Connor Bailey is the new Pacific and Central Flyway Enterprise GIS Support Specialist for NAS Conservation Planning. Based out of Colorado, Connor is tasked with assisting chapters and states with their GIS and mapping needs. He is excited to meet the talented chapter leaders working in Washington State and will be leading a half day GIS/Online ... Read more
Date: September 20, 2014 Location: Shilo Inns, Ocean Shores, WA Site Map: Available here Venue Map: Available here Registration: $35 through brownpapertickets. Please contact Joey Manson (jmanson@audubon.org) if you prefer to register by check. See the ACOW webpage for information about lodging. Agenda: Draft agenda available here. Guest Speakers: Biographies for Dr. Gary Langham, Stan Senner ... Read more
Cap off ACOW 2014 with some local birding! Dianna Moore of Grays Harbor Audubon Society will be leading a field trip on Sunday, September 21, to Bottle Beach SP, checking out the North Jetty in Ocean Shores and possibly the sewage lagoon. Date: September 21 Time: 8:00 am Meeting Location: South end of Ocean Shores Blvd. High ... Read more
Do you have favorite birding photos you would like to share? Bring up to ten photos and share for up to ten minutes. Don't want to talk? That's fine. Just share your photo(s). Interested? Email 4info@blackhills-audubon.org. and we'll put you on the list. First come. First serve. If we have room left over on ... Read more
Thurston Conservation District's plant sale is Saturday, March 5th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the District Office parking lot at 2918 Fergusen St SW #1-A Tumwater, WA 98512. Contact Ashley McVie at 360 754-3588 Ext 100 weekdays between 12:30 p.m and 4:30 p.m. Black Hills Audubon Society's (BHAS) Climate Change Initiative experts will ... Read more
March 7, 2015 (Sat.) South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Student Union Building 2011 Mottman Road SW Olympia, WA 98512 5:00 pm: Social Time and Auction Perusal 5:30 pm: Dinner Begins Please note: We have reached capacity and are no longer taking reservations. We thank our business donors. Can’t make it to the Annual Dinner? ... Read more
If you are interested in mitigating climate change … SAVE THE DATE! Must RSVP by 12-midnight Mon., March 23 to Kim Adelson. On Wednesday, MARCH 25th, BHAS will be holding a forum at which participants will help both to shape BHAS’ agenda in regards to climate change and to discover steps that they as ... Read more
BHAS Field Trip: Pioneer Park for Families and Children Leaders: Mary Russell and Patrea Stoddard This trip is specifically designed for children and their families. Pioneer Park in Tumwater boasts meadows, woods, Deschutes River, marsh, soccer and baseball fields, and playgrounds. In spring there are many different bird species active, busy, and visible at Pioneer. ... Read more
Location: Leavenworth, Washington The Leavenworth area features spectacular habitats ranging from snow-capped mountains to sunny ponderosa pine forests, lush riparian zones to shrub-steppe. All field trips during this festival are led by experts and professionals in their field. Learn about the wide variety of migratory birds that come to the Leavenworth area for the breeding ... Read more
Location: Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, British Columbia, Canada For three years running, the Meadowlark Nature Festival has been voted the “Best Annual Community Event in the South Okanagan”. The festival has evolved into one of Canada’s premier outdoor nature celebrations offering over 90 environmental tours and events held under the open sky, which take people ... Read more
Dave Ware, new Wolf Policy Coordinator for WDFW, will provide a presentation on the status of wolf recovery in Washington. The state adopted the Wolf Conservation and Management Plan in December, 2011. Washington’s wolf population is growing and spreading. However, the jury is still out on whether Washington citizens are ready for wolves and the ... Read more
BHAS Field Trip: Tenino and South County for Tireless Birders Leader: Paul Hicks We'll visit a variety of habitats and locations in South County in a quest to find 70+ bird species. Expect plenty of “action” as migration will be in full swing and birds in full song. Tireless, hard-core birders who like a faster ... Read more
Location: Wenas Creek Campground Every Memorial Day weekend, members of Washington's Audubon chapters and their families and friends gather at the primitive, yet free!, Wenas Creek Campground in the Wenas Valley, on the east side of the Cascades between Ellensburg and Yakima, to enjoy the natural surroundings, abundant bird life, and each other's company. There ... Read more
Meet other birders from Mason County or those who happen to be in the area. Discuss good places to bird and the interesting birds you have sighted recently. Have a beverage and or a bite to eat with us. Come ready to share where and why you go birding in a particular spot. People new ... Read more
Instructor: Paul Hicks Many birders find birding by ear particularly challenging, yet it opens up a whole new dimension of identifying and enjoying our avian friends. Paul hopes to introduce BBE to beginning birders as well as enhance the skills of more advanced birders. The class will focus on song recognition--not highly technical but homework ... Read more
