President's message 

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Welcome to Peace River Audubon Society (PRAS)

In 2027, PRAS will celebrate our 50th year anniversary! Look for a banquet, bioblitz and oldest photo of members at our December holiday potluck dinner. 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 44 local Audubon Chapters linked with Florida Audubon and the National Audubon Society. Our chapter has managed Audubon Pennington Park for more than 35 years.

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; you can also join our local chapter. You can join either our Audubon chapter or national independently or you can join both organizations at the same time.

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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. You can also join our volunteer crew who gather at that park every Wednesday at 8am to spruce up the trails.

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

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 PRAS seasonal activities start in September through May.  We offer free stimulating monthly speaker programs for the public!  We also have local walkabouts 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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