Announcements

Audubon prides itself on being an organization whose conservation plans are informed by science. Recently, two papers based on Audubon’s climate study have been accepted in peer-reviewed journals: Making Spatial Prioritizations Robust to Climate Change Uncertainties: A Case Study with North American Birds appears in Ecological Applications and Stacked Species Distribution Models and Macroecological Models […]

Winners of the 2015 National Audubon Society photo contest were announced recently. The contest attracted more than 2,300 participants in four categories — Amateur, Professional, Fine Art, Youth — from all 50 states and 7 Canadian provinces. Nearly 9,000 photographs were entered! You can see the winning images on the Audubon Web site.

It may be hard to believe, but it has been five years since the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although there is a long way to go before the Gulf ecosystem is fully restored, progress has been made. Audubon has played a major role in helping to restore the environment

Are you curious about what the Audubon has been up to at the national level? Do you wonder how your contributions are being used? Answers are in Audubon’s 2014 Annual Report, which is available online. In the report, you’ll find information about Audubon’s conservation strategy and successes, as well as the “nuts and bolts,” including a

Let’s face it: everyone loves hummingbirds! Now you can “Celebrate Hummingbirds” at the national Audubon Web site. The Celebrate Hummingbirds pages feature superb photographs of these feathered jewels as well as information on making your yard — and your town — hummingbird-friendly. Check it out at the Celebrate Hummingbirds site.

We all enjoy seeing and hearing birds. But each individual bird, in the way of all living things, eventually dies. When that happens, the bird remains can be preserved for scientific study. Columbus Audubon recently donated funds to prepare a specimen of our favorite bird, the Song Sparrow, at the OSU Museum of Biological Diversity.