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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Redbud Audubon Society is celebrating 47 years of conservation work in Lake County.
The month of April was declared Bird Appreciation Month in Lake County by the Board of Supervisors.
The Redbud Audubon Society requested the proclamation to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 and to recognize the value of birds to the residents, visitors and businesses in Lake County.
The Redbud Audubon Society is the oldest conservation organization in the county. It was founded in 1974 by Evelyn Thompson of Kelseyville and a group of friends who recognized the need for an active environmental group here.
Redbud Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society and functions under its umbrella which includes filing activities and fiscal reports every year, shared memberships and following the lead of the national organization’s bird conservation recommendations.
As a nationally recognized Audubon chapter, Redbud must conduct activities each year, provide educational birding field trips, and follow the standards and best practices for a nonprofit organization. Redbud is a charitable 501c(3) nonprofit and all donations are tax-deductible.
As part of its obligations to the community and as part of its mission, Redbud holds monthly speaker meetings from September through April, and conducts field trips, both in and out of the county, concluding with its annual Heron Days boat tours on Clear Lake at the end of April and beginning of May.
The chapter holds a yearly Christmas Bird Count and reports the data collected from that event to the National organization. Redbud also facilitates the placement of Osprey nesting poles.
Over the last year, Redbud programs and field trips have been curtailed because of COVID-19.
The chapter was able to conduct its annual Christmas Bird Count and offered five Zoom speaker programs and is hoping to start in-person meetings in the fall, along with resuming monthly field trips and Heron Days in the spring of 2022.
Other activities carried out by Redbud Audubon include commenting on proposed development projects that require California Environmental Quality Act review, providing educational materials to local schools and creating and monitoring a Blue Bird Trail of nest boxes.
The chapter is also available to answer questions about birds and wildlife, maintains a website, and is active on Facebook.
If you would like to join in the efforts of Redbud Audubon Society you can either volunteer, become a member, or do both.
For information on how to become a member, go to the chapter’s website at www.redbudaudubon.org.
For other inquiries email the chapter at redbud.audubon@gmail.com or call 707-263-8030.
