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Climate Action Community Leadership

Audubon Announces Trainings and Community for Local Climate Leaders

Invitation to Join, Take Action, Make a Difference

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) is kicking off a new series of programs and trainings this fall as part of the Climate Action Community Leadership Project, made possible in part through a grant from the National Audubon Society’s Audubon in Action Program.  Some of our past programs are linked below.

The project also provides the online infrastructure through a new ‘Network Group’ to help the organization build a community of Climate Leaders throughout their chapter region which includes Otsego County, Northern Delaware County, Western Schoharie County and Eastern Chenango County.  DOAS invites all interested to join the new network and participate in the project.  Participation is encouraged for municipal and government officials and leaders, community members, college students, educators and others who reside within or near to our Chapter region who are interested in working to learn about Climate Change and take meaningful action in their communities.  It is expected that some funding for projects will be available as well through this project.    

The Climate Action Community Leadership Project will help build a regional network of people who are interested in working towards making our communities more climate resilient. It will help provide resources and information for participants to move local projects forward with funding support (as available). Project areas include: educational, native plants, riparian buffers, local government projects, advocacy initiatives, more.

Join Our New Network!

We have created our own network to discuss topics, share resources and information and support participants, provide feedback, and more. Please visit https://network.doas.us to request to join our DOAS Network and our Climate Action Leadership Group.

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Why Birds Matter...

Birds are important because of the role they play in the natural world as pollinators and seed disbursers, assisting with the balance of nature by eating insects. They also clean up things that would go unattended otherwise. Birds are important TO ME because of the kinship that I feel with another living species, and the joy that they bring to me year around. Encountering spring migrants feels brand new every time! I feel responsibility for their well-being and take care not to disturb their nesting with unnecessary sounds, disturbance or habitat destruction. I respect the incredible work they do to bring about future generations.
Becky Gretton
Becky GrettonDOAS Co-President
Birds have always been an early warning system for our environment–the “canary in the coal mine.” It was the decline in bird species high on the food chain that tipped us off to the dangers of DDT and other chemicals. More recently, high altitude and high latitude birds are demonstrating the first definitive effects of global change. If science had been more advanced in the 1800s, the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon could have served as a warning about habitat destruction. This not just about protecting the birds–although that is a worthy goal–but all of these threats will ultimately reach the human race.
Andy Mason
Andy MasonDOAS Co-President
In addition to being indicators for environmental health, birds matter because they allow people all over the world to enjoy and appreciate nature. Caring about birds often leads to caring about their habitats and creates a stewardship ethic to protect our natural resources. Birds connect communities.
Susan O'Handley
Susan O'HandleyDOAS Co-President

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