Columbus Audubon

Columbus Audubon seed fundraiser a success

Columbus Audubon would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to all who participated in the 2009 Bird Seed Fundraiser. Your support provides Columbus Audubon with vital funds to continue our contribution to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, maintain Calamus Swamp Sanctuary and fund nature education projects. Whether you feed the birds all year or seasonally, Columbus Audubon’s Seed Fundraiser is the perfect opportunity to treat your birds while supporting a great and valuable cause.

Green Lawn 2010 Photo Contest

Memorial at Green Lawn

Our friends at Green Lawn Cemetery have launched their annual Photo Contest. The contest runs through the entire year, with winners announced next January. Cash prizes will be $300 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third.

All photos submitted must be taken at Green Lawn -- not a great hardship for those of us who visit and bird there on a regular basis! For contest rules and information on submitting photos, see the Photo Contest page at the Green Lawn Web site.

2010 Wildlife Diversity Conference: "It All Makes Sense"

Wildlife species and the senses will be the subjects of discussion at the 2010 Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference, scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus. The conference, It All Makes Sense, is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. It is open to the public.

John Flicker Steps Down as Audubon President

B. Holt Thrasher, Chair of the Board of Audubon, has announced that John Flicker has stepped down as President and CEO of the National Audubon Society. Audubon is beginning a nationwide search for a new leader. Meanwhile, Dr. Frank Gill, a well-known ornithologist, current Audubon Board Member and former Audubon Chief Scientist, is serving as interim President.

CA / OOS Waterfowl Symposium

Ann Oliver

Wood Duck Photo: Earl Harrison

Walk, swim, fly, or waddle your way to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center this February. Columbus Audubon, partnering with the Ohio Ornithological Society, presents a Waterfowl Symposium February 26-28, 2010, at the GIAC. Through lectures and speakers, we'll travel to the marshes of Iraq, visit the breeding grounds of the Arctic, flyover the stopover habitat of Lake Erie, and look inside nests to learn about the secret life of waterfowl.

The weekend event features an optional benefit concert Friday evening, a great lineup of speakers on Saturday, and optional field trips on Sunday morning. To register online, or to learn more, click on Waterfowl Symposium on the menu to the left.

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