Habitat Haven Update
Our Habitat Haven volunteers have begun site visits and been enthusiastically received. At the start of our program, we planned on 20 households as a pilot, but we have 35 folks signed up so far, in just our first month,…
Volunteer Spotlight: Evelyn Sherr
Meet our new Habitat Haven volunteer. Evelyn Sherr has joined Lane Audubon’s Habitat Haven Backyard Certification team and is excited to be doing site visits for our new participants who want to have their yards certified. Welcome Ev!! When did…
The Evolution of Bird Feeders
I’ve always been interested in the evolution of birds from their ancestral line of feathered dinosaurs (Long live the dinosaurs!), but recently found myself captivated reading about the evolution of bird feeders. It illustrates the creativity and practical attention to…
Audubon in the Schools Is Back!
The AITS (Audubon in the Schools) program sends volunteers into the classroom and out into the field with students to create future ornithologists and foster an appreciation of nature in the next generation. As of spring 2024, we have six…
In Classroom Drawing with Feathers
Audubon in the Schools (AITS) volunteers are making plans to offer sessions to schools and students this year. Our program depends on in-classroom drawing sessions using bird feathers and specimens that the students use as models for their drawing exercises.…
Attention Birders! Black and Latinx Birders Scholarship Available
Amplify the Future is an organization that envisions a system in which higher education is free, equitable, and accessible in the United States. Until that dream comes true, the organization intends to fill some of the gaps by supporting and…
Bird Effects from Mid-January 2024 Ice Storm
By Vjera Thompson Storm started Friday night with ice and snow-like material on top of it (little ice balls). Saturday morning I walked to Danebo pond. Already signs of disruption with a pipit landing on a blade of grass in…
Delta Ponds Loop Trail Gets a Bridge
Crews with the city installed a new 100-foot-long bridge over some of the Delta Ponds wetlands on January 25. Philip Richardson, a landscape architect with the city’s Parks and Open Space Department, noted that it is just one part of…
Birds and Cats–A Lethal Combination
Many of us who love birds and wildlife also love cats. Unfortunately, our cats do serious damage when they roam freely. Both the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have found that bird and…
Thanks for Helping!
Thank you to Cecelia Hagen, Ash Berry, and Barbara Bryson for setting up and staffing the Lane County Audubon table at the Willamette Valley Bird Symposium on Saturday, February 3. LCAS was a sponsor of the symposium and had several…