Weminuche Audubon Society

Wetlands Preservation Group
2020-03-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This meeting will be a discussion of our presentation to the Town Council. We will also talk about what our future involvement will be.

March Board Meeting
2020-03-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Board meetings are open to the public. Our regular meeting of 3/2 was postponed for one week. If you are attending and have an item you would like to have added to the agenda, contact Jean at jeanzirnhelt@centurytel.net

Monte Vista Crane Festival
2020-03-06 - 2020-03-08 | Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge, Monte Vista, Colorado
The cranes will visit the Monte Vista area from now through the middle of March. Visit the festival website http://mvcranefest.org for information on festival events and tours or take a tour to the Wildlife Refuge on your own to see these amazing birds and more.

Wetlands Preservation Group Presentation
2020-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 | Town Hall Council Chambers, 551 Hot Springs Blvd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
Our wetlands preservation group will be making a presentation to the Town Council at their work session. We will share our research and goals to preserve this important area along the riverwalk in town.

February Chapter Meeting
2020-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Join us for a fun time building birdhouses. Socializing with refreshments begins at 6:00 and the meeting starts at 6:30. After a brief update on chapter activities, this month’s program will focus on the ecology of some important cavity-nesting birds in our area with a hand’s-on birdhouse building workshop.
Keith Bruno and Herb Grover, with the assistance of Bill Breding and Jim Stevens, have put together birdhouse kits designed for chickadees and bluebirds that attendees can finish assembling at the meeting. Charles Martinez has fabricated American Kestrel nest boxes with materials generously donated by Terry’s Ace Hardware.
For a nominal donation, you can take home a birdhouse that you have assembled. We hope that you will provide a nesting space for birds. Birdhouses not claimed will be donated to community organizations for placement in the community. Tools and materials to assemble the birdhouses will be available, but you are encouraged to bring a cordless drill if you have one.
Audubon meetings are free and open to the public. In appreciation for our meeting space, we ask that you bring a donation of non-perishable food for the Methodist Church Food Bank.

Great Backyard Bird Count Outing
2020-02-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Navajo State Park, Highway 151, Arboles, CO
Join us to count birds at the Watchable Wildlife Viewing area at Navajo State Park. We will post our findings to be included in the backyard bird count. We will meet @ 9 AM in the parking lot on Highway 151. From Highway 160, drive about 20 miles south on Highway 151. The parking lot is on the left shortly after crossing the Piedra river. No park entrance fee is required. Carpooling is encouraged. If weather forces cancellation, it will be posted that morning. Contact Charles at 970-731-2985 with questions.

Loaves and Fishes
2020-02-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Parrish Hall, Lewis St.
Weminuche Audubon Society is sponsoring this free community meal. We will help prepare and serve the meal. If you are interested in volunteering, contact maureencollins446@gmail.com. Thanks to Maureen for organizing our effort.

Riverwalk/Wetlands Group
2020-02-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This meeting will be a review of documents assembled for a presentation to the Town Council scheduled for February 27. We will also report on our meeting with The Springs management.

Getting Green Laws Webinar
2020-02-08 10:00 - 11:15
Flyer GGL-20 Digital
Click on the flyer for information on this free webinar produced by Audubon Rockies and Denver Audubon. Find out about the latest bills being considered by state legislators and what you can do to help birds. This is a repeat of the training on February 5.

Getting Green Laws Webinar
2020-02-05 19:00 - 20:15
Flyer GGL-20 Digital
Click on the flyer for information on this free training presented by Audubon Rockies and Denver Audubon. Find out about the latest bills being considered by state legislators and what you can do to help birds. This webinar is also offered on February 8.

Riverwalk Group
2020-02-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
We are working on review of our presentation of concerns for wetlands protection in the Riverwalk area. Everyone is welcome to join this amazing group of people.

February Board Meeting
2020-02-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Board meetings are open to the public. If you are attending and have an item you would like to have added to the agenda, contact Jean at jeanzirnhelt@centurytel.net

Snowshoe Hike Tracking Event
2020-02-01 10:00 - 13:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
Here’s a chance to identify who’s leaving all those tracks in your yard and in the woods. Weminuche Audubon is hosting a snowshoe hike with Jason Stuck to see who we can find. This event will take place at the beautiful Hershey Fourmile Ranch on Snowball Rd. A $10.00 per person donation for Jason’s time will be collected at the event. Participants must provide your own snowshoes, available for rent at local shops. Space is limited. Please contact Jean at jeanzirnhelt@centurytel.net or 731-2985 for more information or to register.

January Chapter Meeting
2020-01-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
January Weminuche Audubon Society meeting to feature world traveler Roger Organ on his trip to Africa.
The Weminuche Audubon Society will hold its January meeting on Wednesday, January 22, at the Methodist Church on Lewis St. at 6:00 PM. Join us for refreshments and socializing before the meeting begins at 6:30.
“”Botswana,the Okavango Delta, and the Birds of Southern Africa” is the title of a presentation to be given by Roger Organ. He says the trip to the Okavango Delta this past July with his wife, Joan, was the trip of a lifetime. The lack of seasonal rains had cut down on vegetation, making the animals and birds more visible and easier to find as they clustered around the remaining water holes. Southern Africa is rich with bird life and has 962 species of birds, of which 98 are endemic. The presentation covers the animals and birds with some up close encounters. We saw previews of Roger’s photographs at our October meeting and they are fantastic.
This event is free and open to the public. If you would like to become a member of our chapter, memberships are available at our meetings with a $15 dues payment. To show our appreciation to the Methodist Church for our meeting space, we ask that you bring a contribution of non-perishable food to be donated to their food bank. Call Jean Zirnhelt at 970-731-2985 for more information

Riverwalk Advocacy Group
2020-01-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This meeting will focus on the development of a presentation to the Town Council to highlight the value of wetlands and the potential consequences of development.

Birding the Riverwalk
2020-01-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Riverwalk
Meet at 9 AM near the domes in Centennial Park. This is a weather-dependent event and we will not meet if it’s snowing. Call Charles at 731-2985 for information.

Riverwalk Advocacy Group
2020-01-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This meeting will focus on the environmental impacts of development and optimal buffer zones to the wetlands areas.

Riverwalk Advocacy Group
2020-01-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This meeting will focus on the hydrology of the wetlands.

Board of Directors Meeting
2020-01-13 15:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Board meetings are open to any interested parties. If you are attending and have an item you would like added to the agenda, contact jeanzirnhelt@centurytel.net. January Board Meeting will be held on Monday, January 13, @ 3 PM at the Methodist Church.

Christmas Bird Count
2019-12-14
Join us in counting birds in the longest running bird count. Be a part of this fun, citizen science effort. We will gather around 4 PM to set up for a chili dinner at the Methodist Church. Each team will tabulate sightings to be entered in Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count data.

Birding 101
2019-12-12 18:00 - 20:00
Get to know those birds that we might see on count day. Keith Bruno will lead this final review class of area winter birds. Sign up for a bird count team.

Riverwalk Advocacy Group Meeting
2019-12-11 13:00 - 14:00
These meetings are open to anyone interested in proposed developments in the Riverwalk area in town. We are researching impacts to the wetlands areas and the birds that live here, and geothermal resources in preparation for a presentation to the Town Council.
