The Columbia Audubon Society’s mission
is to preserve the natural world and its ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, and the earth’s biological diversity through education, environmental study and habitat restoration and protection.
Greetings one and all. I hope this finds you well and ready for another great year of opportunities with Columbia Audubon Society. Whether you just want to go birding, learn about birds or contribute to improving habitat for birds we’ve got you covered. Plan to join us at our Fall picnic on Sunday, Sept. 28th
Read MoreChimney Swifts are fascinating birds that are fun and exciting to watch, especially when they congregate at and enter overnight roost sites. On an active night at the right location, hundreds of swifts can gather around, circle, and enter a roost structure—typically a masonry chimney. This genuine spectacle can generate “oohs” and “aahs” from birders
Read MoreAfter a very productive year, the Nature Areas Committee hopes to maintain momentum toward our objectives at our three Nature Areas: Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary (CANS), Wild Haven Nature Area, and Albert Wildlife Area. Our strategy will be to identify high priority projects for each nature area and schedule monthly work days throughout the year.
Read MoreCAS was recently awarded the Organization of the Year for Invasive Plant Control from the Missouri Invasive Plant Council! This prestigious award recognizes all of the hard work our Nature Areas Committee and volunteers conduct through the year. Visiting CANS and Wild Haven that have active exotic species management programs ongoing is certainly different from
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