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A'UdUbOn NEBRASKA <br />March 25, 2010 <br />RE: Funding Support for Crane Cam <br />Jerry Kenny <br />Executive Director <br />Headwaters Corporation <br />4111 4th Avenue <br />Suite 6 <br />Kearney, NE 68845 <br />Dear Jerry Kenny: <br />IL -,� • <br />Rowe Sanctuary <br />Iain Nicolson Audubon Center <br />4445o Elm Island Road <br />Gibbon, NE 68840 <br />Tel: 308- 468 -5282 <br />Fax: 308- 468 -5627 <br />www.rowesanctuary.org <br />I am writing in regards to the live feed Crane Cam on Rowe Sanctuary that provides <br />internet viewing of the cranes on the Platte River. The current camera system we have is <br />seven years old and failing. This camera is followed daily by people from all over the <br />world. I respectfully request a donation of $5,000 from the Platte River Recovery <br />Program to help replace the camera system so that we can continue to provide this <br />outreach to the public. We have already secured a new transmitter /receiver from Verint <br />Corp. and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has agreed to supply funding also. <br />The Educational Service Unit 10 supplies the internet streaming and the Nebraska Central <br />Telephone Co. supplies the T -1 internet connection. In the future, the plan is to also use <br />the camera as a remote device to monitor Tern and Plover nesting islands on the <br />Sanctuary. If the Platte River Recovery Program deems it appropriate to fund this <br />request recognition of the program's contribution will appear on the Rowe Sanctuary <br />website adjacent to the live video feed along with other sponsors. This should be a great <br />educational outreach opportunity for the Program and also could provide some good <br />monitoring information for terns and plovers. <br />Respectfully, <br />Jad <br />Bill Taddicken <br />Director <br />Rowe Sanctuary <br />lain Nicolson Audubon Center Stewardship Board <br />Dan Lindstom Chair Jon Abegglen Joel Johnson Doug Kristensen Kathleen McKenzie <br />Brian Moody Bill Ross Ed Scantling Kirk & Jen Summers Holly Warth <br />