Puembo is a town a few miles outside of Quito and 20 miles away from the airport. I returned from Ecuador in September after recording more than 300 species in 11 days. Ecuador has more species per square mile than…
The LCAS Audubon in the Schools (AITS) group met recently to discuss the potential for AITS school sessions in this school year. Our volunteer team is eager to begin engaging students once again! We want school teachers who are interested…
Sad news. Cape Arago Audubon has reluctantly decided it is time to put the Oregon Shorebird Festival to rest, after 34 successful runs. Once upon a time, we had truly awesome shore birding here in the fall, but that has…
Barb Pope and Rose Britton gave a one-hour presentation at a kids’ day event called “Off the Beaten Path” at the Cottage Grove Library the afternoon of August 4th. Twenty-eight kids, ages ranging from 4 to 11, participated. Barb and…
Editor’s note: Ram Papish has been a recurring, and always entertaining, presenter at our LCAS Program Meetings. For months I have kept an Oregon’s Birds poster that he created on my computer’s desk top just because I liked it so…
Please do not use drones for bird photography or videography as they may cause harm to birds. The birds are likely to perceive the drone as a predator and leave their roosting or nesting area. Drones could disturb them to…
Dear Cecelia Hagen, My students loved the Audubon Adventures Magazines and learned many facts from them. First, they liked learning about climate change and what they can do to protect our important ozone layer. They loved hearing about the young…
Nora Hagerty, a first-grade teacher at Adams Elementary, kindly responded to a request for insight into how educators are using the Audubon Adventures materials. Her creative and innovative ideas clearly help her students appreciate birds and the interwoven world they…
Herb Wisner passed away on February 20th, 2022, just short of his 100th birthday. The following article was published prior to his passing. You can join Herb’s 100th birthday celebration, by mailing cards/letters to this address: Herb Wisner, 2965 Olive…
Lane Audubon is sad to report the passing of life-long Audubon member, Herb Wisner on February 20th. Herb, a Lane Audubon Board member and long-time organizer of the Eugene Christmas Bird Count, was a teacher, writer and committed naturalist and…