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Yakima Valley Audubon Society!
Tree Swallows, photo: Kevin Rutherford
Membership Benefits
Yakima Valley Audubon Society presents interesting, informative and educational programs on a variety of topics related to the environment and nature. For program information visit our Homepage. The Annual Meeting of the Society, which is for members and guests only, is held the first Thursday of December at the Yakima Area Arboretum. The Board of Directors meets each month except July and December at 7 PM at a location announced in the chapter newsletter. Members may attend Board meetings; however, please notify the host because of possible space restrictions.
Yakima Valley Audubon sponsors field trips and everyone is encouraged to come along – Audubon members and non-members, novice and experienced birders alike. Field trips are a great way to get acquainted with other birders, to discover places to go birding in our area and to learn more about birds and birding.
YVAS publishes a newsletter, the Calliope Crier. The newsletter details the news of the chapter and all of our activities.
The Yakima Valley Audubon Society has been active in conservation issues almost since its conception. From working to preserve habitat for the Spotted Owl in the 1980s to urging the United States Forest Service to ban woodcutters from cutting snags in 2015, Yakima Valley Audubon has been a steady voice for conservation in Central Washington. If you are interested in conservation issues, we welcome you to join us.
American Goldfinch, photo: Alex Kistler.
Conboy National Wildlife Refuge field trip, photo: Joe Zook.
Black-crowned Night Heron, photo: Alex Kistler.