POCATELLO — The Portneuf Valley Audubon Society will conduct its annual eagle count between American Falls Dam and the Raft River on Jan. 13, and its Jan. 18 meeting will feature a presentation on carbon tax.
The eagle count is open to the public. To participate, meet at 8 a.m. in the lower Idaho State University campus parking lot by the bison sculpture behind the Idaho Museum of Natural History Building near South Fifth Avenue and East Dillon Street. Participants will walk to the Snake River at all available access points, so should dress for the weather. The field trip should be done by noon.
At 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Marshal Public Library Community Room, Linda Engle, of the Pocatello Citizens’ Climate Lobby, will deliver the presentation “Carbon Tax, a Solution to the Problem of Climate Change.”
Engle will address problem of climate change and how tax incentives can be used to discourage pollution while encouraging a healthy business climate. It is a topic long thought to address the concerns of both business and environmentalists.
Founded in 2007 in the USA, the Citizens Climate Lobby has grown to be an international organization. In the U.S. it supports working with Democrats, Independents, Republicans, and third-party lawmakers to initiate economic solutions to address climate change.
For more information on the field trip or meeting, contact Barb North, PVAS president, at barb.north10@gmail.com or visit pvaudubon.org.
