A chapter of the National Audubon Society and Audubon New York
"Conservation through Education"
Southern Adirondack Audubon Society (SAAS) is a local organization whose primary goal is to protect the environment by preserving natural habitats
and promoting environmental education. SAAS membership is drawn from Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties in New York State.
If you find a baby bird, READ THIS to find out what to do!
Note that the local animal rescue hotline number is 518-964-6740
We had a great time celebrating Earth Day on April 21st with the Feeder Canal Alliance
for the Annual Clean-up of the Glens Falls Feeder Canal
See Photos Here!
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 Southern
Adirondack
Audubon Society has worked to protect natural
areas and wildlife for over 25 years. Read
more about what we do here. |
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NEW because
you asked for it! Nestbox
plans for American Kestrel can be found
here,
and dimensions for other species can be
found on this printable
page. If you'd like more
information on attracting birds to your
property with nestboxes, Cornell's All
About Birds website has it for
you! Important! Birders needed for Mountain Birdwatch in the Adirondacks and Catskills; more information here. Birdathon
2011 is history. Check out the results
here. Christmas Bird Count
There are
several ways you
can help those doing wildlife
research. The details can be found here. We've
compiled a list of the 275 bird species recorded
within the chapter boundaries. Will
you be the one to add another species? Check out the
Birding
Locations
page for photos and birding information for
several birding hotspots in the SAAS chapter area! Our
Winter Raptor
Identification page will help you identify
the species that winter in the Washington county
grasslands. Please take a minute to visit
this page and enjoy great photos by SAAS member,
Gordie Ellmers of Fort Edward. |
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Our
program schedule and the current poster
can be found here.
SAAS stays in
contact with its members through
monthly meetings. These FREE monthly
meetings include a natural history
program featuring a speaker and slides
or videos, and the public is welcome! |
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New!! Spring
Field Trips and Events Calendar can be found here. |
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Current and archived issues of our
quarterly newsletter, The Fledgling, can be found here. |
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Our screening of the film,
"Gasland" was very well attended. This is a real
threat to our area, and to others in many locations in
New York State. Check our Conservation page for more information on hydrofracking. For those who missed it, here's a link to the "Gasland" website. Our members
have placed nextboxes for bluebirds in several
locations. Volunteers
are needed to monitor them and report on breeding
activity. Training will be provided!
This is your chance to help New York's state bird
- the Eastern Bluebird. Please contact us by
email, or call Pat Fitzgerald at 518-792-6846.
The
boxes were constructed for us by Pat Boire's tech
class in Bolton Landing. Read more about it
here. Audubon is
always at work on national, state, and local
levels. Updates
are available on some important issues, and
can be found on the Conservation
page. Keep
tabs
on
what
is
happening
with
the
proposed
Killian
development
in
the
Fort Edward
Grasslands IBA. |
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Our chapter
motto is "Conservation through Education."
Our goal is to educate the public through our
monthly programs, our website and outreach
programs. |
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Our chapter business, activities,
newletter and website are maintained by the board
of directors and dedicated volunteers. The
roster and contact information can be found here. |
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Join
SAAS
as
a Chapter Supporter and help support
our local conservation and natural
history projects. Visit
our Membership
webpage.
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There are many webpages dedicated to
natural history, conservation and birding. A
few may be found here. |
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We are always pleased to hear from
you. If you have suggestions for improving
our website, ideas for public programs, or
requests for field trips you would enjoy, please contact us. |
SAAS would like to thank NetHeaven
for donating webspace to our chapter.
