Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance seeks a new President who is willing to commit their skills and leadership to the highest possible impact toward our mission, following the upcoming retirement of our current President in Spring 2025. This is an unpaid volunteer position, for two-year terms commencing in July 2025,

We had a wonderful Dragonfly Walk on Sunday! Thank you to Zach Kemp for leading it and opening up that world to us all. Thank you to Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum for their support and enthusiasm for these events. We were able to identify 14 species and provide

We had a fantastic turnout at Leonard Preserve for our recent Butterfly Walk, with 25 nature enthusiasts joining us to explore the serene prairie and woods. Together, we marveled at nature’s beauty and observed an impressive array of 23 butterfly species, including the pictured Giant Swallowtail (photo by Zach Kemp).

Our June program where Don Chalfant presented an interesting evening of his bird photographs, along with their songs and calls. Don is a longtime member of the Washtenaw Bird and Nature Alliance, a former president, and popular speaker and field trip leader. He set a number of past Washtenaw County

Please join the Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance and resident dragonfly enthusiasts on Sunday, July 28, from 10 am to 12 pm at Matthaei Botanical Gardens to observe, appreciate, and learn about the captivating winged beauties of the order Odonata. We will have extra binoculars available for those who need

WOW! What a great butterfly walk today Matthaei Botanical Gardens. So far, we logged 22 species of butterflies and about 25 homo sapiens. More observations will likely come in as folks get their photos up on iNaturalist. This project page will be updated as they do.

What a fun and jam packed week to be part of Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance! Between Wednesday, June 19 and Sunday, June 23, we have five events scheduled for all to enjoy. Check out our events calendar below for more details about them all. Events include: Juneteenth Bird Walk,

We had a great group at our first Moth Night! This iNaturalist project will begin capturing observations from last night as they are posted by participants: https://www.inaturalist.org/…/moth-night-at-furstenberg… To see observations from all WBNA Moth Nights, check out this iNaturalist.org umbrella project (aka project of projects ): https://www.inaturalist.org/…/moth-nights-of-washtenaw… To see all

 (July 31–Aug 17, 2024) Please consider joining fellow members of Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance in an international birding trip to Madagascar. Virtually every creature on Madagascar is endemic and this trip will be focused on seeing as wide a variety of birds and other animals as possible. We will

Dear Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance, members and friends, Good News! After a thoughtful period of consulting with community members, the Washtenaw Audubon Society (WAS) Board and members of WAS, our new name is now officially Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance. We are delighted to announce our new name to