April/May 2018 Field Notes
Third Saturday Bird Walk - August 18th
Posted on Monday, August 13th, 2018
John Sullivan will be leading this month's walk at the Royal Ave entrance to Fern Ridge. John has been seeing great shorebirds such as Baird's and Pectoral Sandpipers! All ages and skill levels are welcome. Bring binoculars, if you have them.
Date:
Saturday, August 18, 2018 - 8:00am
Location:
Fern Ridge Royal Ave - Meet at SEHS
From Our President: Enthusiastic Volunteers Inspire Interest in Birding
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
Spring was Event-Full for Lane Audubon, and I have several people to thank for their outreach and education efforts over the past two months!
Between April 10th and May 18th, Barb Pope and Kathy Wilson taught 13 “Audubon in the Schools” class sessions in just eight days! They reached 366 students at five different schools in Eugene and Springfield. They were helped by our five new volunteers: Janet Barnes, Rose Britton, Rachael Friese, Marty Merrill, and Bryan Ribelin. Children and teachers alike were thrilled that we came into their classes with bird specimens and art supplies so they could learn to observe and draw the bird specimens. This is an important educational program for Lane Audubon, and we are still looking for a leader to take on the coordination of this effort. We hope to keep this great program moving into the future!
Conservation Column: Take Time to Focus on Bees’ Needs
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
You might have heard a little something about the birds and the bees. But maybe you haven’t heard that what’s good for bees is good for birds as well. Because that’s true, Lane County Audubon has joined the Eugene Pollinator Protection Committeein collaboration with the Xerces Society, Beyond Toxics, Walama Restoration Project, GloryBee, and the City of Eugene Parks and Open Spaces. By helping to protect native bees, we also secure resources, habitat, and health for our bird populations and other wildlife.
Unfortunately, pollinator populations have declined dramatically. A 2017 report revealed that over 700 species of native bees are in trouble.
Thank You Audubon Adventures Sponsors!
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018This school year, Lane County Audubon Society has put a record number of Audubon Adventures kits in classrooms! We couldn’t have done this without our generous sponsors. Thanks to them, we were able to place 62 kits in 51 classrooms across 21 Lane County schools! That’s about 1,275 students that have been enriched with standards-based science content about birds, wildlife, and their habitats.
Audubon in the Schools (AITS) Needs Volunteers and a Leader
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
This Lane Audubon program is in high demand by grade school teachers. Teachers and their students love this program!
Our volunteer instructors and five new people brought the program to several classrooms this spring.
We hope to continue to build our volunteer pool, and more importantly, we need a leader to organize the teaching materials and set up classroom visits.
We hope to offer more in-school programs going forward.
Please help us provide the kids with these art and biology lessons!
Fall 2018 Lane Audubon Program Meetings
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018After a summer break, our program meetings will start up again in the fall! Save these dates.
Tuesday September 25–Paul Engelmeyer, Audubon Tenmile Creek Sanctuary Manager, will talk about Land and Sea Conservation Issues and Strategies. These include Oregon Marine Reserves and the conservation challenges, along with Forage Fish and Coho Recovery efforts on the Oregon coast, and
issues facing the Marbled Murrelet.
LCAS Big Day, May 5, 2018
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
ThWorld Migratory Bird Day Celebration
Posted on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018
On World Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, May 12, Lane County Audubon Society and Nearby Nature co-sponsored a family-friendly event at Nearby Nature’s Learnscape in Alton Baker Park.
Attendees young, old, and in between were treated to bird walks in the park, bird- and nature-related games and activities, and information about the migratory birds in our area.