New Hope Audubon, the Triangle chapter of the National Audubon Society bird conservation group, changed its name Thursday after a majority membership vote. Its new name is the New Hope Bird Alliance. The name better reflects the group’s focus: “birds, their protection and the joy they bring,” group president Carol Hamilton said in a press […]
PROVIDENCE – The city has four new, tiny, furry residents living high above downtown. Four peregrine falcons have hatched in their nest box atop the Superman Building, according to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. The Audubon Society has a webcam that enables people to watch the eyas, or hatchlings, and their parents. “HAPPY HATCH […]
Apr. 23—BEMIDJI — The Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society will host a Mindful Yoga event and an International Migratory Bird Day this spring, at the Neilson Spearhead Center nature preserve, 48851 County 29. Mindful Yoga: Stretch and Flow will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, led by instructor Ann Gorman. These […]
Dale Matteson, president and chief executive officer of Audubon Development Inc., has a lot of answers about the King’s Landing development project proposed for downtown Fort Pierce. Unfortunately, they’re not responsive to the questions most people have about the plans, which call for construction of a high-rise hotel, housing and commercial space at 311 Indian […]
Jan. 19—Blackbrook Audubon visits a living conservation project at Orchard Hills Park in Geauga County each month for its Important Bird Area survey, and birders of all skill levels are invited to meet at 8 a.m. Jan. 28 at 11340 Caves Road in Chester Township for the next visit. This park is on a restored […]
FOND DU LAC — Marian University will hold its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Prayer Breakfast 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Jan. 15 in the Stayer Center Dining Room. Marian also will host a Live Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” later the same day in Dorcas Chapel. Kevin […]
Jan. 2—Blackbrook Audubon welcomes Andy and Erin Avram as they describe their “Brazilian Wildlife Adventure” at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at Penitentiary Glen Reservation. Last summer the Avrams spent two weeks exploring Brazil, which has the third most bird species of any country, the largest river and largest tropical wetland complex. They got to see […]