MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE
FOR THE FUTURE OF WILD PLACES AND THE CREATURES THAT LIVE THERE.
FOR THE FUTURE OF WILD PLACES AND THE CREATURES THAT LIVE THERE.
March Membership meeting cancelled.
March Birds & Books reading discussion group is cancelled.
All March field trips are also cancelled.
We look forward to seeing all of you as soon and the COVID-19 threat and spread is over.
Due to the increasing threat and spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washoe County, many organizations, businesses, and even places of worship, have begun to cancel meetings, services and other large gatherings of the people. The situation continues to be fluid and the LAS Board of Trustees wants you to be aware that we are actively monitoring reports and advise from the Washoe County Health Department on how to keep our events safe for everyone.
We were informed this morning (March 13) that the Moana Nursery is cancelling the use of their seminar room for the next month, through April 12, as a precaution to prevent the spreading of the Coronavirus. The LAS Board of Trustees supports and respects this decision and, as a result, we are canceling the March 24, membership meeting.
The health and safety of our members is of great importance to us. We feel confident that careful, thoughtful and data-based actions on our part will provide a safe environment for all of us to enjoy activities devoted to what we love - birds!
We are also canceling the March Birds and Books discussion group, and all March field trips.
For the benefit of your own health and the welfare of your fellow members and guests, we ask you to follow these tips from the Washoe County Health Department:
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Washoe County Health District: https://www.washoecounty.us/health/index.php
Again, this is a very fluid situation. The Board of Trustees will actively monitor the local conditions, take proactive decisions that are intended to protect the health and safety of all our members and guests. We'll continue to keep you updated when changes to events are required via email. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.
David Jickling
President, Lahontan Audubon Society
Dave@NevadaAudubon.org
March Birds & Books reading discussion group is cancelled.
All March field trips are also cancelled.
We look forward to seeing all of you as soon and the COVID-19 threat and spread is over.
Due to the increasing threat and spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washoe County, many organizations, businesses, and even places of worship, have begun to cancel meetings, services and other large gatherings of the people. The situation continues to be fluid and the LAS Board of Trustees wants you to be aware that we are actively monitoring reports and advise from the Washoe County Health Department on how to keep our events safe for everyone.
We were informed this morning (March 13) that the Moana Nursery is cancelling the use of their seminar room for the next month, through April 12, as a precaution to prevent the spreading of the Coronavirus. The LAS Board of Trustees supports and respects this decision and, as a result, we are canceling the March 24, membership meeting.
The health and safety of our members is of great importance to us. We feel confident that careful, thoughtful and data-based actions on our part will provide a safe environment for all of us to enjoy activities devoted to what we love - birds!
We are also canceling the March Birds and Books discussion group, and all March field trips.
For the benefit of your own health and the welfare of your fellow members and guests, we ask you to follow these tips from the Washoe County Health Department:
- Wash hands often with soap and water
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands
- Avoid contact with people who are sick
- Cough or sneeze into tissue or sleeve
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Washoe County Health District: https://www.washoecounty.us/health/index.php
Again, this is a very fluid situation. The Board of Trustees will actively monitor the local conditions, take proactive decisions that are intended to protect the health and safety of all our members and guests. We'll continue to keep you updated when changes to events are required via email. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.
David Jickling
President, Lahontan Audubon Society
Dave@NevadaAudubon.org
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CANCELLED FOR MARCH 24 Program Meeting Moana Nursery has cancelled all events scheduled at their Landscape and Design Center in Reno through April 12 to help limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Birds and Books
Reading & Discussion Group Birds & Books is now being held at
Swill Coffee and Wine 3366 Lakeside Court, Reno Third Thursday, 5:30-7:00 p.m. CANCELLED FOR March 19, 2010
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LAS FIELD TRIPS
All field trips
have been CANCELLED for March Let's go birding together
as soon as we are able again! All field trip photos courtesy of Jeff Bleam unless otherwise noted. Current photos top to bottom: Clark's Nutcracker and American Dipper.
Check the Field Trip Page or LAS Calendar for more information. |
CONSERVATION ALERTS
As the climate changes, so will the places birds need. Audubon scientists took advantage of 140 million observations, recorded by birders and scientists, to describe where 604 North American bird species live today—an area known as their “range.” They then used the latest climate models to project how each species’s range will shift as climate change and other human impacts advance across the continent.
The results are clear: Birds will be forced to relocate to find favorable homes. And they may not survive. BIRDS AND WINDOWS
Learn about helping birds avoid window collisions EVENTS FROM OTHER GROUPS
Great Basin Bird Observatory
GBBO Events Nevada Bird Records Committee (Please thank GBBO for hosting NBRC!) Tahoe Institute for Natural Science
TINS Calendar Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation
Calendar Birding Mini-Series Discover your Park walks (DYP) TMPF Talks The Junior Naturalist Program |
Thanks again to all our volunteers!
LAS is the organization it is today because of ALL our volunteers for all the years! THANK YOU!
A BIG THANKS TO VORTEX OPTICS
Lahontan Audubon Society owes a huge thank you to Vortex Optics, who each year, for the last 7-plus years, have repaired a box full of well-used (some damaged) LAS binoculars used by the 500 or so elementary school children who attended the LAS field trips at Washoe Lake State Park. Vortex has never charged LAS a penny for this terrific service and has even paid return shipping back to us. We encourage anyone who may be looking for binoculars to check out Vortex Optics. They have a great variety of binoculars in a wide price range and provide amazing service.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
Thanks so much, Vortex.
