Morro Bay
The Pacific Wildlife Care rehabilitation center in Morro Bay is the first such facility in the nation to receive a federal permit to band birds.
The permit from the National Banding Laboratory allows animal rescue workers to place temporary bands on birds that they rehabilitate, said Kelly Vandenheuvel, the group’s spokeswoman. The bands will enable tracking of the birds in the months following their release.
Rescue workers had noticed that some birds were familiar with hand-feeding routines at the rehab center, which made them suspect that the birds were repeat visitors.
The bands are expected to last six months in the wild before falling off. The bands will contain the rehab center’s telephone number and other contact information.
The first bird to receive one of the bands is a juvenile turkey vulture who is scheduled for release at the Lake Nacimiento dam.
— David Sneed
Cal Poly
The university’s Graphic Communication Institute is offering four workshops on Saturdays in September for anyone interested in improving their print, web and multimedia software and design skills.
The topics are “Photoshop: Basic Production for Web and Print,” “Deconstructing Web Pages,” “E-books and Digital Publishing” and “InDesign CS5 Jumpstart.” Workshops are either one-day events or offered on two consecutive Saturdays.
Brian Lawler, Lorraine Donegan and Ken Rothmuller — who are faculty from the Graphic Communication Department — and industry expert Hal Hinderliter are teaching the workshops.
Registration is $195 for each workshop with a 10 percent discount for registering for more than one.
Details are at http://grci.calpoly.edu/promos/wrkshps-0910-flyer.html or at 756-2645.
— Nick Wilson
What you should know about comments on SanLuisObispo.com
SanLuisObispo.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments or ban users who can't play nice. See our full terms of service here.
Here are some rules of the road:
- Keep your comments civil. Don't insult one another or the subjects of our articles. If you think a comment violates our guidelines click the "report abuse" button. Responding to the comment will only encourage bad behavior.
- Don't use profanities, vulgarities or hate speech. This is a general interest news site. Sometimes, there are children present. Don't say anything in a way you wouldn't want your own child to hear.
- Do not attack other users; focus your comments on issues, not individuals.
- Stay on topic. Only post comments relevant to the article at hand. If you want to discuss an issue with a specific user, click on his profile name and leave him a public message.
- Do not copy and paste outside material into the comment box.
- Don't repeat the same comment over and over. We heard you the first time.
- Do not use the commenting system for advertising. That's spam and it isn't allowed.
- Don't use all capital letters. That's akin to yelling and not appreciated by the audience.
You should also know that The Tribune does not screen comments before they are posted. You are more likely to see inappropriate comments before our staff does, so we ask that you click the "report abuse" button to submit those comments for moderator review. You also may notify us via email at webmaster@thetribunenews.com. Note the headline on which the comment is made and tell us the profile name of the user who made the comment. Remember, comment moderation is subjective. You may find some material objectionable that we won't and vice versa.
If you submit a comment, the username of your account will appear along with it. Users cannot remove their own comments once they have submitted them, but you may ask our staff to retract one of your comments by sending an email to webmaster@thetribunenews.com. Again, make sure you note the headline on which the comment is made and tell us your profile name.
Our news, your way
Be the first to know what's going on in San Luis Obispo County. Just tell us how you want to find out — we'll take care of the rest.
E-mail »
Twitter »
Facebook »
iTribune »
Subscribe »
RSS »Get breaking news on your cell phone
Sign up for breaking news alerts from SanLuisObispo.com and get the latest news sent to your cell phone via text message.
Terms and Conditions:
By signing up for alerts from this site, you are signing up for a program that may include up to 5 SMS text alert(s) per alert category per day. There is no service fee charged per month but your carrier's standard text messaging and other charges may apply. You may stop this subscription service at any time by sending the text message "STOP" to 72737. You must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to use our alert services. If you are between 13 and 17 years old, you agree that you have received parental permission both to complete the registration process and to receive SMS content on your cell phone. For help, send the text message "HELP" to 72737. This service will work with ATT, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, Alltell, US Cellular, Cincinnati Bell, Boost, Virgin Mobile USA, Celluar South, Telos, Centennial, East Kentucky Network, Cellcom, Immix and Rural Celluar.
Quick Job Search
Top Jobs
About comments
Reader comments on SanLuisObispo.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Tribune. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "report abuse" button below it. We will delete comments containing inappropriate links, obscenities, hate speech, and personal attacks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. See more about comments here.