November 1, 2023
THERE IS STILL TIME TO PARTICIPATE!!!
 
“CREATING A SYSTEM OF MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR CHAPTERS!”
A Special Virtual Council Meeting!
7:00 PM, Thursday, November 9, 2023
A primary purpose of the Pennsylvania Audubon Council has been to establish a means to foster mutual learning and support among our Pennsylvania chapters. All chapters need to address organizational issues that include recruiting and supporting chapter leaders, attracting members, funding activities, providing education and outreach to the communities within our chapter territories, and more. Most of our chapters have functioned for decades but not without challenges. We have lost some chapters over the years including the Bucktail Audubon Society, Unami Audubon Society, Wapiti Audubon Society, and now Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society. Nearly all chapters experience organizational struggles from time to time.
 
This meeting will be an open forum for all chapter leaders to identify enduring organizational challenges and to share ideas on how our chapter network can provide consider support. This is a Pennsylvania Audubon Council virtual program and all are invited to participate via ZOOM. 
Registration via Eventbrite is required in order to participate via ZOOM. The ZOOM link is sent to registrants on the day of the presentation.

SHARE WITH YOUR CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS AND SAVE THE DATE!
ACCESS TO PAST COUNCIL WEBINARS!
Previous webinars presented by the Pennsylvania Audubon Council
can be found on our YouTube channel:
 
Our October 19, 2023 webinar entitled “TAKING ACTION ON SINGLE USE PLASTICS!” had forty participants that included Audubon chapter leaders, Bird Town representatives and individuals from Environmental Advisory Councils and others. Heidi Shiver, President of Bird Town Pennsylvania and Sue Murawski, President of Presque Isle Audubon Society anchored the program. Richard Metz, who leads a single use plastic coalition and Faran Savitz, PennEnvironment’s Zero Waste Advocate were important panelists. This webinar reinforced that the most effective efforts to reduce single use plastics at this time are at the municipal level. This is the best pathway, in the near term, to achieve measure of success. Plastics have a deleterious impact on birds, wildlife and our waterways! Single Use Plastics (SUP) was identified as conservation issue of highest priority by our chapter network. Heidi Shiver has created a “SUP” toolkit that will be added to our Council website.

The Third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas:
A Five-Year Community Science Opportunity for All of Us!

The September 22, 2023 presentation by Amber Wiewel provided a comprehensive overview of the third atlas project. This five-year long community science project will begin in January 2024 and continuing through 2029. There are widespread opportunities for participation. The program was recorded and can be found on the Pennsylvania Audubon Council YouTube channel.
Share Your Chapter Posts on the
Pennsylvania Audubon Council Facebook Page!

The Pennsylvania Audubon Council Facebook Page is active! It was established as a means for our Pennsylvania Audubon Chapters to share posts that spotlight special projects, events, and other significant activities. The goal is to demonstrate the contributions that our chapter network makes to benefit the conservation and protection of birds and the environment. It is a public Facebook group intended as a vehicle to highlight our important work in communities throughout the Commonwealth.
We Need Your Updated Chapter Contacts
Please continue to share your updated list of chapter contacts to be added to the DRUMMER mailing list. Similarly, contact us if individuals whose names are on the current distribution list should be removed. Members of the Council Executive Committee will also follow up as needed to confirm any changes, additions, or deletions to the contacts listed for your chapter. Please send your most current and updated list to: paauduboncouncil@gmail.com
Manage Your Email In Box!
A Recommendation:
The Pennsylvania Audubon Council uses a Gmail address for many routine communications. Because Gmail uses a “.com” in its address, many recipients will find messages routed to a “junk” or “spam” folder. This can be avoided by a simple step as you manage your email at home or work. Simply add paauduboncouncil@gmail.com to your email mailbox and future messages will appear in your regular “inbox” of incoming emails.