October 11, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Better Birding Series: Planning for the arrival of Birds using eBird’s monthly tools
Do you feel like you are always behind the curve when it comes to preparing for the next season of birds?
Do you wish you were more prepared when you go out to an area to bird and want to know what to find?
Join us for a session on using eBird and its monthly tools and get better prepared for your outings. We will be exploring different paths of Tundra and Trumpeter Swans, and Snow Geese.
Nature Journaling
Fall is coming! Let’s get ready by drawing leaves. We will play with the Big Leaf Maple tree and explore 2 ideas to create a nature journal page. Continue Reading →
Rainier Audubon Society Chapter DRAFT Strategic Plan 2023 – 2033
Since 1978 the Rainier Audubon Society has been working towards our mission to conserve and protect natural ecosystems, birds, and other wildlife in South King County and North Pierce County.
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Winter Birds of Nisqually
Kevin O’Malley, lead naturalist and birder at South Sound Nature School, will Continue Reading →
On the Frontlines of Extinction
On the Frontlines of Extinction: Saving the Rarest Hummingbirds | ABC Webinar Continue Reading →
Seattle Urban Carnivore Project
Have you ever wondered what life is like at the top of the food chain in a big city? The Seattle Urban Carnivore Project aims to find out by monitoring the carnivores of the greater Seattle area. During this presentation, you’ll learn about our work, the variety of carnivores that share our home, and what we all can do to peacefully coexist with them. Continue Reading →
Happy anniversary to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a vital bird sanctuary in southeast Oregon!
On this date in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt established the Lake Malheur Reservation thanks to the prodding of well-known naturalist and Oregon Audubon Society founder William L. Finley.
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Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants by Douglas W. Tallamy
I read this book after a review of it on the Washington Native Plant Society listserve by Allyn Weaks. This review is partly his and partly mine. My first thought about writing this review was how to convince gardeners to purposely grow plants that would attract insects that eat them! I decided it was worth a try if it meant that the insect damage to the plants would be minimal since the insects would attract the birds that Audubon folks love! Continue Reading →
Airport in Enumclaw!
We have just learned about this proposed International Airport idea. We hope you understand the serious nature of the intentions of the FAA and our State Legislature. Enumclaw Plateau Community Association (EPCA) a CSA sponsored by King County Local Services are rallying major pushback on this crazy idea. All of this work we have been doing at the Green River Coalition along the Soos and the Newuakum Creeks is in jeopardy. Continue Reading →