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The chirping birds of winter are bursting into spring song. They awaken us before first light with their beautiful music. The melodies signal the start of the mating season, and the males are singing their hearts out to attract a desirable female.

Displays of brighter colors and mating rituals haven’t changed, but the search for a safe and proper nesting place is becoming more of a challenge. With the ever increasing loss of habit, as a result of man’s desire to clear land for housing and industry, many birds that depend on tree cavities for nesting are now homeless.

I was at the gym recently using the treadmill which has a television mounted to the handlebar. After I selected my workout program, I tuned the TV to the Discovery channel which was broadcasting a show about construction in Dubai, one of seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates. I’m not exactly sure when the program was taped, but estimate that it was about two years ago. The program claimed that at that time, 40% of the world’s cranes (as in construction cranes, not the birds) were in Dubai. Forty percent! I found this astonishing.

Because of global warming, pollution, diminishing forests, and a limited supply of natural resources, people are becoming more aware of the importance of protecting the environment. Waste in the environment affects the air, water, land, animals, plants, and humans. When we use the environment as a waste dump, we take away land from wildlife, pollute the environment, and deplete natural resources. One way people are doing their part to protect the environment is adopting the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Waste Program. The 3R program reduces the amount of garbage going into landfills thereby protecting and conserving our environment.