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--Boundary_(ID_eNtBMuXMAVYTC9kxVi5hOQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thanks very much, Lisa, for this. My strong hunch was that of course it was the reporter/news service who was at fault for the silly information given about what direction the toadlets wished to go! Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, N.S. Begin forwarded message: > From: lisa@fraservalleyconservancy.ca > Date: July 30, 2008 9:01:16 PM ADT > To: jimwolford@eastlink.ca, shermw@xcountry.tv > Subject: Western Toad migration post > > Hi Folks, > > Came across your postings on the net about the Western Toad toadlet > migration happening in > Chilliwack. > > Just so you know it was the reporter who 'got it wrong'. We were > NOT turning the toadlets around back to the wetland. We were > moving them from the wetland/pond area across the road to the > forested uplands. I wish media would hire content editors to fix > spelling mistakes, contradictions, and grammar before publishing. > They are printing a correction but it's too late. > > Unfortunately we cannot control what reporters write nor their > grammar and spelling mistakes. > > In this case, it is the forested 'uplands' (hills) surrounding the > lake and wetland, but we > wouldn't necessarily call them hills out here. To be certain, > regional differences exists > regarding the definition of hill throughout Canada and the US. In > this case 'uplands' make more > sense since 'hill' means different things to different people. > > Over 33,000 toadlets were crossed safely over the road. One young > Red-legged Frog and several > Pacific Treefrogs (synonym Pacific Chorus Frog) were also helped > across. > > Would you please be so kind as to post this information to the > list, thank you > > Lisa Fox > > > > --Boundary_(ID_eNtBMuXMAVYTC9kxVi5hOQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks very much, Lisa, for this. =A0My strong hunch was that of course = it was the reporter/news service who was at fault for the silly = information given about what direction the toadlets wished to go! = =A0<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville, = N.S.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:lisa@fraservalleyconservancy.ca">lisa@fraservalleyconservan= cy.ca</a></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 30, 2008 9:01:16 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>, <a = href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</a></font></div><div= style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>Western Toad migration post</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi = Folks,<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Came = across your postings on the net about the Western Toad toadlet migration = happening in</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Chilliwack.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Just so = you know it was the reporter who 'got it wrong'.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>We were NOT turning the = toadlets around=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"-webkit-text-stroke-width: -1; ">back to the wetland.=A0 We = were moving them from the wetland/pond area across the road to = the=A0forested uplands. I wish media would hire content editors to fix = spelling mistakes, contradictions,=A0and grammar before publishing. =A0 = They are printing a correction but it's too late.=A0</span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Unfortunately we cannot control what reporters write nor their grammar = and spelling mistakes.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">In this case, it is the forested = 'uplands' (hills) surrounding the lake and wetland, but we</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">wouldn't necessarily call them hills out here.<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>To be certain, regional = differences e