What a busy year this has been for the Raptor Center… record-breaking patient numbers (more than 500, including over 80 barn owl orphans), multiple raptor rescues and renestings, plus an increase in visitors and the return of education programs. Cascades…
Lane Audubon would like a volunteer who could serve as an administrative assistant for Board and Chapter responsibilities. Requisite skills include use of typical word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint. Since we do not have a physical office, working from…
The American Bird Conservancy, a non-profit national organization, is dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas and has been working for years on efforts to reduce threats to bird populations. One of their project areas has…
We are grateful that Cecelia has joined our volunteer group to lead the Audubon Adventures project this school year! Cecelia Hagen grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, and now lives in Eugene. She first started to study birds with her older…
If you’ve ever watched (or wanted to watch) grebes enjoying their mating dance in Klamath Falls, you’ll appreciate this news. The Klamath Basin Audubon Society has commissioned Stefan Savides, a world-class local sculptor, to create a bronze sculpture for installation…
In the spring of 2021, local artists and bird enthusiasts Dennis Arendt and Shel Neal brought a little extra life to Tree Swallow bird boxes out at Green Island. Building on a decade long project to provide nesting habitat for…
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…
Have you been meaning to sponsor a Lane County Classroom in receiving Audubon Adventures materials, but just haven’t had the time? Well, now is the perfect opportunity to adopt one of our local classrooms that still need support for the…
By Joyce Trawle The National Audubon Society’s signature annual curriculum for elementary-age students, Audubon Adventures, is celebrating its 30th year of publication. This excellent resource helps teachers bring the natural world into their classrooms and connect kids to the environment…
Available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEsVQnT6gJ4Saline lakes occur in some of the world’s driest regions yet are home to globally important assemblages of an array of endemic taxa, ranging from microbes to wading birds. This presentation explores how water availability and lithium mining influence the…