NABA Butterfly Park

[Mike Quinn]

"Profits being made on someone else's back?" Sounds like slavery...

NABA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. They are building a multi-million
dollar 100 acre world class butterfly park.

"This land, just east of Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, is being donated to
NABA by Bentsen-Palms, LLP. The land donation is contingent upon NABA
raising $500,000 to begin actualizing the project."

The last issue of American Butterflies hinted that there would be an
announcement soon on the status of the Park. In the meantime, see the web
site for more details.

Mike Quinn PS: be sure to check out the South TX hot list too...

NABA Butterfly Park
http://www.naba.org/nababp.html

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NABA-South Texas
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/

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http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/recent.html


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu]On
Behalf Of Hank & Priscilla Brodkin
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 5:26 PM
To: Grkovich, Alex
Cc: 'Ron Gatrelle'; TILS group; leps-l
Subject: Re: [leps-talk] Re:Glassberg


"Grkovich, Alex" wrote:
>
> Well, what I am really confused about is this: The "Butterfly Park" land
was
> donated; they are awaiting the "raising" or "donations" of $500,000 before
> they "go forward". Now, is Admission going to be charged to enter the
> facility? In other words, either everything (or a good portion) was
> obtained, and yet a sizeable profit is going to realized when the facility
> is operating (?). There's something "fishy" with that, to me, anyway. It
> would have more credible if the land was boughten by the organization, the
> financing was procured and paid for by the organization, etc. Profits
being
> made on someone else's back? Are we talking of this here?
>
>

"They" need $500,000 to get the $500,000 matching funds to obtain the
property.
NABA as such is or was running in the red. Jeff's money keeps it going.
They certainly don't have $500,000.  The land is a chunk of plowed over
agricultural
land bewteen two wildlife reserves.  This land has to be planted in
native stuff.
Gardens will be made.  A headquarters building has to be built.  The
land will
also adjoing the World Birding Center.
Want a job?  They probably will need at least one manager and some
groundskeepers.
How are these folks going to get paid?
Yes there will be admition - as there is in most federal and state
wildlife reserves.
Or do you think the government should do this?
Profits?  Do you really think this is being done for profit?  I sure
would hate
to have you for my business manager :-)


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	             Hank & Priscilla Brodkin
	          Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ
                   Send Mailto:hankb at theriver.com
             SouthEast Arizona Butterfly Association
          http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasa/home.html
         "Butterflies of Arizona - a Photographic Guide"
           by Bob Stewart, Priscilla and Hank Brodkin
         http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabasa/book.html


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