Southern Adirondack Audubon Society
A chapter of the National Audubon Society and Audubon New York

        
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"Conservation through Education"

    Southern Adirondack Audubon Society (SAAS) is a local organization whose primary goal is to protect the environment by preserving natural habitats
 and promoting environmental education.  SAAS membership is drawn from  Warren, Washington, and Saratoga counties in New York State.

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Ways you can help!

Please consider offering your time and talent by helping SAAS
 Volunteer Opportunities

There are many important research projects that will help scientists gather information about the wildlife in our area.

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About
bullet Southern Adirondack Audubon Society celebrated its 25th year in 2008.  We continue to work for the conservation of natural areas and wildlife.  Read more about our current projects here.

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bullet  NEW!  We've added a list of the 270 bird species recorded within the chapter boundaries.  Will you be the one to add another species?

bullet Check out the Birding Locations page for photos and birding information for several birding hotspots in the SAAS chapter area!

bullet Our Winter Raptor Identification page will help you identify the species that winter in the Washington county grasslands.  Please take a minute to visit this page and enjoy great photos by SAAS member, Gordie Ellmers of Fort Edward.

bullet The 2009 Christmas Bird Count results can be viewed here.



Programs
bulletOur program schedule and the current poster can be found hereSAAS stays in contact with its members through monthly meetings. These FREE monthly meetings include a natural history program featuring a speaker and slides or videos, and the public is welcome!


Field Trips
bulletCheck out these monthly birding trips and plan on joing us!  More information here

Newsletter
bullet Current and archived issues of our quarterly newsletter, The Fledgling, can be found here.


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bullet A full report on "Earth Day Lobby Day" and other conservation initiatives can be found on the Conservation page.
bullet An update on the proposed development in the Fort Edward Grasslands IBA is now online.


Education
bulletOur chapter motto is "Conservation through Education."  Our goal is to educate the public through our monthly programs, our website and outreach programs.

Personnel
bullet Our chapter business, activities, newletter and website are maintained by the board of directors and dedicated volunteers.  The roster and contact information can be found here.


Membership
bullet Join SAAS as a Chapter Supporter and help support our local conservation and natural history projects.  Visit  our  Membership webpage.

Web Links
bullet There are many webpages dedicated to natural history, conservation and birding.  A few may be found here.


Contact Us
bullet We are always pleased to hear from you.  If you have suggestions for improving our website, ideas for public programs, or requests for field trips you would enjoy, please contact us.



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bullet   SAAS would like to thank NetHeaven for donating webspace to our chapter.  bullet
 NetHeaven.com is located in Saratoga Springs

                                                          
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