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New Hope Audubon Society (NHAS) is the chapter of the National Audubon Society that serves Chatham, Durham, Orange and parts of surrounding counties in central North Carolina–including Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, Hillsborough, and Pittsboro.

Our Mission

The mission of the New Hope Audubon Society is to promote the conservation and enjoyment of birds, other wildlife, and ecosystems, focusing on Chatham, Durham, Orange and parts of surrounding counties. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a map of our territory.

NHAS Membership Meetings

Our membership meetings are held in the Visitor Education Center at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, on the first Thursday of every month (except June, July, and August). Everyone, including non-members, is welcome! See you at a meeting soon!

Time/Date	Speaker	Topic
6:30 pm Sep 5, 2019	Members	Pot luck dinner and 10-12 best photos/slides NOTE: earlier start time
7:00 pm Oct 3, 2019	Norm Budnitz	Birds and Mammals of Kenya and Uganda
7:00 pm Nov 7, 2019	Bob Driver	Taxidermy of Birds
7:00 pm Dec 5, 2019	Kent Fiala	Using eBird
7:00 pm Jan 2, 2020	Debbie Roos	Native Plants in Chatham County
7:00 pm Feb 6, 2020	David and Judy Smith	Birds and Bird Conservation in Ecuador
7:00 pm Mar 5, 2020	Bradley Saul	Orange County, State of the Environment
7:00 pm Apr 2, 2020	Jeff Pippen	Monitoring Butterflies for Change: North Carolina and across the Continent
7:00 pm May 7, 2020	Ralph LaForge	Bird Photography

Contact Us

New Hope Audubon is a volunteer organization without an office or an office phone. Please use our email address to contact us, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You may also use our mailing address, but our response may be slower:

New Hope Audubon Society
PO Box 2693
Chapel Hill, NC, 27515.

Or email us directly at newhopeaudubon@gmail.com

Officers/Committee Chairs

New Hope Audubon Society (NHAS) is governed by a board of directors with duties outlined in the chapter by-laws. Officers are elected at the May membership meeting and serve through the following April. Committee and special project people are appointed by the board–volunteers are always welcome! Below is a list of current officers and committee chairs.

Officers

President: Barbara Driscoll
Vice President: David Anderson
Secretary: Mary George
Treasurer: Vern Bothwell
Director: Elizabeth Keating
Director: Marcia Mandel
Director: Clarke French
Immediate Past President: Tommy Richey

Committee Chairs and Special Projects

Archivist: vacant
Bird Friendly Habitat Co-chairs: Barbara Driscoll, Jim George
Bird Seed Sale: Elizabeth Keating
Christmas & Spring Bird Counts: Norm Budnitz
Conservation Chair: David Anderson
Eagle Count: Steve McMurray
Education Co-chairs: Anne Geer, Gail Boyarsky
Field Trip Chair: David Anderson
Hospitality Chair: Jill Paul

Important Bird Area, Eno River: Vern Bothwell
Important Bird Area, Jordan Lake: Pat Reid
Liaison to Audubon NC and National Audubon: Anne Dayer
Membership Chair: Mary George
Program Chair: Tom Driscoll
Publicity Chair: Pam Timmons
Stream Watch: John Kent
Webmasters: Norm Budnitz, Jim George
Wildlife Observation Platform: Bo Howes

Brochure

If you would like to download our New Hope Audubon Society full-color brochure please click here.

Constitution and By-Laws

In 2011, New Hope Audubon Society updated and amended its Constitution and By-Laws. Click here for a PDF version of these documents.

Here’s a map of our New Hope Audubon territory.

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