Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society
PO Box 535 Dallas, PA 18612
Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairpersons
Birding in the Kirby Park Natural Area
The Audubon Trail at the Seven Tubs Nature Area
Position Statement on Wind Power Facilities
WILD about Peregrines Workshop
Officers, Directors, and Committee Chairpersons
2008-2009
Officers
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President |
Bob Wasilewski |
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Vice President |
Allen Togut |
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Secretary |
Bob Houck |
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Treasurer |
Deb Petroski |
Directors
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Sandy Goodwin |
Carol Lizell |
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Eleanor Harding |
Diane Madl |
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Julie Hart |
Carol Williams |
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Jeff Hartman |
Craig Yarrish |
Committee Chairpersons
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Bird Seed Sale |
Craig Yarrish |
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Conservation |
Alan Gregory |
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Education |
Allen Togut |
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Field Trips |
Sandy Goodwin |
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Fund Raising |
Carol Williams |
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Membership |
Deb Petroski |
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Newsletter |
John Jakoby |
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Program |
Open |
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Publicity |
Craig Yarrish |
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Stewardship |
Jeff Hartman |
The Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society is an official chapter of the National Audubon Society. Its geographic area includes most of Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. Residents of this area who join the National Audubon Society automatically become members of the GWVAS. Membership dues paid to the National Audubon Society are shared with the local chapter. These dues help to support national and international conservation efforts, as well as conservation efforts in our local area. Thus, your Audubon membership helps to support environmental education and the preservation of our planet and its wildness. Membership benefits include a subscription to Audubon magazine, and to Valley Views, the newsletter of the GWVAS.
The Mission of the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society (GWVAS) is to promote, through its publications, activities, community outreach, and other means, an awareness of, an appreciation for, and a desire to preserve, the natural beauty and biodiversity that exists both within and outside its geographic boundaries. The GWVAS encourages member and community activism to draw attention to environmental issues, to promote the preservation of nature and the sustainable use of the earth's natural resources, and to protect and display areas that are significant for reasons pertaining to nature and/or natural history. The GWVAS endeavors to accomplish its Mission by supporting environmental education for students ranging in age from elementary school through adulthood.
The GWVAS Houck Sanctuary is located on a farm in Nescopeck Township, lower Luzerne County. The land is owned by long-time GWVAS members Bob and Nancy Houck, and the farm has been part of Bob's family for more than 100 years. In order to preserve the land as undeveloped open space, the GWVAS formed a Stewardship Committee to create a nature sanctuary amidst the open fields, woodlots, wetlands, and agricultural areas that comprise the property's approximately eighty acres. A conservation easement for the property is being administered by the North Branch Land Trust, and the property is being managed for both wildlife and agricultural interests. The GWVAS sponsors field trips to the Houck Sanctuary throughout the year. You can visit the Houck Sanctuary now by going to the Map.
GWVAS members participate in a number of bird counts, including four Christmas Counts (Bloomsburg Area, Dallas Area, Southeast Bradford County, and Tunkhannock Area), and the Luzerne County and Wyoming County Spring North American Migration Count. For dates of the various Counts, go to 2008-2009 Calendar of Events.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
For more information, go to 2008-2009 Calendar of Events.
All photographs that appear on pages hosted by the GWVAS © Robert L. Wasilewski.