Program Meetings

Harry Fuller will give us a look at the rich and diverse bird populations of Harney County—the Great Basin species we never get on this side of the Cascades. This includes the birds that pass through during migration, and those that are year-round residents.

Each year at the Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show, hundreds of vendors with earth-friendly products gather to promote their wares and provide information on environmental and sustainability topics. Lane County Audubon Society’s booth will be part of the action again this year. 

With Ram Papish and Dawn Harris

Fom the heights of the snow-capped Himalayas to the steamy marshes of Rajasthan, India’s exotic birds and captivating wildlife live side-by-side with a large and diverse human population. Come and see breathtaking images of the exotic birds and mammals of India presented by Ram Papish and Dawn Harris.

The Brown Bears of Hokkaido, Japan: From Gods, to Pests, to Neighbors in 200 years

A presentation by Joe Moll, who has served as the executive director of the McKenzie River Trust since January of 2005.

We live in a rapidly changing world. As landscapes transform, so too do the patterns of distribution and abundance of the species that inhabit them. Human-assisted dispersal and changes in climate contribute to combinations of species that have never before had to share the same territory. At the same time, some birds that were once common in the Willamette Valley are now rarely found.

1st Anniversary Ribbon Cutting with music-food-fun-learning. Activities 10 am - 3 pm Alton Baker Park community shelters, main parking lot. For more info, call Beyond Toxics 541-465-8860 or visit beecityeugene.org

This program is co-sponsored by Sierra Club Many Rivers Group. The Marbled Murrelet is a threatened seabird that inhabits Oregon's castal ares and can nest >40 miles inland within older forest, making it especially challenging for reserchers to understand its breeding ecology. In this presentation

Kangaroo Paws, Donkey Ears, and Frogmouths: Wildflowers and Birds of Southwestern Australia with Bob Fleming

Last September (spring in the southern hemisphere), Bob Fleming visited Australia’s southwestern region. Join us for an evening journey, as he shares some of what he experienced there.

Noah Strycker, now a world-renowned birder, grew up in Lane County. He went on to study birds on six continents, with field seasons in Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Australia, Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, and the Farallon Islands.

If you’ve never had an opportunity to travel into the wilds of eastern Africa, this is your chance for a vicarious visit to an amazing part of the world. John Sullivan and Laura Johnson travelled to Northern Tanzania in 2016. While both of them enjoy looking at birds, animals, bugs, snakes, flowers, and plants wherever they travel, John is the main photographer.