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Kalpana had a strong attraction to nature. She was entranced by
wildlife — particularly birds — and the environment and spent considerable
time, effort and resources supporting those interests. Kalpana was a
member of several wildlife organizations, including the
Audubon Society,
Nature Conservancy,
and
American Birding Association
among others. She was an avid reader of publications such as
National Geographic Adventure Magazine.
Kalpana often made trips to view birds such as
roseate spoonbills
in
High Island, Texas,
whooping cranes
in
Padre Island, Texas,
hummingbirds
in
Rockport, Texas
and
sandhill cranes
along the
Platte River in Nebraska.
Montsu, Inc. works to further Kalpana's guardianship efforts
through direct and indirect funding of environmental causes. Direct
funding is used to acquire and/or protect natural resources; indirect
funding takes the form of grants and/or bequests to established
nature preservation organizations with a history of success.
Since the loss of
Columbia on 1 February 2003, the following
resources have been made available for environmental causes:
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