New York Times article on Mount St. Helen's status as a National Monument
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Read Mount St. Helens: a monument in need of a good steward for perspectives on the debate to turn Mount St Helens from a National Monument to a National Park.
WHAS Board Member featured in "The Daily News"
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Check out how you can even use a small back yard to attract wildlife. The Daily News has an article on how WHAS board member Gloria Nichols designed her garden around birds.
Birds and Climate Change: Ecological Disruption in Progress
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National Audubon recently-released Birds and Climate report clearly shows that climate change is affecting birds – and our world – now.
For the past 40 years, as our climate has warmed, birds have shifted their winter ranges further and further north. This ecological disruption is yet another wake up call that we must act quickly to solve the climate crisis. The birds' northward movement is another signal that climate change is here and action is needed now.Read more: Birds and Climate Change: Ecological Disruption in Progress
Deery Memorial Signage
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UPDATE: Longview Parks and Recreation has granted WHAS matching funds to install the two signs at Lake Sacajawea Park. Once the signs are installed you will read it here first. Thank you all for your support.
Alert/Announcement Email List
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Willapa Hills Audubon has set up an email list to facilitate occasional communications with member and supporter. The purpose of this list is to announce or send reminders about programs, field trips and mission-related actions that may interest our member and supporter. It is also used to help communicate last minute schedule changes for programs or activities due to weather closures or other issues.
This email list is designed to convey information only, and will not permit discussion, as the goal will be to keep communications brief and occasional.
If you are not receiving these occasional emails yet and would like to be included, please use the signup form on this page or send an
Of course, we will not share your contact information with anyone.
Bald Eagle will be released at Willow Grove
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For most nature lovers, spotting a bald eagle is a conversation-halting moment. Without fail, everyone falls silent to watch the magnificent bird soar, swoop, or simply reign over a towering tree.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 31st at 12:30 PM, celebratory cake to follow
WHERE: Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove Rd., Longview, WA 98632
Note: the closest parking lot to the release site is the one just after the boat launch parking lot. Please keep your eyes open for signs and volunteers providing directions.
Fall 2016 Whistler is online
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The Fall 2016 Whistler is available now.
Read more of its content:
- Program: The Natural World Puts on a Show -- Celebrating What's Right With the World
- Charlotte Persons Retires from the Board
- Membership Form
- NW Bird Events
- Fallen Leaf Nature Library Niche needs new space
- Cowlitz County Birdlist
- Murder Mystery
- Vaux's Swifts are starting to roost in the chimney of Carpet One in Rainier
- Mary Ellen Covert Remembrance
- State Fears Extinction of Marbled Murrelets
- Programs and Fieldtrips
July/August 2016 Cowlitz County Bird List
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Russ Koppendrayer's take:
As is fairly typical of the July - August period we added only a few species, primarily regular species that we had missed earlier and some that we find most years, but also sometimes miss.
Coming up is that late fall and early winter season which can be most productive for vagrants that have never been encountered in the county before or only once or twice. Many times these are young birds that get their migration route a little confused.
Let's get out there and enjoy the movement of the birds.
Download the pdf file here.