Meetings, activities and announcements
LAS has a new Editor for The Pelican. - Carol Coleman, has volunteered to be our new Editor for The Pelican. Carol has lots of experience editing newsletters for the Reno Newcomers, the Historic Reno Preservation Society, and the Historical Society’s Docents. She is also completing writing and layout for a book, Early Reno. Carol and her husband Sam retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1999 and moved to Reno. They have four grown children, ten grandchildren and one great-grandson. Carol chairs a group called Learn About Nevada with the Reno Newcomers, and both Carol and Sam are active with Reno Little Theatre. Carol has been an LAS member since 2008. Please join us in welcoming Carol as the new Editor.
A million thanks to Jen Martin, who will be retiring as Editor of The Pelican after the Sep-Oct issue (actually, Jen wanted to step down after the July-Aug issue, but graciously agreed to step up and complete one last issue). Jen has done a great job for over two years. Under her’s stewardship, The Pelican evolved to include more photographs and graphics and added several regular columns. The expanded 12-page edition has become more the rule than the exception! Thank you Jen, you will be sorely missed as Editor, but we hope to see you at meetings and field trips!
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Facebook - CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - Members needed for an Education Committee
LAS has been blessed with a group of enthusiastic members who volunteer for numerous projects throughout the year. Usually a phone call or an e-mail to the membership has been the method by which we've recruited such people. However, LAS would now like to establish a formal Education Committee, with several subcommittees, so we can more efficiently administer and organize our educational outreach efforts. We are looking for people like you who would be willing to serve in such a capacity. Our Vice-President, Alan Gubanich, has agreed to serve as the overall Chair of the committee, but he is looking for volunteers to staff several possible subcommittees: In-House Education subcommittee (for educating our members about conservation issues); Outreach Education subcommittee (for adults in the community); Classroom Visits subcommittee (for school kids); Classroom Field Trips subcommittee (trips for school kids at places such as Washoe Lake, Swan Lake, and other locations); Special Events subcommittee (Spring Wings; Tune-In-To-Kids; Earth Day; talks at various nurseries; etc.). If you are interested and willing to chair or serve on any of these subcommittees, please contact Alan at renopopop@pyramid.net or (775)-857-0191. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. The more volunteers we have the more outreach we can provide to our local community and especially to our youth, our hope for the future.
- Reports of Trips and Events - Please visit the Reports page page on our site. The page includes a short synopsis of LAS sponsored Field Trips and other LAS Events accompanied by photos.
- Monthly Meetings- Held every fourth Tuesday September through May, 6:30 pm (social), 7:00 pm (program meeting). Please visit the Meetings page for details.
- Field Trips- A great way to view and learn about birds in our area. They are free for Audubon members and non-members. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Please visit the Field Trips page for more information.
- Birds & Books - Would you like to share your love of bird and books with others? If so please visit the Birds & Books page.
- LAS Info Line On-Line – Need to contact LAS for information? Please contact Info Line Manager Jacque Lowery at nevadabird@charter.net
- Read postings to the Nevada Birds List Server to find out what's been seen throughout Nevada. To Join the Nevada Birds List Server visit this link
- For comments, suggestions, errors on the website please contact the LAS Webmaster Steve Ting at scting@charter.net
The Lahontan Audubon Society a chapter of the National Audubon Society, based in Reno and serving all of northern Nevada, represents over 1,000 memberships of conservation-minded individuals and families.
We seek to help restore, preserve, and improve habitat for birds and other wildlife and to provide education about birds and their habitats in Nevada and adjacent areas of California.
Our other primary activities include guided birding trips for the public and for school groups, site clean-ups and improvements, annual birding classes, and Christmas Bird Count. We publish occasional position papers on key Nevada conservation area issues, and we participate in or partner with various Nevada conservation agencies and groups.
Our newsletter The Pelican and the Audubon Nevada Birds List Server disseminate Nevada birding information.
Our flagship conservation effort is our Nevada Important Bird Areas program, headed by Director of Bird Conservation Robin Powell, part of a hemispheric program to identify and preserve key bird habitat areas.
We invite your involvement or membership.
Lahontan Audubon Society
P.O. Box 2304
Reno, NV 89505
Information Line 775/324-BIRD (2473)