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Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS)

Established in 1968 – A Chapter of the National Audubon Society since 1970

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Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS)

Membership

Use the options below to join! 

A few updates to know about:

  • All 1-year memberships have the option to auto-renew.

  • Renewal notifications and reminders are sent ~30 days prior to expiration to the email address on file for your membership.  

  • Secure, online payment processing using a credit card is now going through Stripe (instead of PayPal).

  • Payments by check are always accepted.  After you click “Proceed to Payment”, there will be an option at the bottom of the payment screen to choose offline payment.

  • We are available to help you.  Leave us a message at 607- 397-3815 or email info@doas.us if you have any questions. We typically respond within 1 business day at the most.

Your membership confirmation will include a new, Digital Membership Card that you can keep in your Google or Apple Wallet. You can use that to check in at programs, to receive discounts at other Audubon Centers where available, and to update your membership information if you have a new phone number or an address change or update payment details.   (There will be additional instructions in the confirmation email.)

Download or view the membership brochure (2 page pdf) HERE.

NOTE: Our local chapter membership is separate from membership at NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY.  National Audubon memberships and communications are not administered locally.

You can join the National Audubon Society by using the link below so that your membership with National is credited to DOAS. 


 https://act.audubon.org/onlineactions/DH8fxTkoC0qHjXF9fZCtRw2?chapter=R12

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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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We envision a healthy world where people and wildlife thrive and natural resources are protected.
The mission of Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society is to protect our natural environment and connect people with nature
 to benefit birds and other wildlife through conservation, education, research and advocacy.
 

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society
P.O. Box 544
Oneonta, NY 13820
(607) 397-3815
info@doas.us

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