We regret to announce that this event has been cancelled due to the potential for freezing fog/rain during the day and into the evening. We apologize for the late notice but had been waiting to assess the forecast as it developed in hopes that better conditions would prevail.  The CAS board meeting scheduled for 6 PM at the library will be held as planned, pending further notice. We look forward to holding this event in the future; a rescheduled date will be announced when it has been determined. In the meantime, stay safe and keep reading about birds!

“Nature” has long been seen as something separate from people, even as development and urbanization increasingly blend human and natural habitats. In his 2014 book Welcome to Subirdia, Seattle-based author and researcher John M. Marzluff explores the surprising biological diversity supported by cities and towns and discusses how individual and collective decisions can help human landscapes become more tolerant of and integrated with the natural world.

As the author notes in an article for the Nature Conservancy, “It is not surprising that the most-heavily paved portions of the city hold few birds, but it is not the case that the least-disturbed places on Earth always hold the most birds. Wild reserves provide shelter for unique birds not found in the city, and they are absolutely essential. But the greatest variety of birds is often found in the suburbs.”

Please join the Columbia Audubon Society for an evening discussion of this thought-provoking book and the ways in which human management can encourage (or discourage) wildlife diversity, led by CAS members Eric & Joanna Reuter.