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.
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Program Meeting 
Africa Trip
Carol Grenier and Patrick Pevey Tuesday, February 25, 2020 6:30-8:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:00 p.m. Program Meetings
Every Fourth Tuesday 6:30pm Social, 7:00-8:30 pm Meeting January-May and August-October Location: Moana Nursery Landscape and Design 1190 W Moana Ln Reno, NV 89509 View our Program Meeting page or calendar for details. 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. Next meeting will be held on
February 20, 2019 Path of the Puma
by John Williams 
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LAS FIELD TRIPS
Let's go birding together!
Annual Riverview Park Winter Bird Trip , Carson City When: Saturday, February 22, 2020, 8 a.m. Where: Meet at the parking lot at Riverview Park, Carson City Map: http://bit.ly/2HUuZNe eBird Hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2502153 Activity Level: Easy Leader: Bill Grossi, mary.bill@charter.net, 775-297-3671 
Crystal Peak Park, Washoe
When: Friday February 28, 2020, 8-~11a.m. Where: Meet a parking lot at the end of Crystal Peak Road off County Road 3rd Street in Verdi. (see map below) Map: https://goo.gl/maps/PhyYVJjNYoT2 ebird hotspot: http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L2865090 Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskz685sV Activity Level: 2-4mi easy to med - uneven trail Leader: Jeff Bleam, email: jcbleam@gmail.com 
Virginia Lake, Washoe
When: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 9a.m. – 12p.m. Where: Meet at the North Parking Lot, Virginia Lake Park, Reno Map: http://bit.ly/38OBQ3F eBird Hotspot: http://bit.ly/2Pc1gR0 Activity Level: 1 mile around, easy, paved path Leader: Jen Sojka, 815-990-8903, sojkajl@gmail.com All field trip photos courtesy of Jeff Bleam unless otherwise noted. Current photos top to bottom: Clark's Nutcracker and American Dipper.
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Join the 20th
Great Backyard Bird Count Bird watchers around the world take part February 14-17, 2020 How to get started: https://gbbc.birdcount.org/get-started/ New York, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Port Rowan, ON—Show the wild birds some love by taking part in the 23rd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). This year’s count begins on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14, and continues through Monday, February 17. Volunteers from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, and then enter their checklists at birdcount.org.
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.
