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Surfrider is hosting its second Washington Coast Leadership Academy
Surfrider is hosting its second Washington Coast Leadership Academy, dedicated to building an effective leadership network for Washington’s coastal areas. People that complete the course will be able to: work with all people, no matter whose “team” they are on; build communities on the basis of shared values; put themselves in places where conversations are happening; etc. This type of [...]
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WEST ROCKY PRAIRIE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
As many of you know, BHAS is a long-time supporter of prairie-oak woodland conservation. We were a partner with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in acquiring the original 810 acres at West Rocky Prairie from Citifor in 2004. At that time, WDFW wanted to purchase the entire property but half was sold to the Port of Tacoma [...]
New on the Webpage – Local “Birdy” Places
Check out Local “Birdy” Places under the Birding tab. This includes Bonnie Wood’s guide to local area birding places, information on Grass Lake Refuge by Jim Lynch, and a guide to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge by Phil Kelly. READ MORE...
Water in birds’ lives
As most of you know by now, six major avenues to making your yard (or other space) more bird friendly are to provide food, water, shelter, plus protection from toxins, from predators, and from window strikes. Water is perhaps the most important and beneficial of these needs, and one of the least costly, but one often overlooked here in the [...]
Washington Environmental Council
Are you interested in environmental activism? Are you concerned about endangered species here in Washington? There’s an opportunity for you to make a difference without ever leaving Olympia. Every Tuesday of the month, the Department of Natural Resources meets in Olympia to make decisions about how our state forests are managed and how to conserve habitat for endangered species like the [...]
Birds of Costa Rica/Sam Merrill
September 14 @ 7:00 pm-9:00 pmCosta Rica, with an area less than that of West Virginia, has approximately the same number of bird species as the United States. With forests that range from dry to very wet and elevations from sea...
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Bird Walk at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR
August 2 @ 8:00 am-12:00 pmPhil Kelley leads a bird walk every Wednesday at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The walk begins at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. The public is welcome. Bring rain gear, walk...
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Olympia Birds & Brew
August 21 @ 4:30 pm-6:30 pmGather with birders at the Fish Tale Brewpub on the third Monday of each month. People will share their “best birding spots in our area.” Come ready to share where and why you go birding in a part...
Find out more »BLACK HILLS AUDUBON SOCIETY
(BHAS) is a chapter of the National Audubon Society (see NAS’ newly redesigned website). BHAS represents Lewis, Mason, and Thurston counties in the state of Washington. It is an all-volunteer-based, non-profit organization whose 1,300+ members share interests in birds and other wildlife, their habitats, and natural history. Our goals are to promote environmental education and recreation and to maintain and protect our ecosystems for future generations.
We also work with the state Audubon office (Audubon Washington).
BECOME A MEMBER
When you become a Black Hills Audubon member, your membership dollars will be used at a local level and you will also receive the ECHO newsletter. Or if you chose your primary membership to be with National Audubon Society, you will automatically also be a member of Black Hills Audubon Society.
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