We’ll be working every month on the second Sunday of the month. Let’s spruce up our campus! Help with our new native pollinator-friendly garden, made possible by the Lane County Audubon Society. Please bring gloves.
“Do-It-Yourself Birder” Forest Tomlinson will present “From High to Low and In-between: Traversing the Elevational Ecosystems of Ecuador,” encompassing his solo two-week swing through Ecuador. Traveling between the Western Rainforests of Mindo, the highland páramo around Papallacta Pass, and the foothills of the Amazon Rainforests, he saw almost 400 species. He’ll offer travel information and…
Shinai Grz will lead a walk at Golden Gardens Park, starting at 8 am. Park along Jessen Drive on either side of the street, then meet at the park’s main entrance, at the corner of Jessen Drive and Golden Gardens Street. No bathroom locations are nearby, but some may be found at the many stores…
Sara Spoden, the new Education Manager at Mount Pisgah Arboretum, is reaching out to see if any LCAS members would be interested in Nature Guide volunteering this coming spring and summer. Volunteer Nature Guides will be trained in local ecology, teaching techniques, and nature topics before leading groups of elementary school-age children on weekday field…
View on YouTube: Presenter Magnus Persmark. Antarctica is a continent of superlatives: the driest, the coldest, the harshest, least inhabited, the most remote, the last explored. The South Pole was reached just over 100 years ago. It has lured adventurers for centuries and it continues to draw explorers, scientists, and naturalists. For naturalists, however, the…
Our First Saturday Bird Walks, created in celebration of the Lane Audubon Inclusivity and Diversity Statement, are reserved for women, BIPOC, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Birders of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to join, particularly those who may have felt intimidated at the thought of birding alone or on other guided walks.…
26 people attended this successful event on Saturday April 8, 2023. KVAL News shared the story. Join us to clean our 2-mile section of the West Eugene Wetlands bike path from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday April 8.. We'lll meet near the Euphoria Chocolate Company at Stewart Road and Bertelsen Rd, just north of…
We’ll be working every month on the second Sunday of the month. Let’s spruce up our campus! Help with our new native pollinator-friendly garden, made possible by the Lane County Audubon Society. Please bring gloves.
We hope to welcome the Vaux’s Swifts back in April as they arrive with a warm wind from the south. The timing of the migration varies, so we hope they will show up when we gather to watch the birds ride in on the wind. The swifts use the Agate Hall Chimney to roost for…
The count was 61 species and 17 people. Gerry Meenaghan led a walk around Lane Community College and its sewage ponds, two of Lane County’s best birding hot spots! We’ll meet near the south entrance to Building 16. Participants should be comfortable walking – 2 miles over a mixture of paved and unpaved surfaces and…
“It’s Not Just About the Warblers: Chasing Spring Migration Across the Central and Mississippi Flyways.” Ellen Cantor and Nancy Clogston will will tell tales and show photographs from their epic 6-week, 6,000 mile roadtrip to witness the cacophony of song and color of spring migration. The Southern Willamette Ornithological Club (SWOC) meeting is at the…
Click here for program on YouTube Secrets of the Belted Kingfisher--Marina Richie will take us on a headfirst dive into the world of North America’s jay-sized angler: the Belted Kingfisher. This big-billed bird is the subject of her 2022 award-winning book, Halcyon Journey, In Search of the Belted Kingfisher, with 16 illustrations by artist and…
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.
