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  • About
    • History & Mission
    • Staff & Board
    • Annual Reports
  • Birding
    • Area Birding Guide
    • CONSERVATION
    • Plants for Birds
    • Birding By Bus
    • Birding News
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Join/Renew
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Calendar
  • Education
  • Resources
    • FAQ
    • Bird Safety & Ethics
    • INJURED BIRD? OR BABY BIRD OUT OF NEST?
    • Urban Waterfowl
  • Store
  • CONTACT US

OUR MISSION

To preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restore historical habitat, and educate people, especially children, about birds in our unique Nevada environments.


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At the Lahontan Audubon Society, our goal is to create a welcoming birding community where people of all backgrounds can feel a sense of belonging. We are committed to celebrating diversity, promoting equity, and breaking down barriers to inclusion. We welcome all birders to come as they are, regardless of experience, background, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, ability, or nationality/ethnicity.



Actions and Commitments:
As an organization, we are actively working towards being more inclusive by: 
  • Promoting equitable access to field trips and educational events through Audible Bird Walks for the blind, Mindful Bird Walks, bilingual bird walks, and making binoculars available to borrow for all event attendees.
  • Prioritizing Title I public schools in Nevada for educational programming.
  • Incorporating Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) training in our board meetings and volunteer training.
  • Including a land acknowledgement on our website and partnering with local indigenous tribes to provide educational opportunities and collaborate on conservation issues.
Encouraging all board members, committee members, and staff to include preferred pronouns in email signatures and name tags.

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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.
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Lahontan Audubon Society
PO Box 2304
Reno, NV 89505-2304
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Lahontan Audubon Society Mission Statement:
To preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restore historical habitat, and educate people, especially children, ​about birds in our unique Nevada environments.
Bird Photos by Jeff Bleam
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