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.
Our president, Don Polunci, was interviewed by the Post Star recently about his incredible Short-eared Owl photos chosen for the show which will open on October 3 at the LARAC building in downtown Glens Falls.
View the article online
The 3rd session on the review of theDraft Environmental Impact Statement on the Killian View project will be presented at the Fort Edward Planning Board meeting on October 8, 2008 at 7PM.
Please attend this important meeting and show your support for Audubon as we continue working
to conserve the Fort Edward Grasslands IBA.
More Information on our Fort Edward Grasslands IBA page
Important Call to Action on the Bigger Better Bottle Bill
Please visit our Conservation page
Our president, Don Polunci, was interviewed by the Post Star recently about his incredible Short-eared Owl photos chosen for the show which will open on October 3 at the LARAC building in downtown Glens Falls.
View the article online
The 3rd session on the review of theDraft Environmental Impact Statement on the Killian View project will be presented at the Fort Edward Planning Board meeting on October 8, 2008 at 7PM.
Please attend this important meeting and show your support for Audubon as we continue working
to conserve the Fort Edward Grasslands IBA.
More Information on our Fort Edward Grasslands IBA page
Important Call to Action on the Bigger Better Bottle Bill
Please visit our Conservation page
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 Southern
Adirondack Audubon Society is celebtrating its 25th year in 2008.
Read more about our current projects here. |
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Birdathon 2008 was
held May 8 to May 12. The results are
in!
DEC
has released Draft
Guidelines for
Conducting Bird and Bat Studies at Commercial Wind Energy
Projects. Visit our Conservation
page
for more information. SAAS has prepared a letter of comment; you
may read it here. 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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2008
Program schedule and 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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Members
of SAAS lead birding and other natural history field
trips; they are free and the public, as well as our members, are
encouraged to join us on these trips. Take a look at our Field Trip Schedule. |
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Current and
archived issues of our quarterly newsletter, The Fledgling, can be
found here. |
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Southern
Adirondack Audubon has
released a statement of policy on Wind
Power Development Read the policy paper here After
many
years of hard work, progress is being made in protecting the grasslands
of Washington County. Read about the
latest development!
Other conservation initiatives can be found on the Conservation page. |
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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. |
