Volunteer Needed! Quail Distributor
LCAS is in need of a volunteer who can distribute the Quail to a half dozen locations around town at the first of the month nine times each year. This volunteer position takes only a small amount of time but…
Thanks to Judy Brown, Dick Lamster, Booth Staffers
Thanks and Farewell to Judy BrownWe want to thank Judy Brown for her work as Program Coordinator since fall of 2015. Since taking on this activity she has recruited a number of interesting speakers for our Program Meetings. Judy also attended…
From Our President: Maeve and Friends Nature Reads for Winter 2018
I like to ask for book recommendations from friends because we do share some of the same interests! Of course one of the main books being discussed is Noah Strycker’s Birding Without Borders: An Epic World Big Year. If you…
From Our President: An Abundance of Gratitude
The ending of this year and beginning of a new year make me think of gratitude.I find it important for my sanity to remember the many ways I need to be thankful for my existence, and to appreciate the many…
Other Lane County CBCs
Three this year! Feel free to join any or all of them. Florence, Oakridge, Cottage Grove Florence CBCSaturday, December 16The Florence Christmas Bird Count has had a long history as a significant count area. The count circle includes both inland and…
Visit the LCAS Booth at the Good Earth Show-January 19-21, 2018
Make your plans now to visit Lane Audubon’s booth at the 13th annual Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show, which runs January 19-21, 2018, at the Lane Events Center, 796 West 13th Avenue, in Eugene. Hundreds of vendors with…
A New LCAS Audubon Adventures Record!
Sixty Audubon Adventures kits have been requested by Lane County teachers so far this year! Thanks to our amazing sponsors for making this possible. If you are interested in sponsoring a classroom, there’s still plenty of time! Contact Rachael Friese…
Lane County Plans to Resume Roadside Spray of Herbicides Immediately
Since 2008, Lane County has maintained roadways mechanically without the use of chemicals that may harm the health of people and wildlife. Some problem areas were identified and a task force recommended allowing limited use of roadside spray. Recently the…
From Our Treasurer: Simple Pleasures
Talking with a longtime friend on a warm evening in early September, I discovered he had never seen the Vaux’s Swifts entering the chimney at the Old Condon School near Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. The building…