Purpose
The Yuma Audubon Society is dedicated to conserving natural resources,
educating members on conservation issues, and increasing awareness about
the diversity of nature in the Yuma area. Our constitution is here:
YAS
Constitution
In our recent past, Yuma
Audubon has sponsored Audubon Adventures, the Yuma Birding & Nature
Festival, and Audubon Christmas Bird Counts.
Common Poorwill
Meetings
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the cooler months (Nov-Apr)
at 7:30pm, at the Casa Sierra Vista
Apts club house, located at 600 E. 25th Street (just east of Arizona Ave.
& 25th Str.) October and May meetings are usually held at the
Yuma West Wetlands or another park.
A typical meeting agenda is:
- Short business meeting
- Conservation news
- Break with refreshments
- Raffle
- Feature presentation
Date of next
meeting:
Feb 14, 2005
Topic:
- George Montopoli will give a presentation on an extreme
mountain-climbing rescue from last year
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Field Trips
The local Yuma area is
surrounded by many natural features, including the Colorado & Gila Rivers,
deserts, mountains, the Imperial Dunes, and the Salton Sea. Join us
as we explore these areas in search of diverse birds, reptiles, mammals,
and plants.
Field trips are usually held
the Saturday following the monthly Tuesday meeting. We car pool at
the Red Lobster parking lot (corner of 16 Street & 4th Ave.) at 7:00am.
Past trips have visited the Salton Sea NWR, Cibola NWR, Cienega de Santa
Clara, and Palm Canyon.
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Close to Christmas, usually
the 3rd Saturday in December, we hold our annual Christmas Bird Count
(CBC) and Birdathon. The 2006 CBC will most likely be on 16 Dec
2006. We count and monitor the status of birds around Imperial NWR, Laguna Dam, and Mittry Lake.
Date of next
field trip:
Feb 18, 2005 - meet at Red Lobster parking lot at 7:00am
Location: Cibola NWR (Sandhill Cranes, waterfowl, & raptors!)
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Membership
Membership can be at the national or chapter level, or both. Fee
structures and benefits are as follows:
$10 for local
(chapter) members
- Local members receive our
newsletter, "The
Clapper", and are welcome to join us for monthly meetings and field
trips (Oct-May).
We have several levels of membership available; a copy of the form
you can print out is at: YAS
Application
$20 for national members
- National members receive
"Audubon" Magazine and automatically become members of our local
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Contacts
President:
Pat Rather, yaspresident@yahoo.com
Conservation:
Cary Meister, 782-3552,
cwm4@mindspring.com
Program:
John King, 344-7658
Membership:
Bob & Susanna Henry, 627-3608,
tmsbhenry@adelphia.net
Hospitality:
Rod Black, 783-3612
Secretary:
Nancy Meister, 782-3552
Treasurer:
Suzanne Detwiler, 783-9468
Field Trips:
Henry Detwiler, 343-8363,
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Links
National Audubon
Society
www.audubon.org
Imperial NWR
www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/imperial.html
Cibola NWR
www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/arizona/cibola.html
Local & National Rare Bird Reports
birdingonthe.net
Southwest Birders
www.southwestbirders.com
Yuma-area Bird
Guide
www.southwestbirders.com/guide_yuma.htm
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