Welcome to the Asheville Area's own chapter of the Audubon Society. If you live in this area, we hope you'll join us, and if you don't we hope you enjoy your stay.

WELCOME!   Our mission is to promote an awareness and appreciation of nature, to preserve and protect wildlife and natural ecosystems, and to encourage responsible environmental stewardship. Chapter Bylaws Membership Information: Visit our Welcome Page and fill out a Membership Application.	Newsletter: Link to our current newsletter: Click here. Click here for archived newsletters. Click here to visit the National Audubon Society's link providing information on actions you can take to help in response to the Gulf oil spill. Sign up to volunteer, make a donation, and/or submit comments on the expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling. Attention art lovers! Starting July 17th and running through August 29th, Ralph James will be exhibiting a collection of paintings entitled "Sanctuary: Coastal Birds and their Fragile Habitat." The exhibition will be on display at 16 Patton. For more information, visit http://16patton.com/. Ralph's official website can be viewed here. EMAS Birdathon Poster Bird: Cerulean Warbler Photo: Wayne Forsythe For our Birdathon support form (with more info) click here. Latest WNC Bird Sightings Beaver Lake Bird Walk - Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary 8:00 am. Map link to Beaver Lake Join us for our monthly bird walk usually the first Saturday of each month. Visit our calendar for details. Featured Articles/Events: The Annual Meeting of Audubon North Carolina will be hosted this year by the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society from May 21-23. Please click here for more information. Know a teenager that might be interested in birding this summer? Check out Camp TALON. Environmentalists and Birders: Please contact NC DOT regarding their plan to build a tunnel for a four-lane highway under Stecoah Gap! See letter from Steve Yurkovich. Cape Hatteras - National Park or Parking lot? Baby birds and Sea Turtles endangered by off-road vehicles. Ladybug, ladybug, where have you gone? What type of portable water bottles are safest for my family to use? Other Audubon Press Releases The Hog Island Audubon Camp will be open for four sessions next summer. Invasive Exotic Plant Information Which is better, paper or plastic? The dangers of plastic bags Looking for ways to help birds in your city or suburban neighborhood? Here's a piece from BirdScope, the newsletter of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, with some good ideas. Special Bird Seed Delivery for EMAS Audubon Members. Use this order form to arrange for seed deliveries. Featured Trips: What are your ecological resolutions for the new year? How about some of these? I will refrain from using pesticides. I will plant nectar-rich flowers in the garden and provide larval food sources and nesting sites for bees, butterflies, insects and birds. I will plant native wildflowers and shrubs adapted to my location. I will plant a native tree which is a food source for someone. I will vote. I will spread the word... and the word is ENVIRONMENT.   A WEBSITE? Well, you've found us on the web, and we hope that's a good thing. Now, what? Well, your comments and suggestions would be helpful. We want to provide you with what you are looking for when it comes to the web. We also hope that this venue will be an adjunct to our monthly physical publication the Raven's Nest. For more information about this publication, see the 'About Us' section. You can get a one year subscription of our Raven's Nest for $10.00 by sending a note and check to our P.O. BOX. We are looking for your creativity too. If you have an article about your favorite suet blend or have compiled a list of endangered birds in our area, we want to hear from you! Please note that we do not advertise e-businesses on the web. Our mission is to 'Keep It Simple' and just give you unbiased information. We may, however, offer a link to businesses in the area that provide great services that are environmentally active. In any case, any suggestions, critiques, information or thoughts you may have about the website, please e-mail Jamie Harrelson. Any other general suggestions or criticisms related to the web or the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society, send them to Charlotte Goedsche, our president.
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