The Yakima Valley Audubon Society is people dedicated to the enjoyment and preservation of the natural world. Through birding, education, and conservation activities in our community, we raise awareness and promote the cause of global environmental protection.
MARCH 2025
March 27 (Thursday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Program. Tom Kogut, expert wildlife photographer speaks about his travels to Brazil’s The Pantenal, the world’s largest wetland. Read more.
APRIL 2025
April 1 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Board Meeting, Zoom
April 5 (Saturday) Yakima Training Center Field Trip. Leader Scott Downes, Field trip is full.
April 12 (Saturday) Second Saturday Bird Walk, Poppoff Trail. Leaders: Kathy and Joe Howell. No need to sign up. See details here.
April 24 (Thursday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Program. Sean Tait presents: The Intelligence of Trees.
April 26 (Saturday) 8:00am – noon. Sunnyside Wildlife Area Field Trip. Leader: Kerry Turley, contact kdturley@gmail.com to sign up. See details here.
MAY 2025
May 3 (Saturday) Field Trip. Second Saturday Bird Walk, Snow Mountain Ranch. Leaders Sarah Shippen and Gene Miliczky. Please note our walk is the first Saturday this month.
May 9-11 KEEN (Kittitas Environmental Education Network) Yakima Canyon Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe, https://www.keen-ycic.org/giss. Celebrating our surroundings with walks and talks about wildflowers, birds, geology and more at the 26 year annual event.
May 13 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Board Meeting. Zoom,
May 16-19 (Friday-Sunday) Yakima County Migration Count. Leader: Scott Downes, downess@charter.net
May 22 (Thursday) YVAS Program: Ice Cream Social. Learn to use eBird!
JUNE 2025
June 1 (Saturday) Field Trip: White Pass Highway. Woodpeckers & Songbirds. Leaders: Andy & Ellen Stepniewski, ses1440@outlook.com
June 5-8 (Thursday-Sunday) Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) and Western Field Ornithologists (WFO) joint conference, Yakima Convention Center. For details, https://wos.org/annual-conference/current-year/
June 10 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. YVAS Board Meeting. Zoom
June 14 (Saturday) Field Trip. Second Saturday Bird Walk, TBD
Field Trips
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Read about our upcoming Field Trips and activities, and all the ways you can get involved with the Yakima Valley Audubon Society.
Upcoming Program
Thursday, February 27, 2025, Sierra Downes on youth birding and birding camp opportunities. Zoom only, 7:00 pm
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Barrow’s Goldeneye, photo: Alex Kistler
American Avocet, photo: Alex Kistler
American Bittern, photo: Alex Kistler