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DELAWARE-OTSEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY


Barn at Franklin Mountain
photo by Dorelle Ploutz

The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society, a chapter of the National Audubon Society, covers the northern Catskill Mountain and upper Susquehanna River region of New York State. The organization is dedicated to the natural environment, with activities focused on protection and maintenance of ecological systems, wise use and conservation of natural resources, and environmental quality improvement.

View of the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary, site of the Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch. Read the 2011 hawkwatch season wrapup.

View from Silver Lake Mountain, photo by Warren Greene

Programs and Activities Coming Up Next:

Friday, May 18, 2012 — DOAS Program: Nature and Songbirds of the Adirondacks

Saturday, May 19, 2012 — Big Day Bird Count

Sunday, May 20, 2012 — Schoharie Land Trust Bird Walk and Brunch

For more information on these and other coming events, see the DOAS Calendar of Events.


Conservation and Environment

Conservation and Legislation by Andy Mason (updated April 27, 2012)

Golden Eagle Research (updated May 5, 2012): A collaborative effort to identify Golden Eagle migration corridors will provide information to site "eagle safe" wind projects.

Natural Gas Drilling
DOAS Position on Gas Drilling and Hydrofracking
DOAS comments on regulations

Wind Power Development
DOAS Position on Wind Power Development (revised April 17, 2012)
DOAS comments on specific wind power projects or regulations

NYS DEC Summary of Lead-poisoned Birds (May 2010) (1/25/2011)
See page 4 of the February 2011 issue of The Belted Kingfisher for more information about this issue.


Chapter information

Download a copy of our newsletter The Belted Kingfisher (latest is May 2012).

Visit our Get Involved! page for some ideas on how you can help DOAS help wildlife.

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