South Lake Tahoe, Calif.-- 

The U. S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin

Management Unit is coordinating the annual mid-winter bald eagle count

on Friday, January08, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.  Interested members

of the public are invited to participate in the bald eagle count.

There are 26 stations located around the Lake Tahoe Basin that the

Forest Service would like to fill as soon as possible.  Participants

must respond no later than December 28, 2009. Please contact Rena

Escobedo at  530-543-2733 or email rescobedo@fs.fed.us

The count is part of the National Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey that was

initiated by the National Wildlife Federation in 1979 within the U.S.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers is coordinating efforts in our

part of the country this winter. Results of the count will be combined

with those from elsewhere in the state and across the nation to generate

an index (an indirect measure) of bald eagle populations across the U.S.

Please visit the following website to learn more about the history and

results of these annual surveys for several routes in the National

U.S. Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

35 College Drive

South Lake Tahoe CA 96150

(530) 543-2600

www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu

Sent by:

Rex Norman

Public Affairs Office

US Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit

35 College Drive

South Lake Tahoe CA 96150

(530) 543-2627

rnorman@fs.fed.us

The mission of the US Forest Service is to sustain the health,

diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forest sand grasslands to

meet the needs of present and future generations.  The agency manages

193 million acres of public land and is the largest forestry research

organization in the world.