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…
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.…
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…
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…
Some birding groups have held “Big Sit” events where participants gather in a birdy area and watch for any birds that fly, swim, or hop by in order to count them. A contest or a bird count tally might be…
“Office” AssistantLane Audubon needs assistance with acknowledging members’ renewals and donations. This person would send out responses each month providing a prompt response to our generous members!! Excel and Word skills required while working from your computer.FMI: please contact Maeve…
The core group of Audubon in the Schools (AITS ) volunteers had a virtual meeting in January to discuss how we might interact with schools and students in 2021. This program depends on in-classroom interactions with bird feathers and specimens…
Lane Audubon is happy to welcome Katy Vizdal as our new Instagram and Facebook poster. Katy approached us to help out with social media outreach and we are happy to have her help! Welcome, Katy!Greetings, my name is Katy Vizdal,…
A big Thank You to Rachael Friese for her work on the Audubon Adventures program over the past five years! Rachael’s other commitments are taking her away from this project, but we appreciate all the help she has given to this important…
I would like to acknowledge the passing of Barry Lopez, the well-known author who lived along McKenzie River for decades. I began reading his work in the 1970s and continued to buy his books as new ones were released. I…