far flowing water is the newsletter of the Owashtanong Islands Audubon Society. The native Americans called the Grand River "Owashtanong", meaning "far flowing water". We have chosen to call our newsletter far flowing water to signify our efforts to reach an audience far beyond our home in Grand Haven, Michigan, with environmental information and education. Listed below are some excerpts:

The Ethereal Butterfly
Dragonfly - order Odonata; V7, #1, September, 1996
Insect Camouflage; V7, #1, September, 1996
Snowflakes; V7, #5, February, 1997
Harbor Island Task Force Report; V7, #5, February, 1997
Winter Survival, V7, #5, 1997
Is This Plant Edible?, V7, #6, 1997
Plant And Animal Relationships, V7, #7, 1997
Kirtland's Warbler V9, #8, 1999
Frogs and Toads V9, #2, 1998
Malformed Frogs V9, #2, 1998
House Finches and Purple Finches V10, #5, 2000

The following complete newsletters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format - you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader (the latest version is 7.0), see below:

Current Month Newsletter - Click Here for Current Newsletter
October 2006 far flowing water - 2006 NAMC, American Woodcock
September 2006 far flowing water - Green/N. Leopard Frogs, Meadow in a Can?
May 2006  far flowing water - Focus on Dove Hunting Issues
April 2006  far flowing water - Orioles, How Your Choices Affect Wildlife
March 2006  far flowing water - 2002 Year Long Bird-a-thon, Carolina Wren
February 2006  far flowing water - Nat. History of Goldfinches, 2004 Hudsonville CBC
January 2006  far flowing water - Ways to Help the Birds this Winter

All back issues are available in pdf format. Check back for an annual table of contents to be added here in the future.