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Audubon’s Work in Washington. Unified by the Power of Birds.
Edited by Gayle Talbot, President
From the 2024 Audubon WA Impact Report, here is a snippet directly concerning our area ~ includes CNWR ~ location of our ARK program!
Through our Flight Plan, we commit to achieving significant milestones that will demonstrate measurable impact on the climate and biodiversity crises. We are pleased to report back to you that your investments supported the following impact over the past year: 2024
Conserving quality, connected, and climate-resilient bird habitat…
Audubon Washington is a key advisor for the Washington Shrub-steppe Restoration and Resilience Initiative, aimed at enhancing shrub-steppe ecosystem health and fire resilience. This year, we celebrated the completion of a long-term strategy to promote ecosystem health, resilience, and wildlife recovery across the 10-million-acre Columbia Plateau. The strategy lays out an ambitious set of goals and actions focused on community engagement, habitat protection, habitat restoration, species management, and fire management.
Want to find out more, or get involved? See the rest of Audubon Washington’s 2024 Impact Report - https://tinyurl.com/WA2024Audubon
Thank You So Much!
By Margaret Schiffner, Treasurer
The CBAS chapter volunteers are looking forward to being able to present our Audubon Refuge Keepers (ARK) program in 2025 to Basin elementary students, due to the support of many who have renewed their memberships! The diversity of members from various locations is amazing!
Thank you to the following for their CBAS membership renewals: Gayle Van Nurden, Renton; Shiraz Vira, Ephrata; Karen Schafer, Janet Johnson, Moses Lake; Mar Don Resort, Othello; Linda Murphy, Royal City; Dee Caputo, Warden; Mona Kaiser, Soap Lake; and Bill Weiss, Quincy.
We are also excited about being able to award scholarships from the continuing donations received for the Ron Van Nurden Memorial Scholarship to those that are choosing a career in preserving wildlife and their habitats for future generations.
Many thanks to our recent donors to the scholarship program: Schwab Charitable, San Francisco, CA (in memory of Anita Bookey); Bill Weiss, Quincy; Paula Zanter-Stout, Moses Lake; Smart Payables, Centennial, CO; Columbia Basin School Retirees’ Association; Robert & Patricia Young, Arvada, CO; Confluence Health Clinic, Moses Lake; Graeme Cloutte; Colorado Springs; Gayle Van Nurden, Renton; Kathleen Morton, Spokane; Mar Don Resort, Othello; Pat & Donna Palmerton, Moses Lake; and Animal World Veterinary Clinic, Moses Lake.
Finally, thanks to Naomi Hanvey and A&H Printers for their work on the newsletter.
2025 CBAS Saturday Morning Bird Walks
Organized by Margaret Heming and Shiraz Vira
We have 6 bird walks planned for 2025! Usually scheduled for 8-10 am. The first two walks are further away, so they will take 3-4 hours of your time. The walks will be on either the last or next-to-last Saturday of the month. Updates and reminders will be in the newsletter, on the website (centralbasinaudubonsociety.org), and on our Facebook page (Central Basin Audubon Society).
April 26 Sun Lakes State Park/Dry Falls
May 31 Gettys Cove (south of Vantage)
June 28 Gloyd Seeps, off Road 11 on Stratford Road
July 26 Lind Coulee/Chestnut Orchard
August 23 North Potholes Reserve
September 20 Potholes State Park
There are many purposes for our walks.
Get out in Nature and learn about our local birds
Meet people, learn from each other, and have fun
Get acquainted with birding hotspots throughout Grant County
Our overall purpose as Audubon members is to advocate for protecting our precious wildlife habitats. Habitat is the Key to Wildlife.
For more info, contact Margaret at 509-475-3143
Central Washington National Wildlife Refuge Complex Thanks CBAS
From Trina Staloch, Deputy Project Leader at US Fish and Wildlife Service
Bird Watching!
Photos by Paula Zanter-Stout
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