Watch on YouTube. Dennis Arendt will share his thoughts on why birding is good for you, along with many of his photos, taken in both exotic and local birding hotspots. He has found that the rewards of birding are not confined to identifying birds and checking them off on your list. Many aspects of birding go…
Our First Saturday Bird Outings, created as part of our commitment to the Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement, are meant to hold intentional space for women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ birders. Birders of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join, particularly those who may have felt intimidated at the thought of birding alone or…
Mark your calendars! The 11th annual Willamette Valley Bird Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, February 1, 2025. Registration is open through 6 January 2025 at 3 pm. University Conference Services is handling registration and is through Ideal Logic, which asks you to first create an account with your email then you can register (OSU folks can log…
Please join the Willamette Valley Hardy Plant Group on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM in the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR. Hugo states, “One of the most common questions received in Japanese Garden consulting is about the plant selection. What should we plant here and why? This presentation is…
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online participatory-science project (also referred to as community science or citizen science) to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time. Each February, for four days, the world comes together…
Jesse Pline will lead our walk on Saturday, February 15. We will meet at 8:00AM in the large parking lot at Dorris Ranch (see this map pin location ). Trails are mostly flat gravel. We will walk approximately a 2 mile loop. There are restrooms that will hopefully be open and they are located near…
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online participatory-science project (also referred to as community science or citizen science) to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time. Each February, for four days, the world comes together…
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online participatory-science project (also referred to as community science or citizen science) to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time. Each February, for four days, the world comes together…
Join Environment for the Americas for our first webinar celebrating World Migratory Bird Day 2025, with the theme Shared Spaces: Building Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities. We’ll explore how to create communities that benefit both people and birds. Our featured speaker is Timothy Beatley, author of The Bird-Friendly City. Beatley is a passionate advocate for blending…
Join Zoom Meeting https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/97632421252?pwd=KaaGLcwU0QpuVXhwsyPIjU2sxSlMOA.1 Meeting ID: 976 3242 1252 Passcode: 192137 Tim Shelmerdine is a well-known world-wide birder who has organized and led birding trips off the coast of Oregon for a decade. In this presentation, he will discuss what defines a “seabird,” while focusing on the seabirds near the Oregon coast. We’ll…
Our First Saturday Bird Outings, created as part of our commitment to the Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement, are meant to hold intentional space for women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ birders. Birders of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join, particularly those who may have felt intimidated at the thought of birding alone or…
Our monthly program meetings have something for everyone. During the last year we hosted programs by naturalists, wildlife artists and expert birders on a variety of topics from the birds of Hawaii, to ravens, wolves, and people, to the migration of red knots. Participating in a program meeting is a fun way to get involved with Lane County Audubon. Meetings are free and open to all.
We are currently meeting on Zoom and in-person as conditions allow on the 4th Tuesday of each month between September and May at 7:00 p.m.