO E-Newsletter December 2011 - Happy Holidays from CEDO Intercultural
It's hard to believe that 2011 is nearly over and a new year is just around the corner. Where does the time go? CEDO has been blessed this year, having reached many milestones and accomplishments. Read below (or go to our website) to learn about some of them.
Wishing you and yours all the joys of the Season and all the wonderment of this beautiful planet we call home. Thank you for your support, your encouragement and your questions.
--For a list of upcoming planned events, see our "Calendar" on the sidebar to the left.
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Thank you!! CEDO
Garage Sale a Success! December 10
Thanks to all who donated items to sell at our Garage
Sale, held at the CEDO Field Station on December 10. Dozens of people came to shop,
spending about $300 on all kinds of household, sporting, electronics and other
goods. Maybe some of you will get some of these items as Christmas presents!
All proceeds go to further the mission of CEDO in the Northern Gulf of
California.
Focus on Fishermen
With generous support from the Walton Family Foundation,
CEDO will be developing and implementing a series of trainings to over 1,000 artesanal
fishermen who harvest in marine protected areas. In addition to the trainings,
participating fishers will receive technological devices to help them
self-monitor the locations of their harvests and to track by-catch. This technology-based support will be
purchased with special funding from the Save the Whales Foundation and the
American Cetacean Society-Monterey Bay Chapter. Watch for a press release on
our progress.
Staff profile - Hitandehui Tovar
Hita has been a tireless and energetic networker for CEDO
since she began working here on February 10, 2010. Originally hired as a Coastal
Conservation Assistant, her duties have expanded. Under her new title of Social
Participation Expert, she coordinates outreach communications and social
participation coordination for coastal conservation projects. In this capacity,
Hita works with schools, community biological monitors, government and private
agencies and a variety of other groups to build involvement and consensus of
all stakeholders in the conservation of wetlands and coastal habitats of the
Northern Gulf of California and beyond. Read more about Hita here.
CEDO's year of the Vaquita: 2012
In recognition of the dire situation of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus), CEDO is focusing the majority of its 2012 fundraising
efforts on the protection of this critically endangered species. Your gifts in
the coming year will support local fishermen's and CEDO's cooperative efforts
at reducing by-catch in the Northern Gulf, in strengthening public and social
policies and practices to protect the vaquita's habitat, and in educating the
public on this little porpoise, which only lives in the Northern Gulf waters.
New research on the vaquita will be published onto CEDO's website soon.
Rock Scallops: Tasty treats from the Gulf
Although listed as a protected species in Mexico, the
abundance of the rock scallop along the shores of the Northern Gulf of
California has given Mexico's Department of Wildlife justification to allow
limited commercial harvesting of this tasty seafood. Only one organization may
harvest the rock scallop in the Upper Gulf, and that cooperative of divers has
worked with CEDO for nearly 15 years to ensure a reasonable livelihood for
fishers while maintaining adequate protection of the scallop fishery. Read more
here.
CHALLENGE ACHIEVED!!!
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation agreed to match
new gifts to CEDO made from September 1 to November 4, 2011 up to $30,000. And we met
the challenge! Thanks to donors like you, CEDO received donations and pledges totaling
$35,120!! We are so grateful to all of you who dug into your pockets to double
your gift through this challenge grant. If you have not made a gift yet in 2011,
there's still time to get your 2011 tax deduction. Send your gift today!
Holiday Gifts Available NOW!
Remember to shop at CEDO's on-line "Eco-Shop"
for a variety of gifts: books, greeting cards, clothing, earrings, baskets and
more! In Tucson, you can shop at CEDO's new office, saving shipping and handling fees (4560 E Broadway) In Rocky Point, our Gift
Shop is open during regular business hours. All proceeds benefit CEDO's conservation
projects.
Links to other on-line shopping sites can be accessed
through CEDO's website, with a portion of your purchase benefiting CEDO. CLICK
HERE and begin your shopping today!
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For past CEDO E-Newsletters click below or click on the
archived page numbers at the bottom of this page.
Archived E-Newsletters
2011: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
2010: April, March, February
2009: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May
2008: November, September
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