New Hope
Audubon Society
New Hope Audubon is an independent chapter of the National Audubon Society, serving Chatham, Durham, and Orange Counties in North Carolina. Our members live in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, and surrounding rural areas. New Hope Audubon strives to protect birds, wildlife, and their local habitats through conservation, education, advocacy, and outdoor enjoyment. Look for us on Facebook (page and group), Twitter, and Meetup. Learn More About Us »
Announcements
BIRD SEED SALE: Our annual bird seed sale fundraiser is underway. Last year, our proceeds helped purchase land to expand the Mason Farm Biological Preserve in Chapel Hill, provided scholarships to send area youth to summer nature camp, and funded the maintenance of our Wildlife Observation Platform at Jordan Lake, educational programs at local libraries, 6-8 public bird walks per month, and citizen science projects like our annual spring and Christmas bird counts. The ordering deadline is October 13, 2019. For more information or to place your order, please click or tap here.
MONTHLY MEETING: Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, September through May. Please join us as our monthly meetings resume at 6:30 PM, September 5th. We will have our annual pot luck dinner, so bring something to share and bring your own plates and utensils. Drinks will be provided. Please bring 10-12 of your best photos/slides to share. Click or tap here for more information.
SEE OUR LIST OF NATIVE PLANTS AND RECOMMENDED SOURCES! our list of recommended native plants for a bird-friendly garden is now compatible with your smart phone. (NEW!) Click or tap here for our list. Also we have a list of recommended sources for native plants (NEW!). Click or tap here for the webpage with the list.
VISIT OUR “FIELD NOTES” BLOG: Be sure to keep up with the latest posts including: Saving the Birds One Yard at a Time, Recovering with Birds, Spring Birding in Coastal Southeast Texas, How Are Wild Animals Injured? Go to blog.
