Welcome to Jan Rising, who is our new Board Recording Secretary! Jan moved to Eugene from Bend, Oregon, where she was deeply involved with East Cascades Audubon Society for many years. We are grateful that she has stepped up, knowing…
Mt. Pisgah hosted more than a thousand guests, wildflower displays, a varied music lineup, vendors, and nonprofit booths for the Mt. Pisgah Wildflower and Music Festival on May 21, 2023. LCAS’s booth was among the nonprofits in attendance, and we…
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,…
Sad news. Cape Arago Audubon has reluctantly decided it is time to put the Oregon Shorebird Festival to rest, after 34 successful runs. Once upon a time, we had truly awesome shore birding here in the fall, but that has…
Volunteers are the “green energy” that drives the activities of the Lane Audubon chapter. The only way we are able to keep our projects running is with folks who have some time, talent, and initiative to help. The work done…
“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…
Audubon in the SchoolsThe Audubon in the Schools team has been doing a wonderful job bringing this educational program into our schools. Volunteer instructors have also presented some beginning birding classes for the Outdoor Schools Program. In 2019 the overall…
Volunteers are invited to help gather data for the largest Short-eared Owl study in the world! This community science project covers eight states. To participate, potential surveyors sign-up for a survey grid and complete two 90-minute road-based surveys from March…
Date Set for Eugene Christmas Bird CountThis year Sunday, December 29, is the date for the 2019 Eugene Christmas Bird Count (ECBC). This fun and exciting event is open to anyone interested in birds. If you are a beginning birdwatcher…
Audubon in the Schools: Year-end Summary Numbers, Thank You Booth Volunteers, Swift Event Recap and ThanksAudubon in the Schools: Year-end Summary Numbers–From the 2018 fall term through the 2019 spring term, our AITS team gave 44 presentations in 19 schools…