There has been a recent movement among a number of Audubon clubs to remove the word “Audubon” from the name of each organization. The current board of Washtenaw Audubon supports a name change due to the historical evidence for John James Audubon’s slave ownership and racist opinions. Among the Audubon groups that have changed their […]
Join Washtenaw Audubon Society members and friends for the Washtenaw Audubon Annual Picnic. Bring a dish to share and drinks for yourself. You can also use the grill onsite. We don't have electricity, but we do have our own picnic shelter for the whole group! Nearby, there are restrooms and the Huron River to cool […]
Join Amurthur Ramamurthy for an interesting program on the colorful desert birds of India, including the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. Ram is a native of India and an avid birder and photographer. This is a hybrid event and will be offered in person and via Zoom. Zoom links will be updated here before the […]
Notice to all current members of Washtenaw Audubon: Save the date for this important program to learn about the controversy surrounding Audubon's actions during his lifetime, and the movement to remove "Audubon" from the name of many of our sister birding organizations. We will vote on whether to remove the "Audubon" name at this meeting, […]
Join Washtenaw Audubon’s longtime foreign field trip leader, Bryn Martin, for a report on the WAS trip he led to the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca in August of this year. The trip started in Oaxaca City and visited a variety of habitats from high mountains to the Pacific coast. The trip yielded 220 species, […]
Washtenaw Audubon Society and the Sierra Club Huron Valley Group have partnered to bring you this special presentation. After discovering the Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Team at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in 2020, Joan joined them as a volunteer in 2021. She enjoys traveling north to spend hours on the beach educating park […]
PO Box 130923, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0923
Our mission is to promote the conservation of wildlife and natural beauty in all possible ways, with a particular focus on birds; to cooperate with other organizations whose aims correspond to those of this corporation; and to develop and maintain a conservation program for the youth and adults of the community.
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