President's message 

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Welcome to Peace River Audubon Society (PRAS)

We are a lively group of naturalists who love the camaraderie of gathering
for birding walkabouts, field trips and informative speaker meetings. Our mission is to
foster the awareness of birds and other wildlife through education, exploration and
conservation. We are one of 45 local Audubon Chapters linked with Florida Audubon
and the National Audubon Society.

Although our walks and talks are free and open to the public, we welcome you to
join our chapter membership to support our local conservation, scholarship and
education programs. Becoming a new member is a cordial way to get to know local
environmental kindred. We help each other enhance bird identification skills, preserve Florida wildlife habitat and share conservation knowledge. Membership can be a fun way to meet other bird watchers, exchange ideas, gain long lasting friendships and learn about bird species. Membership can be a boundless path to pursue boots on the ground volunteerism, become a citizen scientist or a policy advocate. If you belong to the National Audubon, receive the magazine and support national interests among kindred avian-spirited associates, you can also join Charlotte County Community local chapter. Your choice is to join either our Audubon chapter or national independently or you can join both organizations.

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Our conservation efforts are concentrated on four bird groups in Charlotte County needing assistance.  They are imperiled Florida Scrub Jays, Breeding Shorebirds, Purple Martins and Burrowing Owls.

We invite everyone to visit our website calendar to find the dates of our upcoming outings. Rob Mills offers nature walks every Saturday at Audubon Pennington Park from October until May. Volunteers gather at that park every Wednesday to spruce up the trails.  PRAS seasonal activities start in September through May. We offer free stimulating monthly speaker programs for the public!  We also have a local walkabout and field trip during those months. There are lots of other opportunities to get involved by joining one of our various chapter committees or our annual Christmas Bird Count. Let’s go look for birds, enter sightings on Cornell’s ebird system and make some new friends!

Looking forward to seeing you in person,

Bren Curtis, President

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