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Meet the 2021 Board Nominees
Learn more about the 2021 Board Nominees by reading their bios below! Election will take place at the virtual May Member Meeting– more details for that meeting coming soon. Karen Bartoletti Karen is a native of Western Pennsylvania who migrated to Austin in 1971. A retired business lawyer, she has
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Virtual Field Trip: Green Gate Farms April 2021
Have you heard of Green Gate Farms? They’re a community-based certified organic farm established by Skip Connett and Erin Flynn in east Austin in 2006. Their vision is to cultivate an organic farm that feeds mind, body, and soul. Travis Audubon Board Member Dennis Palafox visited recently to go birding
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Birding Brawl 2021 Results
Thank you to everyone who supported our 2021 Birding Brawl. Generous supporters fully activated Austin Subaru’s $5,000 match, bringing the total donations to $13,785! Get the full scoop on their day of birding on April 3rd from the competitors: Laurie Foss – 1st Place (110 species) When preparing for the big
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Meet Juliet Whitsett, the Artist Behind the New Shirt
If you saw the gorgeous green shirts we had for preorder in March, you saw the bright and cheerful Golden-cheeked Warbler design that won our 2021 shirt design contest. For the artist behind the design, Juliet Whitsett, this was not not the first time working with an endangered species as
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"Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today..." -Ernest Hemingway
