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Note from the President

Thu. Oct. 1, 2026

Hello, All, It has been a busy fall so far with lots of activities. Mostly it’s been an amazing fall migration and I hope you’ve been able to watch some of these traveling birds around your home—the hummers have really been amping up their eating around my feeder, with much less time spent defending. The

Go Birding at Alspaugh Park!

Thu. Oct. 1, 2026

Below is an edited version of a Chat article submitted in 2024 by Edge Wade.  It is encouraging birders to begin the process of building the bird list for Alspaugh Park, a new Columbia park.  It’s easy to forget there are new destinations to explore and report.  Put this park on your list of hot

Eastern Bluebird Conservation in 2026

Thu. Oct. 1, 2026

Prior to the 1700’s, old Native American fields were allowed to seed and likely provided bluebird habitat.  However, from the 1700’s through the early 1800’s frontier settlement, farming and timber harvest brought a loss of habitat creating a shortage of nesting sites.  Further, the introduction of the non-native House Sparrow and European Starling created an

Missouri Conservation Corps Fundraiser at Shakespeare’s Pizza

Thu. Oct. 1, 2026

The Missouri Conservation Corps is teaming up with Shakespeare’s Pizza on Thursday October 8 for a fundraiser benefitting their program to help combat exotics and to assist in ecosystem restoration projects. The MCC is a great partner with CAS–we help one another on exotics removal (especially bush honeysuckle) and showing the public how exotic species

Volunteers Needed!

Wed. Aug. 12, 2026

On October 19, 20, and 22 CAS will partner with Columbia Public Schools to put on the amazing Band With Nature program. We provide a “hands-on” experience at the Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary for every second grader in the district. That’s around 1400 children! Students are bussed to the park where they can picnic, hike,